Smart Salem Center officially opens at the DIFC

Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Ruler of Dubai, officially opened the Smart Salem Center at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC).

Residence visa applicants can get medical fitness results within half an hour at the new state-of-the-art facility.

It also has a first-of-its-kind automated blood collection system in the region. The one-stop system is equipped with seven private blood collection rooms, three X-ray rooms, an on-site laboratory, eight smart check-in kiosks, an Emirates ID biometrics office, and an Amer support office.

Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the facility provides fast medical screening for residence visas, so customers no longer have to queue for tests.

Spread over 12,000 square feet, DIFC's smart Salem center serves 800 customers per day and is 100 percent paperless.

A number of robots are also working here, including for hygiene checks.