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DHA

abbr.
docosahexaenoic acid
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DHA

(in Britain) abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) District Health Authority
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The Director Maintenance of DHA apprised the audience about the details of the event.
In Sep 2015, the apex court had declared DHA's claim that their accounts could not be scrutinised as "unjustified", and ordered the auditor general of Pakistan (AGP) to audit DHA's accounts.
"The court had ordered an audit of DHA," Justice Qazi Mohammad Faez Essa recalled.
The order was issued during the hearing of a case involving the possession of 156 kanals of land, which DHA Lahore had termed 'Phase 7' despite the fact that the individual from whom it purportedly purchased' the land for Rs920 million never owned the property.At Thursday's hearing, Justice Qazi Faez Essa said DHA could be held in contempt of court over its refusal to get audited.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that DHA was a trusted institution and people of Bahawalpur should invest in DHA and with the grace of Almighty this project would prove to be as successful as other DHA projects.
Omega-3 blood test provider OmegaQuant Analytics reported on Tuesday the availability of its first and only new Prenatal DHA Test to help expecting pregnant women monitor their omega-3 DHA level in order to support a full-term pregnancy.
The event was organised at DHA Golf and Country Club Karachi by CORPORATE ESTATE and ASSET MANAGEMENT along with the Land providers to Introduce DHA QUETTA Which will be the first ever DHA project in the province of Balochistan.
Even though it has gained a fair amount of popularity in the clinical nutrition community, I find that its sales still pale in comparison to fish oil, which, as most of you know, is a combination of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and DHA. In addition, compared to fish oil, a large body of research has demonstrated that DHA is especially beneficial for brain function, particularly in relation to cognitive function.
Dr Mohammad Al Redha, director of organisational transformation at the DHA said that the initiative aims to enable DHA capabilities (including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, engineers, IT professionals and administrative staff) to participate in implementing the DHA's strategy and transform Dubai's health care sector.
The commission maintained that no construction work should be carried out until a conflict on demarcation between DHA and Clifton ends.