DHA stands for the Dubai Health Authority. The UAE has passed a law requiring that all banks which collect cord blood in the UAE must own a laboratory in the UAE. Moreover, the laboratory must be located in the same Emirate where the bank does business. Thus, banks that do business in Dubai require a laboratory in Dubai, and banks that do business in Abu Dhabi require a laboratory in Abu Dhabi. For those banks collecting cord blood in Dubai, it is necessary to be inspected and licensed by the DHA. A list of currently approved cord blood banks can be found on the website of the Dubai Medical Registry, by searching for Healthcare Facilities and looking up the keywords "Cord Blood".