The Himayati (my protection) is an app linked to Abu Dhabi Police, that allows parents to receive alerts from their children if they are in danger.
It can be downloaded for free, can only be activated by parents, and the estimated response time of the police is four minutes.
It is available now for Android phones, and will also be released for the Apple, Blackberry and Windows operating systems.
Major General Nasser Al Nuaimi, secretary general at the Office of the Interior Ministry, said that parents can request an immediate police help when receiving an alert using the app by pressing a button on their phones.
It is expected that other police offices in the UAE will eventually be linked to the system.
The app has many other features such as location sending and allowing parents to set their children’s expected arrival and departure times from schools. The application benefits authorities also by helping them to respond faster to emergencies.
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