Healthcare | Thursday 10 December, 2015 1:20 pm

“HARVONI®” Launch Is The Beginning of Hepatitis C Eradication in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia witnessed the launch of Harvoni (the new treatment for hepatitis C patients) at a medical launch seminar yesterday in Mövenpick Hotel under the title “Cure…Don’t Compromise”. In attendance were physicians specialized in Hepatology and Gastroenterology, as...

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Healthcare | Sunday 6 December, 2015 12:52 am

AccessAbilities Expo committed to facilitate inclusion, empowerment of the disabled

On the occasion of United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, commemorated on December 3 every year, AccessAbilities Expo 2016 reiterated its commitment to contributing to the UAE’s vision of becoming the world’s most disabled-friendly nation and empowering the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 5 December, 2015 12:48 pm

Kingdom joins the world in holding disability day

Saudi Arabia joined the world in observing International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) with activities spread over weeks supporting the cause in order to foster awareness among citizens and expatriates alike on development and human rights for all. Started in 1992 by the United Nations,...

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Healthcare | Monday 30 November, 2015 11:19 am

“BIO OIL” INTENSIVE SKIN-CARE FOR SAUDI WOMAN WITH DAILY EXTRA PAMPERING!

  “Bio Oil Co.”, the leader in skin-care, is ranked on top due to its clinically proven skincare products that meet the woman’s beauty needs, targeting the Saudi woman in particular. “Bio Oil” products are formulated to provide Saudi woman with ideal solutions...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 3:32 pm

Dennis Daniel (Physiotherapist MPT MSK (UK))

  BACK PAIN if you are having back pain you are not alone, 8 out 10 people will be affected by it at some point in their lives. 90% of the time low back pain is recurrent.  The peak age of incidence of low back pain is 30 to 50 years old. 80% of the time acute neck and back pain...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 2:29 am

Incentive for border health workers

The director of the Health Department in Jazan, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sahli, has said that the Health Ministry will pay SR20 million to workers at hospitals in the southern borders, pointing out that these incentives had been promised by the ministry to workers who continue to work...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 November, 2015 12:17 pm

Accord signed for postgraduate medical training in Britain

The Kingdom and Britain signed an executive agreement on Wednesday in Riyadh on medical training for Saudi postgraduate students on specialized subjects. The agreement was signed by Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Minister of State for Community and Social Care at the Department of Health...

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Healthcare | Thursday 26 November, 2015 3:30 am

Saudi lab ranked ‘among the best’

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has ranked the laboratory of the National Guard’s King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Riyadh as one of the “best in the world.” Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan, head of the hospital’s pathology and laboratory sciences department, said the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 21 November, 2015 5:28 am

Closer health cooperation ‘vital’ for Muslim countries

Muslim countries should forge closer health ties to attract scientists, reduce costs of purchasing medicines and tackle the growing threat of infectious diseases, said Health Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih on Thursday. Al-Falih was speaking at the two-day Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 November, 2015 3:57 pm

Experts Commit to World-Class Healthcare Services Across the Region at MENA MedTech Forum

Experts from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) healthcare industry have committed to navigating through a rapidly changing landscape to ensure healthcare provision in the region is second-to-none. That was the message from an expert panel bought together to discuss ‘Managing changing...

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