Healthcare | Friday 20 February, 2015 3:42 am

KSA hospitals waste millions in medicines

Government health facilities are wasting millions of riyals in medicines through mismanagement, lack of standardized dispensing, and theft, according to sources quoted in a local publication recently.Some facilities buy too much drugs, while there is a measure of fraud with health workers taking...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 February, 2015 12:08 am

Dubai hosts the 12th Global Scientific Dental Alliance Meeting

AEEDC Dubai Conference and Exhibition carried on for the second day at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre with a great number of dentists, dental students, dental specialists and industry leaders who came from all parts of the world to benefit from this outstanding oral and...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 8:07 am

MoH to license cupping centers

The Ministry of Health plans to issue new regulations governing the licensing of medical practitioners who want to provide cupping therapy in the Kingdom.Cupping is a traditional healing method that has been used for centuries by the Chinese and Arabs. Practitioners believe that placing heated cups ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 February, 2015 7:24 am

NAME DENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS COMMIT TO STOPPING CARIES NOW FOR A CAVITY-FREE FUTURE

Joining together today in the UAE, North Africa and Middle East (NAME) leaders in dentistry and public health launched a regional campaign to stop cavities, the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (the Alliance). The NAME Alliance calls for national collaborative action to challenge leaders and...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 17 February, 2015 2:35 pm

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates 
the 19th Edition of AEEDC Dubai 2015

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority inaugurated today the 19th edition of the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC Dubai) which is held at the Dubai International...

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Healthcare | Monday 16 February, 2015 12:07 am

The 2nd Largest Dental Conference & Exhibition in the World “AEEDC 2015” Kicks off Tuesday

Under the patronage of his Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority, the UAE International Dental Conference and Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC Dubai 2015) kicks off this Tuesday. AEEDC in its 19th edition...

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Healthcare | Thursday 12 February, 2015 5:05 pm

270 Dental Professionals Participating in the 15th Edition of Dubai World Dental Meeting

The fifteenth edition of the Dubai World Dental Meeting (DWDM) kicks off this Saturday 14th of February at the Dubai World Trade Center, with the participation of 11 international speakers and more than 270 dental professionals. DWDM 2015 specialized courses and training sessions will cover the...

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Healthcare | Thursday 12 February, 2015 8:14 am

Janssen and Riyadh Pharma sign partnership agreement

In culmination of the cooperation that followed signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Janssen and Riyadh Pharma, the Belgian Janssen Company, and the Medical and Cosmetic Products Company (Riyadh Pharma) have signed a partnership agreement in Saudi Arabia for five years.Janssen...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 11 February, 2015 7:50 am

King’s vision to implement quality health services to citizens lauded

National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah commended Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman for his role in ensuring quality health care services to citizens.Prince Miteb was inaugurating the international conference on Emergency Medicine of the Saudi Emergency Medicine Assembly...

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Healthcare | Monday 9 February, 2015 7:54 am

Experts predict dramatic reduction in medicine prices

A senior official at the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) has lauded the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for it recent decision to unify medicine prices in all of the member countries.This new medical regulation comes after the council approved the free movement of medicine and pharmaceutical drugs...

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