Healthcare | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 2:49 pm

Two UAE hospitals partner to create bilateral knowledge sharing platform

Dubai based Canadian Specialist Hospital and Al Kuwait Hospital have signed an MoU to share their combined wealth of knowledge with doctors and medical practitioners in the UAE to further raise the industry standards.  As a result of this MoU, both the hospitals will host 4-5 knowledge...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 16 July, 2019 6:03 pm

Jordanian team conducts kidney transplantation in Bahrain

Two Jordanian and Bahraini medical teams succeeded in conducting two kidney transplant operations at the Salmaniya Medical Complex in Manama, which were successful. The two teams transported one of the young thirties to her 20-year-old brother to save his life after a severe renal failure, while...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 16 July, 2019 12:00 am

Allergan reaffirms commitment to eye care within Saudi Arabia by bolstering operations

Allergan, a leading global biopharmaceutical company, recently participated at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of Saudi Ophthalmological Society (SOS) held in Al Riyadh, by presenting data from key opinion leaders in the field of eye care and providing scientific insight. The conference focused...

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Healthcare | Monday 15 July, 2019 10:06 am

The AAAASF supports day surgical centres achieve new mandatory accreditation in Dubai

On May 21st, 2019, the Dubai Health Authority issued a circular whereby it is mandatory for all Day Surgical Centers to achieve international accreditation. The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) has been named as an approved accreditation agency. In ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 14 July, 2019 11:15 am

Avivo Group, Worldplast Foundation to help poor in Pakistan with pro bono reconstructive surgery this month

Avivo Group, one of the fastest-growing healthcare service providers in the GCC, has joined hands with Worldplast Foundation to help poor patients requiring reconstructive surgery during a leading charity programme in Pakistan later this month. Beside others, the third mission of the Worldwide...

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Healthcare | Friday 12 July, 2019 12:00 am

Injazat Partners with Nuance to deliver Cloud-based Speech Recognition Technology for the healthcare industry in the UAE

Injazat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nuance Inc., an industry-leading provider of AI-powered solutions, to promote cloud-based speech recognition solutions in hospitals to enhance healthcare operations in the UAE. Using speech recognition technology, physicians will be...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 10 July, 2019 8:19 am

Officials mull raising tobacco prices after WHO report

The government will be looking into raising the price of smoking-related products, particularly argileh, in an effort to “cut down on smoking rates”, it said  “Shisha, vapes and electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular, possibly more so than cigarettes,...

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Healthcare | Monday 8 July, 2019 6:08 pm

The clinics of the King Salman Relief Center deal with more than 16,000 cases

The clinics of the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work in Al-Za'tari camp in June 2019 provided medical and therapeutic services to 16122 patients, as part of the comprehensive medical care programs offered by the Center to the Syrian brothers there.   Where the...

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Healthcare | Sunday 7 July, 2019 8:27 am

68% of Jordanians are covered by insurance

  68% of Jordanians are covered by insurance The Secretary-General of the Higher Council for Population, Dr. Abla Amawi, said that the results of the General Population and Housing Census for 2015 showed that 55 percent of Syrians in Jordan have health insurance compared to 68 percent...

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Healthcare | Friday 5 July, 2019 2:27 pm

"Cochlear implants at the King's Founding Hospital" is an advanced research center in the region

The Austrian company for cochlear implantation, cochlear implants and audio solutions at King Abdullah University Hospital has chosen to be a recognized center in the Middle East and as one of the leading research centers in the region. A delegation from Medell Company with the Director of the...

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