Healthcare | Saturday 28 July, 2018 8:45 am

Health inspection center at Jeddah Port welcomes first batch of Hajj pilgrims

The health inspection center at Jeddah Islamic Port on Friday welcomed its first Hajj pilgrims of the year. The first two ships to arrive, Mouda and Nour, carried 2,303 people from Sudan. Staff checked all of them had the required health certificates, and provided any necessary preventive...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 July, 2018 8:12 am

Saudi dentist patents dental innovation

Huda Othman Althabit is a Saudi pediatric dentist who graduated in 2013 from Riyadh Elm University Dentistry Hospital in Riyadh. She pursued her masters from the same university and is currently studying for the Saudi Board Certification in pediatric dentistry, which she aims to receive by the end...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 25 July, 2018 2:05 pm

Ministry of Health and AbbVie renew the partnership to help eradicate Hepatitis C in the Kingdom by 2030

Alongside the World Hepatitis Day, the Ministry of Health and AbbVie, a global research-driven biopharmaceutical company, have announced the renewal of their partnership to continue efforts to eradicate the Hepatitis C (HCV) virus by 2030.   In 2016, Etmaen, a comprehensive campaign to...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 25 July, 2018 5:29 am

Saudi Health Ministry implementing plan for pilgrims

The Health Ministry said it is implementing an integrated plan to maximize performance in terms of health services provided to pilgrims. The plan includes remedial, preventive and emergency programs via well-equipped health facilities and qualified medical personnel trained to provide these...

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Healthcare | Sunday 22 July, 2018 3:02 pm

Fakih IVF Fertility Center’s Free IVF Cycle Award Spells Hope for Couples

Fakih IVF Fertility Center, one of the leading infertility centers in the GCC region, has announced that, for a second year, it has granted one couple the opportunity to achieve their dream of parenthood.  Committed to helping to alleviate the UAE’s rising infertility rate, Fakih ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 22 July, 2018 1:40 pm

Burjeel Hospital (A unit of VPS Healthcare) Wins ‘2018 UAE Private Tertiary Care Service Provider of the Year Award’

Burjeel Hospitalwas named the ‘2018 Private Tertiary Care Service Provider of the Year’ at Frost & Sullivan Middle East Best Practices Awards Banquet2018 held at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai.   Burjeel Hospital (A unit of VPS Healthcare) is a leading advanced tertiary ...

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Healthcare | Saturday 21 July, 2018 5:42 am

Saudi Arabia’s first ‘smart’ pharmacy inaugurated

Prince Fahd bin Sultan, governor of Tabuk region, inaugurated the Kingdom’s first smart pharmacy — operated by a robot — at King Fahd Specialist Hospital on Thursday, following his meeting with the province’s director general of health affairs, Ghurmallah bin Abdullah...

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Healthcare | Friday 20 July, 2018 7:00 am

95 percent of Canadian medical programs filled by Saudi doctors

More than 95 percent of places available to non-Canadian doctors in a fellowship and specialization program in Canadian medical schools have been acquired by Saudi Arabian doctors, the Saudi cultural attaché in Canada, Dr. Fawzi bin Abdulghani Bukhari, announced on Thursday. He attributed...

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Healthcare | Friday 20 July, 2018 3:54 am

Aster Hospital, Mankhool opens state-of-art Cath lab

With increasing incidence of cardiovascular diseases in UAE, experts are urging communities to be more aware of early symptoms of heart diseases, and get diagnosed in time to prevent health complications. To meet the growing need for cardiovascular services in the UAE, Aster Hospital, Mankhool has...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 17 July, 2018 2:58 am

AbbVie Commences Annual Student Training Program

AbbVie, today announced the start of AbbVie’s 2018 student training program in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  In line with Vision 2030’s objective to nationalize the job sector, the program aims to train 20 female and male students from various universities across Saudi Arabia,...

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