Healthcare | Sunday 22 May, 2016 2:06 pm

The inauguration of the Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2016 at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center

Under the patronage of His Excellency Minister of Health, Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fwzan Al Rabia, the Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2016 was inaugurated by the Deputy Minister of Health Mr. Hamad Al-Dhuwelia on Monday 16th of May 2016, with the presence of 12 ambassadors from participating...

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Healthcare | Friday 20 May, 2016 5:45 am

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital Achieves HIMSS EMR Adoption Model Stage 7 Using InterSystems TrakCare

King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) has announced that it has achieved Stage 7 on the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s (HIMSS) Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). HIMSS’ independent validation recognizes that the hospital meets all of the...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 May, 2016 8:08 am

Give your body the sleep it needs even during Ramadan. Alter sleep patterns to ensure healthy and safe fasting

In an attempt to bring about awareness on the effects that fasting can have on sleep during the holy month of Ramadan and the importance of regulated sleeping patterns while at it; The London Sleep Centre in Dubai released tips on sleep techniques for everyone who will be fasting. As Ramadan...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 May, 2016 2:31 am

AESG Addresses Sterile Environment Needs of Healthcare Sector with Middle East’s First HEPA Filter Testing Service

In a bid to address a crucial market gap, AESG today announced the launch of its new HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter testing and certification service. Although vital to facilities such as operating theatres, pharmaceutical labs, and safety cabinets, this announcement marks the first...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 May, 2016 2:53 am

The Second Annual Qatar International Medical Congress Begins Today

Building on the success of last year, Qatar International Medical Congress will be taking place from May 18 to May 20, 2016 at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event amplifies the technological potential in the region by bringing the foremost minds in medicine together to discuss...

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Healthcare | Monday 16 May, 2016 7:38 am

YaSalam Restaurant Corroborates UAE Ministry’s Healthy Restaurant Initiative

YaSalam, a Bahrain-based restaurant chain that has created and launched healthy unique food concepts since 1987, supports UAE Ministry’s ‘healthy restaurant initiative’ to encourage restaurants to include healthy options in the menu.   Ministry has taken steps to...

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Healthcare | Monday 16 May, 2016 3:36 am

Julphar holds its 1st Adult Primary Care Academy

Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries initiated its first Adult Primary Care Academy meeting, which took place at the Park Hyatt hotel in Dubai on May 6th 2016. The Academy – accredited by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in partnership with the Emirates Family Medicine Society (EMA) –...

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Healthcare | Sunday 15 May, 2016 3:06 pm

GCC healthcare experts briefed on innovative technology that helps fight obesity

Innovations in medical technology along with healthy eating and regular exercise provide more effective solutions to abdominal obesity and associated risks   Experts in treating obesity organized in Dubai a workshop with the presence of physicians and specialists from the Gulf...

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Healthcare | Thursday 12 May, 2016 5:48 am

Expat government doctors’ stay in Kingdom fixed

Health Minister, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has reportedly fixed the stay of the expatriate medical specialists and consultants working in government hospitals in the Kingdom by 10 and 15 years respectively, according to the ministry’s sources. Quoting the sources, a local daily said on Wednesday...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 10 May, 2016 3:18 pm

Medical insurers in the region are projecting significantly higher costs for 2016

The cost of employee health care benefits in the Middle East and Africa region is trending higher, driven largely by the higher cost of hospital and inpatient services, medical technology, and the overuse of services, according to a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW), ...

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