Healthcare | Sunday 28 June, 2020 9:14 am

SFDA Joins WHO-National Control Laboratory Network for Biological Preparations

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has joined the WHO-National Control Laboratory (NCL) Network for Biologicals, a global platform for cooperation and exchange of technical expertise, ensuring the quality of vaccines and other biological (biopharmaceutical) preparations.The Network was...

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Healthcare | Friday 26 June, 2020 2:52 pm

CMRC Saudi Arabia, a State-of-the-art Rehabilitative Hospital in the Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is Fully Operational

In Q2 2019, Cambridge Medical & Rehabilitation, the UAE's leading post-acute rehabilitation and long-term care facility, announced the opening of its first medical and rehabilitation facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Eastern Province under the name of CMRC Saudi Arabia. The all-new ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 25 June, 2020 1:12 pm

Frontline Warriors and Volunteers from two Al Warsan isolation facilities honoured for helping 1500 Covid-19 patients in Dubai

Around 100 frontline medical professionals, volunteers, government entities and supporting organisations were honoured by Aster DM Healthcare and Consulate General of India for their relentless efforts over the last two months which helped in the successful recovery of more than 1500 Covid-19...

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Healthcare | Thursday 25 June, 2020 3:43 am

WHO Welcomes Saudi Arabia Decision to Hold Hajj of this Year, with very Limited Numbers

The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed here today the decision of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to hold this year's Hajj, with a very limited numbers of those interested to perform Hajj, from all nationalities inside the Kingdom, pointing...

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Healthcare | Thursday 18 June, 2020 12:48 am

MoH approves use of Dexamethasone to treat corona patients

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the use of Dexamethasone for the treatment of coronavirus.The drug, a cortisone medication, has been included in the ministry’s treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients, and will be given to corona patients who...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 2:46 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Pharma Pharmaceuticals deploys Epicor ERP to streamline processes and optimize service delivery

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced that Saudi Arabian company, Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries (Pharma)—a leader in the kingdom’s pharmaceutical services industry—has implemented Epicor ...

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Healthcare | Monday 15 June, 2020 4:42 pm

Trust in Government Sees Surge in Saudi Arabia Amid 
COVID-19 Pandemic, Making it the Most Trusted Institution

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Spring Update: Trust and the COVID-19 Pandemic reveals that trust in government (83 percent) surged 5 points since January, making it the most trusted institution in Saudi Arabia. The surge in trust occurred during the government’s swift response to curb the...

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Healthcare | Sunday 14 June, 2020 9:48 am

AbbVie recognized as the best pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia for the 6th consecutive year

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, has today announced that it has been declared the top pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia by Great Place to Work® for the 6th consecutive year. Ashraf Daoud, general manager of AbbVie in Saudi Arabia, said, “Being...

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Healthcare | Saturday 13 June, 2020 5:50 am

CPhI Middle East & Africa to debut in Saudi Arabia in 2021

Informa, the organisers of the leading regional pharmaceutical event CPhI Middle East & Africa, has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the show will no longer take place in Abu Dhabi in September, instead it will now debut in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March ...

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Healthcare | Friday 12 June, 2020 4:00 am

Fine Hygienic Holding supports the return of the public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia through the launch of Fine Disinfection Solutions

As the Kingdom proceeds with the gradual return to operational life, the need increases for both the public and private sectors to provide a healthy environment for its workforce, in accordance with health standards and conditions of social separation set by the Ministry of Health in the fight...

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