Healthcare | Thursday 29 September, 2016 12:42 pm

Nahdi Launch Charity Medical Convoys to Spread Hope across the Kingdom

Nahdi, Saudi Arabia's leading retail pharmacy chain, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zamzam Charity Association for Medical Voluntary Services to support Zamzam's medical convoys and field trips.    The MoU involves comprehensive charity initiatives and...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 4:54 pm

American College of Surgeons Saudi Chapter hosts first-of-its-kind medical congress in Dubai

The Saudi Arabia chapter of American College of Surgeons [ACS] - a scientific and educational association of surgeons founded in 1913 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has announced plans to host a Scientific Medical Congress in Dubai from September 26 to 28, 2016.   The Congress,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 4:13 pm

Cocoona Becomes The First-of-its-Kind Center to Offer Post-Operative Cover For Plastic Surgery Complications

Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation, which specializes in plastic, cosmetic, dental, orthopedic, weight loss, hair transplant, dermatology and dietary services, has announced a revolutionary Patient Safety Assurance cover of up to a maximum of AED 50,000 for any post-operative complications ...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 4:34 pm

Ministry of Health Conducted “ETMAEN YA HAJJ” Campaign to Combat Risk of Hepatitis C Among Pilgrims

During this year’s Hajj season the Ministry of Health (MOH) conducted its “Etmaen Ya Hajj” campaign to create awareness about the risk of infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the ways of prevention among pilgrims.   The campaign was conducted in cooperation with...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 12:12 pm

ROSATOM opens a new front in fight against cancer

Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) issued the registration certificate for production of domestic micro sources with the radioactive isotope iodine-125 for brachytherapy operations for cancer treatment for  State Scientific Center of Russian Federation –...

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Healthcare | Friday 23 September, 2016 2:47 am

Second Global NCD Alliance Forum to be Held in Sharjah, UAE in December 2017

The NCD Alliance yesterday evening announced that the second Global NCD Alliance Forum will take place on 9-11 December 2017 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The announcement was made at a high-level dinner taking place on the side lines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 21 September, 2016 4:32 am

Abu Dhabi Hosts the 1st Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE this November

INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions – member of INDEX Holding and Radiology Society of the Emirates announced today the launch of the 1st edition of Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE. The Annual Radiology Meeting in UAE (ARM) will be taking place from 13th to 15th of November 2016 at the Abu...

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Healthcare | Sunday 18 September, 2016 1:20 pm

Middle East and Africa Healthcare Organizations Entering the Era of Digital Transformation

Ensuring high levels of security of data and systems, and guaranteeing business continuity are the top IT priorities among Middle East and Africa (MEA) decision makers in the healthcare industry for the next year or so, along with integrating siloed systems and advancing analytic capabilities,...

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Healthcare | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:58 pm

More than 20 international experts Participate in the Excellence in Cardiac Care Congress next October in Dubai

Dubai hosts the Excellence in Cardiac Care Congress next October, with the participation of regional experts and more than 20 world-class experts. The leading event in the region sponsored by Gruppo Ospedaliero San Donato (Milan) and supported by Indian Association of Clinical...

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Healthcare | Thursday 15 September, 2016 12:28 pm

‘Massive efforts were made to ensure disease-free Haj’

Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced on Wednesday that the current Haj season was free from epidemic diseases and that pilgrims were generally in good health. The Ministry of Health mobilized all human, material and mechanized means to provide preventive, curative, emergency and...

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