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Dubai Al Jalila, a 200-bed children’s hospital planned in Dubai, has won the “Future Health Project” award at a prestigious architecture festival in Spain, beating 200 other entries from across the globe. The state-of-the-art hospital will be the only one in the region specialising in paediatric care. It is designed on the “Green Building” concept to [...] The Center for Healthcare Improvement (CHI) was launched yesterday for catalysing Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) improvement in patient care. CHI, a unique and one-of-its- kind body in the region, is a corporate entity within HMC mandated to design and implement innovative solutions to some of the most challenging issues in healthcare. The dedicated team brings expertise [...] A study has found that retailing will continue to be one of the fastest growing parts of the UAE economy, with sales expected to grow by 37 per cent over the next five years to $142.6 billion. The world’s biggest retailers will continue to expand their operations in the UAE, increasing household consumption, growing acceptance of [...] With the arrival of first batch of H1N1 vaccine in the UAE, a senior health official said that the vaccine had been purchased at a price of Dh75 per dose, adding that all GCC countries have been asked to make a group purchase for the next batch in order to bring down the costs. Dr Tawfik [...] Health experts are now concerned that the residents’ cosmopolitan lifestyle is taking its toll on their health and will need to undergo a dramatic paradigm shift in order to prevent further rise in the number of lives taken by chronic diseases. Recent studies show that one in four Emiratis has diabetes in contrast with the world [...] The Dubai Health Authority joined a medical tourism and global health congress that was hosted in the city of Las Vegas last month and attracted more than 2000 experts in the field of medical tourism. Laila Al Jassmi, CEO, Clinical Support Services Sector at the DHA presented a paper at the congress on medical tourism in [...] |
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