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In recognition of blood donation as the life blood of medical practice, Qatar Health 2009, the premier international medical congress and exhibition in the Middle East, has set up a blood donation vehicle for the duration of its congress. Parked right in front of the Doha Exhibition Centre’s main entrance, the blood drive is a symbolic [...] Lifeline Hospital in Abu Dhabi is celebrating a recent award that has acknowledged the high provision of care it delivers in the UAE healthcare sector. The institution emerged as the winner of the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award (SKEA); a significant achievement that honours leading organizations which provide outstanding services and set the highest of standards [...] Hearing loss can have a profound impact on an individual’s emotional, physical, and social well-being. People with hearing loss are more likely to report symptoms of depression, dissatisfaction with life, reduced functional health and withdrawal from social activities. Technology has led to a remarkable new generation of hearing aids that amplify sounds in a clear, [...] Al Corniche Hospital welcomed some of the world’s leading experts on maternal and perinatal medicine for a one-day conference here in Abu Dhabi last month as part of its continuing emphasis on knowledge transfer through its affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine. The most recent offering was a conference entitled Best Practices in Maternal and Perinatal [...] The ministries of education and health launched a survey on Monday to determine the prevalence of smoking among schoolchildren across the Kingdom. The survey, which will include 2,300 students in 50 public schools across the Kingdom, aims at finding ways to combat smoking in schools, according to Malek Habashneh, director of the Health Ministry’s awareness department. Habashneh [...] UNRWA on Monday said it will no longer pay for medical treatment at private hospitals, noting that this will lower hospitalization costs for the refugee agency, which is suffering a severe financial shortfall. “The agency used to pay up to 75 per cent for emergency and critical cases treated at private hospitals, but this will now [...] The exhibition at Qatar Health 2009 has participants from more than thirty international and local companies showcasing the latest technologies in home and hospital healthcare, many of which are exhibited for the first time in the Middle East. Showing a wide range of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment ranging from tele-thermometers to highly sophisticated CT scans, the [...] The much awaited national stem-cell banking system in Qatar will become a reality by the end of January 2010, when Virgin Health Bank QSTP (VHB) will offer private cord blood banking services to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) patients. Senior officials of HMC and VHB signed a memorandum of understanding, yesterday, marking the first step into [...] |
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