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Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has rejected the entry of 1, 384 devices of laboratory and diagnostic equipment included in 16 shipments during the fourth quarter of 1430 H. The Authority attributed the reasons for the prevention of the entry of these devices to mainly poor conditions of storage and incompatibility with conditions of storage [...] The rapidly developing healthcare sector in the United Arab Emirates faces challenges to its long-term sustainability due to the relatively high cost of medical provision in the country, according to Grant Thornton, one of the world’s leading independently owned accounting and consulting firms. Competitor countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, have already established a strong reputation for [...] VLCC, the Indian wellness chain, is about to acquire UAE’s The Grooming Company (TGC) for Rs 150 crore ($32.4 million), which will help the company break into the Middle East’s lucrative grooming space. VLCC operates only fitness centres, numbering 14, in the UAE. The beauty chain’s acquisition will help the company foray into the hair and [...] With a view to improve health services in Tunisia, recent efforts were focused on the implementation of several measures for the benefit of cancer patients. On February 4, the Salah Azaiez Institute in Tunis, a specialized center for cancer treatment, is preparing to put into operation a new nuclear diagnostic device, the first of its kind [...] The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will soon release results from a household survey detailing several health issues, including the average out-of-pocket spending on healthcare per family. The survey, which is the first such comprehensive one to date, was carried out in Dubai between July and August last year. It took into account 5,000 families, half of [...] Dubai A cabinet minister yesterday urged international scientists to discover better drugs with fewer undesirable side effects to improve the quality of health around the globe. “Today, too many of our world’s citizens are faced with problems of obesity, heart disease, cancer and communicable and infectious diseases,” said Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of [...] |
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