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Plans to Raise Salaries for doctors in Jordan.

The Jordanian Ministry of Health announced that is currently reviewing a proposed payroll system that aims to promote the financial situation of ministry doctors. The announcement was made by a government official on Tuesday.

Nayef Fayez, the Jordanian Minister of Health, noted that his Ministry, along with the Ministry of Public Sector Development, is revising a [...]

Iran produces 97% of its required medications.

The Chairman of Pharmacists Association in Iran, Dr. Rahbar Mozhdehi Azar, mentioned that the country is currently producing 97% of its requirements of medications.  He added that the 3% of medications are for products requiring high technologies for manufacture or their consumption in Iran is limited, so it such medications have no economical outcome for [...]

Private Healthcare facilities in Qatar to gain accreditation.

In order to improve the standard of healthcare service in Qatar, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is planning to make it obligatory to all private healthcare facilities to have accreditation from a recognized international agency or local authorities. A senior official of the Medical Licensing Department (MLD) at SCH said that SCH is managing [...]

Schools canteens in Abu Dhabi can sell pies.

Abu Dhabi authorities have removed a ban on school canteens that prohibited them from selling pies. However, the ban is still active on other dairy products with high fat. Recently, The Abu Dhabi Food Control Center mentioned that all schools canteens are now permitted to sell all types of pies including manaeesh and croissants, “in [...]

Zakat Fund used to treat hepatitis patients in UAE.

In a new initiative, the money paid for Zakat was used for treating patients suffering from hepatitis. For the first year, a number of 74 patients throughout UAE got benefits from this initiative, as Zakat funds which worth Dh1, 605,000 which was used to treat these 74 hepatitis patients. They also received financial support during [...]

Tawam Hospital Highlights Its New Round Operation Table.

Tawam Hospital in Al-Ain, UAE, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, announced a new successful addition to the operation facilities of the hospital, which is a new specially developed operating table that allows for 360 degree surgery. The table can rotate in 180 degrees.  By using the new table, surgeons at Tawam Hospital will have [...]

Bahrain to begin a campaign against H1N1

The Kingdom of Bahrain announced that its health authorities are going to begin a new campaign to increase public awareness against swine flu, aiming to support the efforts for prevention of the spread of the H1N1 virus.

Members of the supreme committee were discussing the best ways to fight swine flu during a meeting. They have [...]

Saihati Group to build a new kidney center in Qateef.

Dr. Abdullah bin Ali Al-Saihati, chairman of Saihati Group, announced that a new charitable kidney center will be built in the Eastern Province city of Qateef. The new center is going to cost about SR10 million. A contract was signed between Dr. Al-Saihati and another national company to start constructing the center, which is going [...]

A New Teaching hospital to be built in Najran.

The government of Saudi Arabia announced that it has approved recent plans that aim to build a new teaching hospital in Najran University. The new hospital will cost about of SR600 million. The announcement was made by Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah, Najran Governor. He said that new hospital will aid the medical students at Najran [...]

Kuwait to build a new hospital for its Ministry of Interior staff.

The Government of Kuwait announced that it is going to allocate an area of 90,000 square meters, owned by the Ministry of Health, in order to establish new specialist hospital for the police force. The new hospital will offer medical and healthcare services the staff members of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and their families.

The [...]