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Novartis, in collaboration with ExHealth, is rolling out No Tobacco Campaign 2010, 15th May – 11th August, a three month initiative in UAE to highlight issues of smoking and to implement a tobacco free nation. “With such risk in sight Novartis feels the need to unite efforts in implementing a tobacco free nation as a responsible [...] Mubadala Healthcare announced plans to expand the existing services of Imperial College London Diabetes Center (ICLDC) through the establishment of a second facility in Al Ain. Accordingly, this new Center will provide world-class medical care for local residents in Al Ain and the surrounding region from the middle of next year. The Center is founded on the [...] During the “Optimizing Osteoporosis Treatment” Speaker Tour in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, osteoporosis experts issued a public warning that vitamin D insufficiency is ‘endemic’ in the UAE, due to lack of exposure to sunlight and changes in diet, which leads to an increased risk of the debilitating bone disease osteoporosis and associated bone fractures. “Vitamin D [...] The Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA) and Cerner have expanded their agreement to automate and optimize healthcare in Abu Dhabi. Consequently, 12 ambulatory healthcare clinics and multiple primary healthcare clinics, SEHA and Cerner have expanded their agreement to include the option to implement all Cerner solutions offered in the U.A.E. across all SEHA Business [...] Mafraq Hospital supported the International Thalassemia day, organized by the Pediatric Department at Mafraq Hospital for thalassemia patients and their parents, and increase awareness about the genetic disorder, Thalassemia. Thalassemia is a serious problem for affected patients who require regular, and in some cases, frequent blood transfusions for survival. Mafraq Hospital provides treatment for children suffering from [...] In a medical symposium, experts called for integration, not alienation of schizophrenia affected persons in the UAE. In addition, the symposium highlighted the urgent need for doctors to focus on treating the person as a whole when handling schizophrenia cases through a four fold treatment that works on the patient’s social, physical, mental and psychological aspects. The [...] The Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) has succeeded in performing the first kidney transplant on a child in the UAE, according to the medical institution. SKMC said the patient, a Pakistani girl who was operated upon in the first quarter of 2010, had an uneventful hospital stay and the clinical outcome was judged excellent. She was [...] In a study conducted by Dr. Haider M Al Attia, Consultant Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Al Noor Hospital, Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, tested the density of the femur bone in140 predominantly Arab male patients aged 55 years and over – who were attending hospital for the treatment of other conditions – to determine the [...] As GHI moves into its second phase of acquisitions, CEO Mark Adams calls for healthcare regulators to drive quality for a more patient-centered approach and increased public benefit. ” With a limited public health system in place and poor underlying health conditions, GCC regulators need to prioritise the needs of patients” said Adams. ”Quality versus cost [...] Mobile Clinic Solutions of Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS) has participated in the Abu Dhabi Cityscape global exhibition in ADNEC. The Mobile Clinic Solutions offer the latest screening and medical care technology across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. AHS Mobile Clinic Solutions are the first of its kind as a health care facility in the Middle East. [...] |
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