SGH Group vision is to “To design, finance, construct and operate 30 world-class hospitals and create 50,000 jobs by the year 2015.

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Saudi German Hospital Group, one of the largest private healthcare providers in the Middle East and African region, has successfully participated recently in the Arab Health 2010 as ‘Gold Sponsor’.

SGH Group vision is to “To design, finance, construct and operate 30 world-class hospitals and create 50,000 jobs by the year 2015.

Through its external technical German associations over the last 20 years the group has developed unmatched core competencies in the healthcare management and clinical areas, which enable the group to provide in international standards and quality healthcare service.

All the Saudi hospitals of the Group have JCI accreditation which is the highest accreditation worldwide. In addition to this Saudi German Hospitals are the first hospitals to implement Balanced scorecard management tool in the hospital industry in the region. SGH is having latest Hospital Information System and IT infrastructure which supports its professional staff of over 5000 people to provide international standards of patient care.

Currently SGH Group is having five operating hospitals out of which four hospitals are in Jeddah, Aseer, Riyadh, Madinah in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and One in Sana’a , Yemen. The hospital projects in Hail-KSA, Dubai-UAE, Cairo – Egypt, Addis Ababa – Ethiopia are in different stages of progress.

The Group has the largest private medical college in the region which started its operation in 2006 under the brand name Batterjee Medical College at Jeddah and its vision is to design, construct and operate a total of 5 medical colleges by 2020 to the highest international standards, thus providing the region with well trained qualified healthcare professionals to serve the increasing demand for quality healthcare professionals. In addition to the above the group is the master franchisee for the Gold’s Gym in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Gold’s Gym in Jeddah is the largest gym in the world in terms of facility and membership. As part of corporate social responsibility the group is also engaged in many not for profit business like Jeddah Charity Blood Bank, HMRTI, SEDI, FBA. SGH Group is also developing many Not-for-Profit Hospitals (Known as Al-Sabeel Hospitals) in countries like Sudan, Bangladesh, KSA, UAE, Egypt for the poor in associations with Prof. Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006), Grameen Bank, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), General Electrical (GE) and Consolidated Contacting Company (CCC).

The Group’s dedication and effort has been recognized through various awards which include Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Arab Management 2006 in category of ‘Best Arab Management Personality’, Healthcare Industry CEO Award 2008, National Medal of Cedar – Grade Knight, Ernst & Young (E&Y)’s Entrepreneur of the year Award for 2008 which received by President & CEO of the Engr. Sobhi Batterjee.

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Dr Ayesha Abdullah, Senior Vice President of Dubai Healthcare City, said:

“The four days at Arab Health were marked by many highlights. We were privileged [...]]]>

Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, has announced positive results from its participation at Arab Health 2010 and 45% year-on-year growth in business partners over the past 7 years.

Dr Ayesha Abdullah, Senior Vice President of Dubai Healthcare City, said:

“The four days at Arab Health were marked by many highlights. We were privileged to receive His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to our stand on the opening day and Her Royal Highness Princess Haya on the closing day. I also met with Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE at DHCC where we discussed building on the success of our strategic partnership with Moorfield’s Eye Hospital and DHCC also welcomed a number of other delegations on site including the Danish Health Minister and German State Secretary for Health.”

“DHCC takes particular pride in its stringent quality standards and through our independent regulatory body, the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality, we have worked hard to build a home for world-class healthcare, operating within a framework that maintains healthcare excellence and prioritizes patient needs. This is evidenced again by our announce at Arab Health of the upcoming arrival of the 6,800 square foot Samsung Medical Center in cooperation with INDEX Holdings to DHCC -a leading provider of state-of-the-art healthcare with a 15-year track record,” she added.

“I am also pleased to announce that DHCC has just welcomed Halman Neurotherapy Center – the first private stem cell therapy clinic in the UAE. This facility caters to patients suffering from neurological diseases, spinal cord injuries, cerebral infractions, cranial trauma and ALS and performs surgeries in DHCC and Dubai-based hospitals. Within the coming months it will also include a laboratory,” Dr Abdullah added.

To add to this success, Dr. Azad Moopen MD, Chairman of DM Healthcare Group which operates Eurohealth Systems at Dubai Healthcare City received the prestigious Arab Health 2010 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Middle East Healthcare Industry.

Dr Moopen said, “This award is a testament to my commitment towards the development of healthcare in the region. The healthcare industry has a wider role to play in providing quality and affordable facilities to all. I am thankful to my staff and colleagues who have contributed to our mission in striving for healthcare excellence.”

In the past 7 years, DHCC has grown into a city of over 90 outpatient medical centers and diagnostic laboratories, 2 hospitals and over 100 commercial healthcare and retail services. Just last year, DHCC attracted over 200,000 patients. The breadth and quality of healthcare services at DHCC are unique to the region and include cardiology, dentistry, dermatology, ENT, endocrinology, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, immunology, neurology, obstetrics, ophthalmology, orthopedic, physical therapy, plastic surgery, radiology, special needs and urology. DHCC is also home to major pharmaceutical brands including Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, Sanofi Aventis and Wyeth.

Dr. Abdullah said, “We have remained focused on building a healthcare infrastructure that meets unmet healthcare needs and recent additional specialties such homeopathy, fertility treatment and stem cell therapy means that patients can receive more treatments close to home with the full confidence that our services and healthcare professionals meet the highest international quality standards.”

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With more than 2,000 stands, the show, which ends today, has been buzzing all week with new deals and buyers eager to get their hands on the most [...]]]>

This week’s Arab Health 2010 exhibition has once again provided the stage for some of the world’s top medical equipment and servicing centres to showcase their latest developments.

With more than 2,000 stands, the show, which ends today, has been buzzing all week with new deals and buyers eager to get their hands on the most up-to-date technologies.

Held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Arab Health 2010 is already a record-breaker as it’s the biggest show in the event’s history with more than 2,700 exhibitors from 70 countries.

From one-hour lab tests to bionic hands, we have rounded up some of the latest technologies at the exhibition that promise to change the face of the health industry and help patients  in the years to come.

Enigma Diagnostics

With technology born from the British Ministry of Defence, the Enigma ML machine allows diseases such as swine flu to be detected to laboratory standards in less than an hour. The machine works simply by tasting a sample or swab before a print out delivers the diagnosis. With normal labs sometimes taking in excess of a week to deliver results, the machine can speed up diagnosis and thus, treatment and recovery in the future.

John McKinley, Chairman and CEO of Enigma Diagnostics, says: “Regionally there are very few labs to do testing and setting one up can cost more than $1 million (Dh3.67m) staff but can be brought into a doctor’s surgery so it is cost effective and saves time. It can also be used elsewhere such as at border controls or in schools to diagnose children before others get infected.”

Siemens/Germany-based company Siemens is showcasing a number of products this week but is putting particular emphasis on its Acuson S2000 ABVS, the world’s first ultrasound system specifically designed to scan and improve the analysis of dense breast tissues.

Although a mammogram is still required at the moment, this machine has the potential to replace it and because it is painless, offers patients a number of benefits, says Siemens, which invests 10 per cent of its income on research and development each year.

“Mammograms can be very uncomfortable but patients simply lie underneath this. It also has better image quality as it can see through the layers better to detect lesions or cancer. It has the potential to replace mammograms,” a spokesperson explained.

Touch Bionics

This revolutionary first world technology allows people who have lost their hands to have a bionic one with full movement.

Usually, false hands act like a claw as all the fingers move together but Touch Bionics’ new device has a motor fitted in each finger making it more akin to the real thing. The hand can also be created to mimic the person’s skin colour and appearance.

“People in the Middle East are conscious about cosmetic appearance but it can be painted to look the same,” said a spokesperson.

The hand is fitted to the end of a pole that is attached to the arm via a socket, which sends signals through the muscles to move the fingers.

NxStage

Dialysis can be a three-times weekly hassle for patients but a new device unveiled by British company Kimal promises to make it less of a grind. The company has developed the world’s first portable haemodialysis machine, the NxStage, which allows them to undergo the procedure in the comfort of their own homes rather than having to go to hospital. The 18kg machine can also be packed along on holiday.

Ken Findlay, Corporate Marketing Manager of Kimal, says the machine could become particularly useful in this region given  the high prevalence of diabetes in the Gulf.

“A lot of dialysis patients will have had diabetes so there is a chance a lot of sufferers here will move on to dialysis. Going to hospital three or four times a week for dialysis is very tiring but with this you can sit at home and watch TV while you’re doing it. Some people have also said they would like to take it to work and use it there,” he added.

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The event, which is the centre’s biggest to date, was inaugurated by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister [...]]]>

Dubai Foreign governments and international companies showcased the latest advances in health care technology on the opening day of the 35th Arab Health Exhibition and Congress at the Dubai Exhibition Centre yesterday.

The event, which is the centre’s biggest to date, was inaugurated by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Over 55,000 visitors are expected to attend the exhibition, which features more than 2,700 companies from 70 countries. Organisers attribute the large turnout to the Middle East’s burgeoning health care sector which has enjoyed robust growth despite the global economic downturn.

Simon Page, Group Director of the Life Sciences Division of organizers IIR Middle East, said: “The health care world has descended on the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress, which has again confirmed it is one of the world’s most important health care exhibitions.

“Arab Health provides an unrivalled opportunity for professionals to bring their knowledge and understanding up to date and is a testament to the continuing development of the region’s health care sector.”

UK Business Ambassador Lord Ara Darzi, a former UK government health minister, addressed senior surgeons and clinicians from across the region on the first day of the congress.

Lord Darzi was part of a delegation from UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), a UK government organisation that helps UK-based companies operate abroad.

Jane Grady, Head of Life Sciences at UKTI, said: “UKTI is here to showcase the UK life sciences sector as a world leader in innovation. Our presence here is increased this year due to additional government funding and support, which means we are able to do even more to promote UK companies and show off UK innovations and expertise.”

The New Zealand government’s economic development agency also supported several New Zealand health care companies who were eyeing expansion at the conference.

Wayne Mikkelsen, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Commissioner, said: “The Gulf’s growing health sector is of great strategic importance to New Zealand and presents considerable opportunities for trade with the GCC.”

Among the other countries represented at the event was Germany, which has mounted its biggest-ever representation at a health event overseas with over 400 companies participating in the event.

There are also large representations from China, UAE, UK, US and India.

Dubai (WAM) The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) yesterday announced plans to implement a new Electronic Record System, which will for the first time, compile a patient’s medical history, including prescriptions and test results.

Qadi Saeed Al Murooshid, director-general of the DHA, said a clinical data depository will store all patient information. “The aim is to use this system across Dubai, in both private and public hospitals. Initially, we will use it in DHA hospitals and health clinics.”

The system will be operational in 2012.

“Presently we have an electronic system, but this [new] system will be state-of-the art that will greatly benefit the patients who visit our hospitals and health centres,” he said.

Al Murooshid briefed His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, during their tour of the Arab Health Congress.

Al Murooshid also gave the leaders an overview of the progress made in the Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital project where work began in June 2009 and the Al Maktoum Emergency and Trauma Centre in Jebel Ali.

The hospital was ordered to be built by Shaikh Mohammad as a gift to the children of the UAE.

Al Murooshid said that the project is being implemented on a priority basis to benefit the children of the UAE and the region. “As per your vision, it will be built as the state-of-the-art paediatric hospital to serve the children of Dubai and the region and provide them the latest medical care available,” he said.

The 200-bed hospital is located in the Al Wasl hospital premises. The director general said the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 and he also highlighted that the project won the prestigious ‘Future Health Project’ award at the World Architecture Festival.

The dedicated paediatric hospital is the only ongoing project of its kind in the region and will cater to children from birth up to 14 years of age, and in some cases up to 16 years of age.

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Ibrahim Ahli, Marketing Director, Dubai Airport Freezone, said:

“The Freezone has always been an active [...]]]>

Dubai Airport Freezone will be participating in Arab Health 2010, from January 25 to 28 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre in a bid to boost the number of pharmaceutical companies from around the world currently based at the Freezone.

Ibrahim Ahli, Marketing Director, Dubai Airport Freezone, said:

“The Freezone has always been an active participant in almost all big shows taking place in Dubai. We strongly believe that such exhibitions are an excellent tool that will support our marketing strategy.”

“The Arab Health show avails an interesting opportunity for both the exhibiting companies from overseas markets and the facilities providers like Dubai Airport Freezone, it brings all together under one roof to exchange views and create mutual business benefits,” added Ahli

“Arab Health no doubt represents a strong networking event and a promotional platform that enables many service providers to convey their corporate messages and closely see the needs of their clients. We shall use the opportunity to approach all companies especially the ones who have no presence in the UAE and the region,” he added.

Mr. Ahli said Dubai Airport Freezone has currently has 75 multinational and major healthcare and pharmaceutical companies operating within its vicinity with many of them taking part in this trade fair and they need to be supported as well by us. Among these companies are Johnson & Johnson, Wyeth Pharmaceutical and Roche FZCO.

This year the Freezone has a 36 sqm. stand. Exhibition visitors wishing to visit the Dubai Airport Freezone can find them at Stand No. XD80, Concourse area, Dubai Exhibition & Convention Centre.

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