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AlRabeeah Announces a Program to Strengthen KSA Health Service

Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced a 60-point program to strengthen the Kingdom’s health service. He made the announcement during a consultative meeting of leading Health Ministry officials in Laith.

Dr. Khaled Mirghalani, spokesman for the ministry, said the program is aimed at improving the efficiency of public health institutions, raising monitoring levels, increasing the quality [...]

DHA Doctors Complete First International Diabetes Course

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the accreditation of 200 doctors from across Dubai following the Emirates’ First International Diabetes Course organized in collaboration with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). This is the first time this course has been delivered outside the USA and was supported by the Ministry of Health.

The course was [...]

PHMI to Play Key Role in Saudi Arabia Health Care Transformation

Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) has signed agreements with two Saudi Arabian institutions that are establishing new medical schools.

Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah and the Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh have both engaged PHMI to assist with the development of medical curricula and infrastructure for new institutions.

Dr. Andrew A. Jeon, PHMI [...]

Committee for development of organ transplantation

A committee for the development of organ transplantation in the Kingdom was formed on Wedneday by the Health Ministry under the direction of the minister, Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah.

Announcing the formation of the new committee, Deputy Health Minister, Yacoub Al Mazrou, secretary general of the Medical Services Council told Arab News that the new body [...]

Healthcare Congress Middle East in December

The World Health Care Congress Middle East is the most prestigious health care event convening global thought leaders and key decision makers from all sectors of health care to share global best practices in health care innovation and improvement.

The Congress will feature the top industry influencers, including health Ministers, leading government officials, hospital Directors, IT [...]

A Cancer Warrior’s Journey Survivor

Dubai She wastes no fresh tears. There is no ‘what if’ she can beat cancer. Analiza Muval is a survivor firm in belief that her ongoing battle will be a memory of the past.

She has no family to turn to but prayer is her anchor, her truth. Diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two years ago, [...]

Whole Foods Offers Employee Motive For Staying Fit

Corporate wellness programs are not a new trend, but they certainly are picking up speed as more employers recognize that prevention and interventions that reduce employees’ health risk factors may be the key to not only a healthier and more productive work force, but also lower health care costs. In fact, studies have shown that [...]

Wareed Project Pioneers Health Care Initiative

The Ministry of Health (MoH) will be presenting its electronic health information system Wareed for the first time to health ministers and representatives of health authorities today, the opening day of the 68th conference of the Council of Ministers of Health of the GCC in Abu Dhabi.

Wareed project is the first and largest public health [...]

New Multi Speciality Hospital Opens in Bahrain

A new multi-speciality orthopaedic centre has opened in Bahrain.

German Orthopaedic Hospital, on the third floor of Bahrain Medical Centre, Salmaniya, is billed as a state-of-the-art medical facility promoted by Venture Capital Bank.

‘The centre specialises in providing orthopaedic health care and is operated by well-known orthopaedic surgeons and medical staff from Germany,’ said Venture Capital Bank [...]

Medical History of Patients to Be Compiled Electronically

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 [...]