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Boston University Dental Health Center announced today its participation at the Dental Fair 2010, as a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center (AMC). The Dental Fair provided a perfect platform to discuss key dental subjects like teeth and gums, food and teeth, a child’s diet, fluoride and children, caring for wisdom [...] IBM showcased its innovative, smart approaches to modernize the healthcare industry during the Arab Health Conference, which took place at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center, from the 25th – 28th of January. On show were their latest solutions and services designed to improve patient healthcare across the region, meeting the rapidly changing demands of [...] As the world becomes more educated and advanced in molecular medicine, the healthcare industry is experiencing a growing convergence of therapeutics and diagnostics. GE Healthcare, a US$17 billion unit of General Electric Company(NYSE:GE), is at the forefront of this convergence with the latest in radiopharmacy and pre-clinical innovations, highlighted at its pavilion in Arab Health, [...] Exports of Egyptian-made medicine reached LE 3.5 billion in 2009, over three times the expected figure of LE 1 billion, according to Health Minister Hatem El-Gabaly. The industry hopes to export $1 billion by 2015, and although the minister’s announcement that 76 pharmaceutical plants are under construction, pushing the total number to 180, achieving that goal [...] GE Healthcare, the healthcare business of General Electric Company (GE), as part of its ‘healthymagination’ initiative to reduce cost, increase quality and access to affordable healthcare worldwide, has introduced the Lullaby Warmer, now showcased at Arab Health 2010. The Lullaby Warmer has the potential to help caregivers improve access to quality infant care in developing countries [...] Annual per capita expenditures on medical services in Jordan in 2007 stood at JD177.50, of which JD60.30 represents the cost of medicine, a Higher Health Council (HHC) report revealed Tuesday. Total healthcare expenditure in 2007 accounted for 9 per cent of the gross domestic product, or JD1.16 billion, according to the report. The public sector spent about [...] Majority of the respondents to a survey conducted among visitors at the recently concluded Qatar Health Exhibition and Congress here said that the healthcare sector in Qatar needs further improvement and diversification. They also felt that the private sector should be allowed to play a more active role in the health sector in the country. The survey [...] President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi has approved a law establishing the Federal Health Authority that will take over the executive responsibilities of the Ministry of Health. The Ministry will now focus purely on legislation and regulation. The new structure will make the nation’s healthcare system more efficient and competitive and represents [...] Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, better known as SEHA, announced today a Six Sigma Workshop held between 17th to 21st December 2009 in Abu Dhabi at the Intercontinental Hotel. The goal of the event is to introduce the Six Sigma concepts to SEHA management and further increase awareness amongst SEHA healthcare facilities about the benefits [...] Revitalizing Healthcare Delivery Unlike industries that adopted the BlackBerry smartphone and other mobile computing devices primarily for email access during travel, the healthcare industry took a different tack. Doctors and nurses embraced these computing devices and used their PDA features for convenient access to medical and drug references, [...] |
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