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DP World Supports Ras Morbat Clinic and A Training Centre in Yemen

DP World, the world’s fourth-largest marine terminal operator, will support two major Aden-based community initiatives, the Ras Morbat Clinic and Training Centre. The two projects are already creating critical medical capacity in a city without enough doctors. However, additional support comes from DP World IT services supplier Dimension Data and Forbes Lux FZE, manufacturer of [...]

Uninsured Disabled Man Rejected from Hospitals

Family members of a disabled man expressed disgust with Lebanon’s health care system after he was rejected by several hospitals because of a lack of insurance.

Mohammad Addarwish, 41, was severely burned after coming into contact with live electricity wires. Addarwish, who cannot walk, was rushed to a number of hospitals in Beirut, including one with [...]

Libyan Healthcare Quality in Argument

Libya’s government spent $2 billion on health care in 2009, according to the Ministry of Health’s Information and Documentation Centre report. The country has 97 hospitals, 20,689 hospital beds, 40 CT scanners, 20 MRI machines, 9 angiography machines and 3 radiotherapy devices.

Libyans are criticizing an April 4th government report that describes the country’s health care [...]

The Dubai Mall Medical Centre Opens CAM Department

The Dubai Mall Medical Centre, the flagship healthcare centre of the Emaar Healthcare Group and Methodist International partnership, has strengthened its portfolio of healthcare services with the opening of the Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Department.

The CAM Department at The Dubai Mall Medical Centre offers a spectrum of treatment options that address specific patient profiles [...]

Minister of Health visits Khalifa Hospital in Ajman

As part of the visiting consultants programme that is implemented by the Ministry of Health, Khalifa Hospital in Ajman made lots of major surgical operations during the past two weeks for rare cases by international medical experts and consultants. This was stated by Hamad Taryam Al Shamsi, Director of Ajman Medical Zone and Sheikh Khelifa [...]

Mercer Survey Finds Employee Benefits of Increasing Importance

Employee benefits are clearly becoming increasingly important elements of rewards packages a Mercer survey has found, with 75 percent of companies in KSA already offering employees protection for death and long-term disability.

Medical care is a key macro issue in the Gulf States, and in Saudi Arabia there is a well documented drive to manage dependence [...]

New on-board health monitor system to be introduced

Etihad Airways will install new state-of-the-art technology on its long and ultra long haul aircraft which can monitor the condition of passengers who display signs of sickness that might require immediate medical attention.

The “Tempus IC” system allows cabin crew to gather vital information about a passenger’s health quickly and efficiently. The data covers a wide [...]

Alternative Medicine Hospital Approved in Kuwait

The Cabinet has approved the establishment of a new 300-bed capacity hospital for alternative medicine and rehabilitation at a total cost of KD 30 million, announced the Health Ministry Deputy Dr Ibraheem Al- Abdulhadi.

The new hospital will built on the site where the current alternative medicine hospital is situated. A state-of-the art, fully equipped hospital [...]

Renovation And Expansion Program of Al Ain Hospital Emergency Department

Al Ain Hospital today announced the start of a renovation and expansion program of its Emergency Department, which will lead to the creation of a better, more efficient and reinforced modern 24/7 critical services centre.

The hospital, managed by VAMED and the Medical University of Vienna, owned and operated by SEHA, said in a statement that [...]

Progress in Tunisian Medical Tourism Attraction

In a survey published in the French edition of the January-February issue, “African Business” reports that 250, 000 foreign patients came to Tunisia in 2009 for treatment, including from Libya, Algeria and sub-Saharan Africa.

The survey writes that 70% (about 4 million people each year) of Libyans came for medical care.
Patients from sub-Saharan Africa, who represent [...]