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The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has established a charitable health clinic at Hujeira in Damascus to deliver healthcare services to Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Golan Heights as part of its development projects in health sector. The RCA is now equipping the health facilities with medical equipment to cover all key health specializations. Mohammed Khalifa [...] There has been a marked decline in the number of UAE nationals seeking in specialisations like medicine, dentistry, pharmacology and health sciences. In all these branches national under-graduates account for only 50 per cent. This was stated by Dr Husam Al Din Hamdi, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Sharjah (UoS), in an interview with Khaleej [...] The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday a total ban on the sale of ‘Dramol’ in all pharmacies, both in the government and private sectors. Assistant Undersecretary for medicines and medical equipment Dr. Omar Al-Sayyed Omar said the ban followed laboratory tests that proved the presence of a chemical anti-allergen that was not present in the [...] American Ambassador Stephen Beecroft and Minister of Health Dr Nayef Al-Fayez inaugurated the recently-renovated Jamil Tutanji Hospital in Sahab Thursday, stressing continued American support for Jordan’s efforts to improve the quality of health care services for everyone in the Kingdom. With assistance from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jamil Tutanji Hospital’s newly renovated [...] Over 2,350 posts are lying vacant at the Ministry of Health facilities in all seven emirates, Minister of State for Financial Affairs Obaid Humaid Al Tayer has said. Addressing the Federal National Council FNC session here on Wednesday, he said sufficient budget for these posts had already been allocated, and “we are working to bring in [...] The exhibition at Qatar Health 2009 has participants from more than thirty international and local companies showcasing the latest technologies in home and hospital healthcare, many of which are exhibited for the first time in the Middle East. Showing a wide range of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment ranging from tele-thermometers to highly sophisticated CT scans, the [...] Modern hospitals depend heavily on medical technology to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases. A typical mid-sized hospital has hundreds of items of medical equipment, from simple stethoscopes and blood pressure monitors to highly sophisticated MRI machines and linear accelerators. Hospitals are complex enterprises with entire departments dedicated to technology planning, assessment, acquisition, maintenance, upgrade and [...] The health advertising industry in the region has become a multimillion-dollar business over the years, according to a study prepared by the Pan Arab Research Centre in Dubai. General manager of the Centre Sami Raffoul told Khaleej Times that total advertising spend value of the whole healthcare sector in the GCC has been estimated at approximately [...] Kuwaiti healthcare facilities will be boosted by the launch of a $1.06bn hospital project which will provide more than 1,200 beds, the Gulf state’s PM has said. Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah said the new Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital was a “source of boastfulness” to the country at a ceremony on Sunday. He vowed that [...] More than 20 healthcare facilities were shut down since November last year, due to violations ranging from use of rusted and unhygienic medical equipment to working without authorization. At least 22 clinics faced temporary closure at various periods for violating health regulations, according to the Medical Licensing Department at Supreme Council of Health. The council had [...] |
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