Healthcare | Monday 3 October, 2016 4:30 pm

Julphar Launches the First App to Study Dyslipidemia in the Region

Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, the largest generic pharmaceutical company in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has launched PULSE – the first research application in the region to study behaviors and attitudes in disease management, during a launch event that took place at the...

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Healthcare | Monday 3 October, 2016 4:07 pm

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi launched Zulekha Hospital’s Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Campaign

In supporting and furthering global efforts being undertaken during the International Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Founding Board Member of Friends for Cancer Patients (FoCP), has officially launched Zulekha Hospital’s...

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Healthcare | Sunday 2 October, 2016 3:22 am

The 2nd Annual MENA Orthopaedics Discussed Latest Advances in Orthopaedic Surgeries

More than 300 orthopedic surgeons gathered over the last two days for the MENA Orthopaedics Congress which is supported by the UAE ministry of health and prevention and a number of leading medical authorities and associations including American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Indian Orthopaedic...

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Healthcare | Saturday 1 October, 2016 7:04 am

The 2nd Annual MENA Orthopaedics Congress opens today in Dubai

The 2nd Annual MENA Orthopaedics Congress launches today in Dubai, supported by the UAE Ministry of Health & Prevention and organized by Maarefah Management. The leading event takes place over two days in cooperation with a number of international medical associations, including American...

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Healthcare | Thursday 29 September, 2016 2:43 pm

Region's first in-house Micro-TESE sperm retrieval surgery carried out successfully by IVI Fertility Middle East in Abu Dhabi

The medical team at the Abu Dhabi-based IVI Fertility Middle East, headed by Dr. Human Mousavi Fatemi, has successfully performed the region’s first Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (Micro-TESE) surgery for sperm retrieval in the Middle East.  The successful complex...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 4:54 pm

American College of Surgeons Saudi Chapter hosts first-of-its-kind medical congress in Dubai

The Saudi Arabia chapter of American College of Surgeons [ACS] - a scientific and educational association of surgeons founded in 1913 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has announced plans to host a Scientific Medical Congress in Dubai from September 26 to 28, 2016.   The Congress,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 28 September, 2016 4:13 pm

Cocoona Becomes The First-of-its-Kind Center to Offer Post-Operative Cover For Plastic Surgery Complications

Cocoona Centre for Aesthetic Transformation, which specializes in plastic, cosmetic, dental, orthopedic, weight loss, hair transplant, dermatology and dietary services, has announced a revolutionary Patient Safety Assurance cover of up to a maximum of AED 50,000 for any post-operative complications ...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 4:34 pm

Ministry of Health Conducted “ETMAEN YA HAJJ” Campaign to Combat Risk of Hepatitis C Among Pilgrims

During this year’s Hajj season the Ministry of Health (MOH) conducted its “Etmaen Ya Hajj” campaign to create awareness about the risk of infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the ways of prevention among pilgrims.   The campaign was conducted in cooperation with...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 12:12 pm

ROSATOM opens a new front in fight against cancer

Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) issued the registration certificate for production of domestic micro sources with the radioactive isotope iodine-125 for brachytherapy operations for cancer treatment for  State Scientific Center of Russian Federation –...

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Healthcare | Friday 23 September, 2016 2:47 am

Second Global NCD Alliance Forum to be Held in Sharjah, UAE in December 2017

The NCD Alliance yesterday evening announced that the second Global NCD Alliance Forum will take place on 9-11 December 2017 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).  The announcement was made at a high-level dinner taking place on the side lines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York,...

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