The pharmaceutical sector of GCC will touch US$ 7.6 Billion by 2014 and it will grow to US$ 9.6 Billion by 2019 as per the growth trends. Saudi Arabia will contribute the largest value in terms of market share from 49% of the total market in both 2014 and 2019.
The UAE follows closely behind, contributing [...]

Dubai 18th Feb 2010: Government healthcare projects worth Dh3.67 billion are going ahead in Dubai despite the economic slowdown and the debt issues.
Dubai Health Authority (DHA) the state Authority for healthcare developments has several projects which include the Hatta Hospital, likely to be completed within two months, a rehabilitation centre for the elderly at Al [...]

ABHA: The lack of basic services in Al-Berak, an isolated village in Asir province, means the village’s 6,000 residents live rather difficult and primitive lifestyles. Residents say that due to poor roads 30 women recently gave birth inside their husbands’ cars on their way to hospital.
Al-Berak is a far cry from the dazzling lights and [...]

DOHA: The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) jointly with the Ministry of Labour has intensified efforts to improve the quality of healthcare for the large expatriate workforce in the country.
A joint panel has been set up with representatives from both the sides to monitor implementation of the relevant provisions in the labour law and [...]

RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah formed a committee Sunday to combat Alkhurma virus which is transmitted from animals to human beings.
The committee which will be headed by Dr. Ziad Al-Memish, deputy minister of health for preventive medicine, will comprise key officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, King [...]

RIYADH, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital may close its first transaction in Saudi Arabia within the first half of the year with a deal most likely to be in healthcare or education, an executive said on Sunday.
The Middle East’s biggest private equity firm, which has raised about $7 billion since [...]

The Brighton Township drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has signed a letter of intent to manage what will tentatively be called Saudi Care Brighton Hospital outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Livingston County clinic was chosen after an extensive search across the United States, Europe and Asia to help shape the clinic in the Middle East.
The contract [...]

DOHA: With the scheduled opening date approaching fast, Hamad Medical Corporation
(HMC) has signed a historic five-year partnership deal with Canada-based Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) to advise on setting up state-of-the-art services at the Children’s Hospital.
The hospital, to open in 2012, will arguably, be the first tailor-made paediatric healthcare facility in the region.
The new partnership [...]

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group announced that it has signed an agreement with “Al-Faisaliah Medical Systems Co.”  in Dubai, under the auspices and presence of H.R.H Prince Mohamed Bin Khalid Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, president and C.E.O. of Al-Faisaliah Holding Group, to equip the largest Cardiac Center in the private sector in KSA. The Group reported about [...]

The Khaleej Times reported that according to new rules planned by health officials, Dubai Health Authority is setting up plans to develop a surgical skills laboratory, where the surgeons or physicians working Dubai will be insisted to take a test before being granted licence to practice. Surgeons or physicians who fail to pass the test [...]

Innovative, forward thinking technology to enhance quality of care and operational efficiency from the pharmacy to the bedside –
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 26, 2010 – Hospira (NYSE: HSP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company, is showcasing its portfolio of innovative medication management and safety solutions at Arab Health, the Middle East’s largest healthcare event.
As [...]

Press Release
GE Healthcare and Gulf Capital join hands to create MENA region’s largest chain of medical diagnostic and healthcare service centers
• Strategic alliance will design, develop and implement a regional platform for the delivery of healthcare services
• Initial focus on Egypt and Saudi Arabia, followed by a greater regional expansion
Dubai, UAE; January 30, 2010: [...]

The Gulf News has reported that now during pregnancy, women in UAE can take a test to determine the sex of their unborn baby. The test, ‘pink or blue’ is offered for the first time in UAE.  Medsol is offering the test in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.  Medsol is  a [...]

MAKKAH: As cases of kidney failure continue to rise in Saudi Arabia, dialysis centers are unable to cope with the growing number of patients.
“Because of the large number of patients looking for dialysis, the centers are unable to accept any extra,” said Abdul Rahman Al-Jazairi, 50, who has been receiving dialysis treatment for five years.
Some [...]

21st Jan 2010 Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer affirmed on Wednesday keenness on using foreign expertise for upgrading the national health sector.
Al-Sayer, in a statement to KUNA following conclusion of a workshop on the economies of health and health insurance under sponsorship of the World Bank, affirmed that the health economies constitute some [...]