Welcare Hospital, one of the region’s leading healthcare providers operated by EHL Management Services, has now been officially granted the prestigious Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, the leading industry benchmark for measuring the delivery of quality healthcare. The checklist for accreditation includes over 350 factors, ranging from surgical hygiene and anaesthesia procedures to the quality [...]

Medical Services International Inc. (OTC: MSITF) is pleased to announce that it has received regulatory permission to sell its VScan HIV test kit in Saudi Arabia. Testing completed by regulatory agencies shows that once again the VScan test kit exceeded 99% accuracy in terms of sensitivity and specificity. The Company is currently negotiating several large [...]

Most workers say their companies do not provide them with medical coverage Dubai Workers are paying for medical treatment out of their own pockets because the clinics they are insured with are too far from where they live or work, costing them taxi fare and an unpaid work day. And those are the lucky ones. [...]

Abu Dhabi, July 1st, 2010 — There can be no excuse for failing to provide basic medical care for all. And an essential part of that care is the provision of incubators for premature babies during their critical first hours, days and weeks of life, commented a UAE daily. “In Sharjah, there is a shortage [...]

Dubai, UAE – 31 May, 2010: The winners for the Hospital Build Middle East Awards for 2010 have been announced. The winners for the five award categories are as follows: Best Physical Environment (Built) – The Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357, Egypt; Best Sustainable Hospital Project – Al Mafraq Hospital, UAE; Best Healing Environment – [...]

Health care is one of the economy’s bright spots, a recession-proof industry for which demand is forecast only to increase. To that end, governments and companies across the globe, including in the UAE, are developing plans and spending billions to build hospitals and clinics to cater for the needs of a population increasingly afflicted by [...]

HE Butti Ahmed Mohammed Bin Butti Al Qubaisi, Director General of Statistics Center Abu Dhabi, and HE Zaid Al Siksek, Director General of the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi, signed a cooperation agreement between them for the exchange of statistical data and other related work, recognizing the need of the both parties for statistical information [...]

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The shortlist of nominations for the leading Middle East healthcare facilities has been announced for the second annual Hospital Build Middle East Awards. The winners will be announced 31 May 2010, the day before the three-day Hospital Build Middle East Exhibition & Congress will take place at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre. Winners [...]

More than 630 nationals in the UAE were living with HIV last year, a United Nations report has revealed. According to The National daily, “the UN report, for the first time, released figures on the prevalence of the disease in the Emirates and potential risk factors.” The UN report showed that 636 UAE nationals were [...]

Dubai, UAE – May 13, 2010: The application of technology in healthcare is nothing new. However, now, more than ever, it is a driver for change for patient care delivery. How healthcare professionals use technologies is going to be a significant differentiator between healthcare delivery organisations around the region and it will define world-class patient [...]

While the Gulf presents one of the most robust business opportunities for healthcare operators in the world, there are many challenges impeding the sector’s growth, say executives from some of the region’s leading health companies. Complex licensing processes, a poorly informed patient base and “Tower of Babel” communication among insurers, providers and patients all make [...]

United Pharmaceuticals UP, the leading global healthcare company, and Sermon Solutions announced concluding the installation of the Enterprise Resource Planning ERP solution for UP, a member of Munir Sukhtian Group. According to Sermon, the leading Arab firm specialized in enterprise resource planning solutions, the newly deployed ERP solution was based on Microsoft Dynamics AX. It [...]

DM Healthcare, a $300m group and one of the largest healthcare service providers in the region, introduced their new corporate brand identity ‘Aster’ today. The new brand identity was revealed by the Chairman Dr. Azad Moopen, in presence of H.H Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, officials of DM Healthcare and media. The [...]

The Dubai Early Childhood Development Centre (DECDC), an initiative by the Community Development Authority (CDA), has announced a strategic co-operation with the Child Early Intervention Medical Centre, Emirates Medical Association, Zayed University and Dubai Healthcare City to tackle autism and its impact on the UAE society. At a press conference held on Tuesday 20th of [...]