Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 16, 2010 — Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) has signed agreements with two Saudi Arabian institutions that are establishing new medical schools.
Dr. Andrew JeonThe Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital in Jeddah and the Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh have both engaged PHMI to assist with the development of medical [...]

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 [...]

Feb 24, 2010 – Saudi healthcare market looks quite promising with plenty of investment opportunities. Saudi Arabia needs both foreign investment and expertise to develop its healthcare system to cope with an aging but well-to-do population. Although Saudi Arabia is quite developed in terms of healthcare infrastructure in comparison to gulf countries, increasing prevalence of [...]

Since digital revolution is influencing all sectors of professions, HP has launched its Digital Hospital Infrastructure in the Middle East. It includes range of solutions that are essential to provide healthcare organizations better access to information to enhance the delivery of healthcare services.
Among the solutions in the portfolio are wireless devices to keep doctors and [...]

JEDDAH: The health-care sector is facing many challenges in the world generally and in the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, in particular. The topic of health care and how the economy is linked to the world’s health was discussed at the health session, which began at 10 a.m. at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) on its [...]

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 [...]

RIYADH: The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training (GOTEVOT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sunday.
The MOU involves training health officials in Information Technology in order to facilitate e-health services to citizens and residents of the Kingdom. The MOU was signed by Health Minister Dr. [...]

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 [...]

MAKKAH: The first Saudi and fourth GCC conference on promoting health is to be held at the InterContinental Jeddah on March 15-17 with a number of specialists from the US, Europe, Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries expected to participate. Representatives from the British pharmaceutical, biological, and health care company, GlaxoSmithKline, will also attend the [...]

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 [...]

RIYADH: Princess Khuloud bint Abdul Mohsen bin Saud, who has conducted research on planting tumor cells outside the body of a patient, said a large number of breast cancer cases have been found among Saudi women aged between 20 and 40.
Speaking to Arab News, she said breast cancer accounted for 24.3 percent of cancers in [...]

The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore (USA) & King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital announced today that it will collaborate in research, education and patient care with the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
“We at the Wilmer Institute have long been interested in the study and cure of blinding [...]

JEDDAH: Saudi insurer Malath Cooperative Insurance and Reinsurance Co. sees mergers in the sector as new arrivals attempt to capitalize on the Kingdom’s growth market, its chief executive said.
Aly Al-Ayed also said Malath plans to quadruple the number of its branches in the Kingdom by the end of 2010.
“We will open in 2010 nine more [...]