Healthcare | Monday 15 August, 2016 3:18 pm

Dubai Municipality to play leading role in Health, Safety & Security Forum

  Against the backdrop of the construction boom in the run-up to Expo 2020, as well as recent high-rise building fires in the UAE, there has never been a more important time to focus on the promotion of an effective health and safety culture.   Building on the success of the...

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Healthcare | Friday 12 August, 2016 8:25 am

Sleep better to boost productivity

Summers are here and these energy-sapping, warmer days may impede us from staying focussed on our daily tasks. According to Sleep Experts at The London Sleep Centre Dubai; sleeping comfortably through a hot, humid summer night is no easy task. Heat exposure increases wakefulness and decreases rapid ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 11 August, 2016 12:11 pm

GE supplies image diagnosis for Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

GE, official sponsor of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is supplying image diagnosis equipment for the Polyclinic, which was built in Barra da Tijuca, close to the Athletes´ Village, and which will serve the Olympic and Paralympic family members (athletes, national and...

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Healthcare | Thursday 11 August, 2016 8:05 am

MoH plans to employ 100,000 Saudis by 2030

The Ministry of Health has set the ball rolling to achieve the goal of employing 100,000 Saudis in the health care sector as part of the Vision 2030 plan.  The ministry aims to nationalize health specialties with competitive and qualified staff. It will implement a performance measurement...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 12:13 pm

IOSH and UAE Ministry of Education join forces to promote safety and health

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and UAE Ministry of Education are working together to run a programme of activities for students and staff in educational establishments.   The Ministry has been confirmed as an official training provider by IOSH. Through a close...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 11:00 am

Riyadh’s first Disaster Management Conference (MGDM KSA) kicks off next week in Riyadh

As natural and manmade disasters become more and more unavoidable in the region, the importance of proactive risk management strategies is vital. Saudi Society of Emergency Medicine (SASEM), Saudi Ministry of Health and the Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine is thus supporting the inaugural ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 7:39 am

Be Afraid Germs. It’s LISTERINE® Total Care Zero Mouthwash

Did you know that brushing alone only cleans 25% of your mouth, leaving behind millions of germs in the mouth1? Left behind, these germs quickly re-colonize on the teeth, leading to bad breath, plaque build-up and gum disease. LISTERINE® Total Care Zero is clinically proven to give users a deep ...

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Healthcare | Monday 8 August, 2016 5:42 am

Bupa Arabia launches new ‘International Health Plan’ covering members anywhere around the world

Bupa Arabia has announced launching a new International Health Plan for members to have access anywhere, anytime to a hospital or healthcare professionals, in Saudi Arabia or even when they are travelling abroad.  The ‘International Health Plan’ is Bupa Arabia’s first...

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Healthcare | Monday 1 August, 2016 2:07 pm

The head of the IAEA announced that peaceful atom will help in the fight against Ebola and Zika viruses

General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano is confident that peaceful atom will help in the fight against dangerous diseases of the XXI century, including Zika virus and Ebola.  As Yukiya Amano explained in the interview to the independent Latvian online...

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Healthcare | Monday 1 August, 2016 1:48 pm

Al Borg Laboratories warns about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Sexually transmitted diseases may not pose a serious phenomenon in our community as it is in Western countries thanks to the customs, traditions, and social lifestyle pattern; in addition to the adherence to the Islamic Law, which forbids sexual relations outside of marriage; however, these...

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