Healthcare | Friday 27 March, 2015 12:50 pm

KSA needs 44,000 doctors

Saudi Arabia needs 44,000 citizen doctors, according to the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS).The SCHS said that in terms of the country’s strategic health plan, the aim is to have one Saudi doctor for every 500 people, a nurse for every 250 people, and one technician for every 400...

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Healthcare | Thursday 26 March, 2015 12:00 am

Endometriosis Awareness Campaign Week Ongoing at UAE Private and Public Hospitals

In an initiative led by the Emirates Endometriosis League and the Emirates Medical Association and a logistical support from Bayer HealthCare, an Endometriosis awareness campaign is ongoing this month in the week starting 22nd – 28th March, 2015. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that affects...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 25 March, 2015 11:05 am

A total of 1739 prostate cancer cases were recorded in the Saudi Cancer Registry over a seven-year period in KSA

The cases of prostate cancer were recorded by region throughout the country A total of 1739 cases were registered in the Saudi Cancer Registry over a seven-year period in KSA. The eastern region of Saudi Arabia had the highest overall age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) at 10.1 per 100,000 men. ...

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Healthcare | Sunday 22 March, 2015 9:59 am

GCC Pharmaceutical Congress will highlight key solutions to the latest challenges faced by pharmacists in the region

GCC Pharmaceutical Congress will highlight key solutions to the latest challenges faced by pharmacists in the regionPharmacists play an important role as leaders to improve healthcare outcomes, decrease cost, reduce patient safety risk, optimise medication management systems and align the pharmacy...

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Healthcare | Sunday 22 March, 2015 12:04 am

Pink Bite raises AED 72,000 for Pink Caravan

World's most expensive burger sold at $7000The" Pink Bite", organized by the Pink Caravan yesterday at Galleries Lafayette in Dubai Mall, broke the record of the highest price paid for a burger at AED25,960 ($7,000) during an auction held to raise funds for the Pink Caravan. The burger was...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 March, 2015 2:07 am

MENA Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Congress to begin in Dubai next week

MENA Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Congress will start next week from 23-25 March in Dubai, the leading event is a strategic platform for policy makers working to stimulate the pharmaceutical industry, overcome the key challenges, set up a strategic plan to protect the industry from foreign...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 17 March, 2015 2:06 am

Schneider Electric to Showcase IT, Energy Tools at Third Annual Saudi Forum for Hospital Planning and Designing

• To Highlight Contributions to Smart Power Management Solutions for Evolving Saudi Healthcare InfrastructureSchneider Electric, a global leader in energy management, is set to display its comprehensive range of power management solutions at the third Saudi Forum for Hospital Planning and...

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Healthcare | Monday 16 March, 2015 12:00 am

iCARE Clinics projects AED 150 million investment in UAE’s Primary Healthcare market in three years

~ Landmark Group (Hospitality) expands its Healthcare Services with a business projection of 20 iCARE Clinics by 2018 ~Landmark Hospitality part of the iconic Landmark Group, the region’s foremost retail and hospitality...

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Healthcare | Sunday 15 March, 2015 11:29 am

Doha will host Arab Diabetes Medical Congress

Under the Patronage of: Supreme Council of Health, QatarDoha will host Arab Diabetes Medical Congress next AprilUnder the Patronage of Supreme Council of Health, Qatar, and supported by Qatar Diabetes Association, International Diabetes Federation (IDF),The Executive Board of Health Ministers’...

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Healthcare | Thursday 12 March, 2015 7:20 am

Health Ministry prepares services for Haj pilgrims

Health Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb has urged his officials to provide the best health services to the guests of Allah who will be performing Haj during the forthcoming season.The minister made the comment while briefing key officials of his ministry on Monday during the first meeting of the Haj...

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