الصحة العربي 2012: يمهد الطريق أمام النهوض بالقطاع الصحي في الشرق الأوسط

ارتفعت أعداد زوار الحدث الصحي الأهم في الشرق الأوسط بنسبة 18 بالمائة

Men who have the mutation are 10 to 20 times more likely to develop prostate cancer than those without the mutation, the researchers said. In particular, the mutation increases the risk of hereditary and early onset prostate cancer.

Dubai is tightening the noose around unlicensed healthcare professionals with consolidated inspection policies that will clamp down the medical staff or establishments working without a licence.

The shortlist of nominations for the 2012 Arab Health Innovation & Achievement Awards has been announced with more than 50 healthcare facilities from the United Arab Emirates vying for the top spot in this year’s awards. With hospitals such as Corniche Hospital, Rashid Hospital and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) making it to the final shortlist, the 2012 Arab Health Awards is set to be a good year for the UAE healthcare industry.

The health care industry continues to face myriad challenges to improving care delivery systems and creating economic efficiency. Technology such as health care informatics plays a role in both complicating and helping to simplify those processes, which will need to be tackled in 2012 as they were in 2011, according to an industry report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

معرض الصحة العربي 2012 يسلط الأضواء على نقص فيتامين (د) وعلاقته بهشاشة العظام

خبير دولي يعرض خبراته في مؤتمر الشرق الأوسط لجراحة العظام المقام على هامش معرض الصحة العربي 2012 -

The GCC healthcare market is projected to grow at an annual rate of 11 per cent to $43.9 billion (Dh161 billion) by 2015 from an estimated $25.6 billion in 2010 with Saudi and UAE the fastest growing markets.

Healthcare is by nature a global sector. Regarding the fact that it is an information intensive industry with supply chains that often cross borders, a standardised system for traceability from product manufacture to patient treatment, is imperative to comply with the increasing legal requirements for product traceability regionally, and globally.

RED House Group and Rizk Healthcare announced that they have forged an exclusive partnership within the formation RRHH - Rizk RED House Healthcare.

Putting patients first is the theme at the upcoming Leaders in Healthcare Congress at Arab Health 2012

تجربة المريض هي العنصر الرئيسي لتلبية التوقعات المتنامية للمرضى في قطاع الرعاية الصحية بدولة الإمارات

لمرضى أولاً" هو عنوان مؤتمر قادة الرعاية الصحية الذي يعقد ضمن إطار فعاليات معرض الصحة العربي 2012

آثار مالية سلبية محتملة لسوء إدارة اضطرابات النوم على نفقات الرعاية الصحية في المنطقة

خبراء دوليين سيعالجون خلال معرض ومؤتمر الصحة العربي 2012 الأمراض الوبائية الناتجة عن أسلوب الحياة العصري في منطقة الشرق الاوسط

International experts at Arab Health 2012 to tackle lifestyle disease epidemic in the Middle East

Treatments focus on preventing pain and organ damage from sickle cell disease, prevalent in the Arab world. Rob Kemp reports

Mubadala Healthcare, a unit of Mubadala Development Company, has announced the structural completion of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, adding that it is set for handover in the second quarter of 2013.

Diaverum, one of the world's largest independent renal care providers, said on Sunday it has signed a joint venture agreement to expand into the Middle East.

A senior official of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has said that companies in the public and private sectors have been asked to implement the proposal, Qatar daily The Peninsula reported on Tuesday.

The UAE is to cut the price of more than 115 medicines from Sunday, the Ministry of Health has announced.

To mark World Diabetes Day, a campaign led by the International Diabetes Federation and World Health Organisation, EHL will be offering free health checks to the UAE residents on 14 November 2011.

Spending on health care is expected to increase by 250 per cent and the number of hospital beds to double by 2025. Since the UAE spends about Dh45 billion a year on public health, that would mean an increase in the healthcare budget to about Dh122.5bn in less than 15 years.

Dubai, UAE: Rising costs, scarce resources and lack of capacity, coupled with the rise in lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and hypertension are all contributing to a crisis in healthcare in the Arab World with a huge burden on the existing healthcare systems in the region. Mobile health technology allows medical professionals to manage many patients remotely. This technology can monitor their conditions in real time and pass on vital statistical information between the healthcare provider and the patient.

Jobseekers from a further nine Asian and African states may be forced to undergo screening for infectious diseases in their home countries under plans unveiled by the UAE’s Ministry of Health.

Gulf Healthcare International, the Dubai medical services provider, plans to invest AED100m ($27m) in opening six branded clinics and acquiring 11 clinics aimed at lower-income patients.

Dubai’s stalled scheme to offer medical insurance to every employee in the emirate is under review and may be implemented as early as next year, a senior healthcare official said Tuesday. The first stages of the revised plan, which would require every company to offer basic healthcare cover to its staff, could be rolled out in 2012, three years after its original launch date.

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein is set to lead an overhaul of Dubai Healthcare City in a bid to attract fresh healthcare brands to the free zone and capture a slice of the lucrative medical tourism market.

Researchers into behavioural disorders among the region's children are beginning to wonder if traditional forms of eye make-up are part of the problem.

Companies seek out stable base amid rising demand for medical services

Dubai: The UAE's health care sector has come out stronger amid regional unrest as major corporates relocate to Dubai, senior private sector executives say.

GE has been honoured for the second consecutive year at the CEO Middle East Awards with its chief executive officer winning the CEO award for GE’s performance and contribution to the region’s healthcare industry.

Doctors will be able to apply and sit for online examinations from anywhere in the world once Dubai's new online licensing system kicks in