HEALTHCARE

March 24, 2019

Accredited by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the 8th edition of the UAE Reproductive Symposium, organized by Fakih IVF Fertility Center, brought together several industry experts who used the platform to educate other healthcare providers about the latest and best practices in reproductive medicine. The symposium, held this past weekend offered 14.75 CME hours, and suggested new techniques and trials"... Continue Reading

March 20, 2019

Longing to be a mother, Joelle Nasr tried in-vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle 13 times, each leaving her heart-broken and shattered with no positive results. However, determined to be a parent, Joel did not lose hope and continued her battle with infertility, only to be blessed with twins at Fakih IVF Fertility Center.

Blissfully"... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019

The ‘Best of Indian Healthcare Expo 2019 ‘ was inaugurated by Undersecretary of Ministry of Health Dr. Mustafa Redha at the Radisson Blu hotel on 17 March. The two-day expo is being held by the Indian Embassy, in association with the Indian Doctors Forum (IDF), Kuwait Medical Association (KMA), Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII ).

March 19, 2019

In keeping with HH Sheikh Mohammed’s vision of making Dubai a center of medical excellence, Fakih IVF will host a high-quality annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) symposium from 22nd to 23rd March at Jumeirah Beach Hotel Dubai.

The symposium will host over 1200 medical experts and shed light on the latest advances in"... Continue Reading

March 19, 2019

(AETOS Wire)-- SpeeDx Pty. Ltd. have announced signing new partners Al Zahrawi Medical Supplies LLC for distribution of ResistancePlus® and PlexPCR® tests across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar.

“Al Zahrawi Medical are the leading medical and diagnostic suppliers"... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019

KUWAIT: Minister of Health Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah said Kuwait’s achievements in implementing health cities initiative contributed to approving Yarmouk city as fist healthy city in Kuwait by World Health Organization (WHO), due to compliance with relevant standards. This came in Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah’s speech yesterday during a WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region meeting in Kuwait, and on"... Continue Reading

March 18, 2019

• Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is a rare chronic connective tissue disease
• Pulmonary fibrosis, or fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), is a key driver of mortality in people living with SSc and constitutes a high unmet need1,2
• Improving the lives of people living with pulmonary fibrosis is a key focus for Boehringer Ingelheim

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March 17, 2019

KUWAIT CITY, March 16: A health source expressed surprise and dismay at what has been circulated about the disbursement of expired medicine by the Jahra Hospital although the picture circulated in the social media shows the expiry date of medicine which will expire in June 2019, three months from now, reports Al-Rai daily.

March 17, 2019

NMC, the largest private healthcare provider in the Middle East, was presented with the ‘UAE Deal of the Year’ award for their five-year USD$400m Sukuk transaction at the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2019.

Commenting on the win, Prasanth Manghat CEO of NMC Healthcare, said: “I am very pleased to accept the"... Continue Reading

March 17, 2019

• Reporting revenue of €1.8 billion and operating income of €346 million
• Group sales increased 4.5% compared to 2017 (on a constant currency basis, the growth rate is 6.6%)
• All our products performed well, but to be highlighted are the year-on-year growth of our immunglobulin product portfolio, as well as Nuwiq® and fibryga®

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