Ministry of Health - UAE

UPDATE 1: Crown Prince is first to receive UAE vaccine while Saudi also fights H1N1 virus.

Latest fatality was preganant woman admitted to hospital 10 days ago, according to report.

State-of-the art virology lab to undertake swine flu tests within a maximum 24 hours.

Scheme to vaccinate the country's 630,000 students will be free of charge.

A 39-year-old man Dubai man has been diagnosed with H1N1 virus in Hyderabad.

Some 50,000 pamphlets will be put in seat pockets to educate passengers.

Public education about H1N1 virus comes as Saudi gov't hospitals are placed on full alert.

Total number infected with H1N1 hits 25 in Israel - new cases quaratined in Tel Aviv hospitals.

Indian national with H1N1 passed through Dubai airport on May 12 on way to Hyderbad.  

UPDATE 1: Emergency talks to take place in Qatar on Saturday as global death toll rises.

More than half of responders say they will continue to travel abroad for treatment.

The Ministry of Health is working with the World Health Organisation on the draft law.

The unraveling of the human genome has revealed a unique genetic epidemiology among Arabs.

Project to e-link hospitals, health centres in emirates due for completion in 2011.

EXCLUSIVE: Pay scales setting out minimum and maximum salaries for every group of healthcare worker are to be drawn up by the Ministry of Health (MoH), Medical Times can reveal.

Health chiefs to set out new minimum salaries for every group of health worker.

Nurses are a transient workforce in short supply. Jo Hartley investigates the future of nurse recruitment.

Registration and booking delays are expected at more than one hundred public sector facilities across the Emirates in the next three years, following the move to an electronic patient records system, MT can reveal.

Ministry in talks with pharmaceutical firms over proposed 5-10% cut.

Patient records available via electronic system, to improve access, reduce medication errors.

EXCLUSIVE: Children at 330 schools will undergo tests for obesity, diabetes.

Nurses across the United Arab Emirates are being invited to sign up to the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA) in a bid to strengthen the voice of the profession within the country.

Joanne Bladd reports on the measures the United Arab Emirates is taking to crack down on medication fraud.

In the first of a four-part series looking at the challenges of starting a practice in the Gulf, MED outlines a beginners guide to business planning, licensing and locations.

The GCC's oil-rich states have largely resisted the coup seen in US and European pharmacies.

Day-off for public sector workers to celebrate occasion of Al-isra'a wa Al-miraj (Ascension of the Prophet).

Demand for a process to verify the qualifications of therapists in the UAE has been met with a new partnership between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and spa training school the Cleopatra Beauty Institute (CBI).

Cost of more than 1,000 drugs for chronic and non-chronic diseases will be increased, ministry says.

There is a sneaking suspicion the new National Health Council’s makeup will leave a large portion of healthcare providers feeling neglected.

Dubai ruler establishes powerful health body to improve standards of healthcare, services.

The Ministry of Health has outlined its plans to unify smoking clinis across the UAE.

World No Tobacco Day brought a flurry of anti-smoking activity from the region's health ministries.

The UAE's Ministry of Health has stringent rules on healthcare advertising to protect patients and deter false claims.

The UAE must stop blaming cultural stigma for the country's poor mental health provision, and tackle the issue.

The news that failed medical nurses are being groomed to fill the gap of dental technicians by the UAE's Ministry of Health (MoH) has received a mixed response from its dentists.

Smokers in UAE face price hike under gov't initiative to reduce number of people lighting up, official says.

Sharjah is said to be agitating for a split from the Ministry of Health (MoH), in favour of establishing an independent authority to match those seen in sister emirates Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The UAE's Ministry of Health (MoH) has come under fire for out-of-date vaccination schedules and for failing to communicate with physicians over drug alerts and shortages.

Policing medical advertising in an emerging market might be a difficult task, but the UAE's MoH still has a long way to go.

How to deal with isolated systolic hypertension.

Natural and organic products now represent a global market estimated at US $200 billion yet the Middle East appears to be behind when it comes to this growing trend.

Health organisation warns obesity, diabetes and hypertension are leading to more deaths in UAE.

The Ministry of Health and the Emirates Diabetes Society have teamed up with Promax Middle East to raise awareness in the UAE of the causes of obesity.

Dubai's private sector is an open market and clinics need to decide where they fit in on the price scale. Middle East Dentist takes a look at the perils of practice pricing

A Ministry of Health (MoH) initiative to offer low-cost basic health checks through a local pharmacy chain has received a mixed response from the United Arab Emirate's physicians.

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Health has announced plans to offer alternative medicine in its hospitals.

Setting up a clinic is often the biggest investment of a physician's career, and the first step is sourcing the right location. Medical Times takes a look at some of the key considerations for doctors looking to take the plunge.

Report finds sector among most dynamic of economy and predicts 14% growth over next five years.

Few things in dentistry split clinicians like the topic of introducing fluoridation to the central water supply.

Patients in the UAE are set to pay an average 10% more for medications after the Ministry of Health (MoH) bowed to pressure from local drug agents and announced it would review the current pricing structure for drugs.

Dr.Tasnim Khan discusses the perks and pitfalls of switching to electronic medical records.

Dubai's private sector has slammed accusations by a senior government official that its dentists are slacking on preventive care in favour of higher-priced cosmetic treatments.

Non-nicotine treatment Champix designed to help smokers stay off cigarettes and to avoid relapsing.

Services at Al-Baraha Hospital, Dubai, are set to be revamped under a new public-private partnership tasked with overhauling the facility.

UAE doctors express outrage over tough new advertising regulations, accuse gov't of indirect taxation.

Monika Grzesik looks at the measures being taken by employers and the authorities to safeguard the health of construction workers.

Key performance indicators (KPIs) designed to help Ministry of Health monitor the quality of healthcare services in the country.

Ministry says it will upgrade healthcare facilities and develop rules and regulations governing the sector.

The illegal trade in counterfeit medications and the impact it is having on the industry and the people taking it.

Hospitals or clinics in the UAE must get Ministry approval before launching websites, a government spokesperson has said.

The newly-christened Emirates Health Authority (EHA) will be tasked with halting the tide of staff resignations in Ministry hospitals, and implementing a radical new training system for physicians.

Healthcare facilities in northern emirates face closure as government overhauls country's health services.

Dubai's Ministry of Health has approved over AED100 million worth of medical supplies for UAE hospitals.

The UAE National Media Council has joined the debate on medical advertising. It has issued a warning against misleading medical advertisements, and said that a number of media outlets are violating the law by publishing unlicensed ads.

Few things in the cosmetic surgery industry need a nip and tuck more than its flabby legal structure.

The UAE Ministry of Health has issued an alert to all hospitals, clinics and pharmacies in the country, after a US study linked diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) to an increased risk of myocardial infarction and death.

UAE nurses employed by the Ministry of Health have been informed a proposed pay deal, which would see wages rise to match those paid in neighbouring emirates, is to be delayed for the fourth time in a year.

The success of Dubai's smoking ban will depend on how rigorously it is enforced, argues David Ingham.

The Federal Department of Nursing at the Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that it will be holding nursing examinations on the 7 June 2007, for candidates hoping to register for work in the UAE.

Just how much does it costs to raise a child in the UAE?

Education, research posts and more accountability could prove key factors in overcoming low pay scales when it comes to medical recruitment in the Middle East. Sarah Campbell reports.

The repatriation of corpses represents a unique challenge to the air cargo industry. Vivian Albertyn, partner and founder of Middle East Funeral Services, reveals how the industry helps in an hour of need.