Oman-based Al Madina Real Estate signs agreement for public-private partnership healthcare project
Healthcare
UAE University develops tech to fight diabetes epidemic
Groundbreaking technology at United Arab Emirates University is opening new avenues of study in the field of diabetes
Foundation Holdings eyes $540m GCC, India investments
Investment firm announces hire of five new senior executives to help drive expansion plans
‘World’s heaviest woman’ hospitalised in Abu Dhabi
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty suffers from a range of health problems including elephantiasis
Saudi Arabia woos US investors for healthcare services
Gulf kingdom seeks to encourage more foreign investment in health centres, hospitals, says minister
‘World’s heaviest woman’ travels to UAE for hospital treatment
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty will begin a year-long course of physiotherapy at VPS Burjeel hospital in Abu Dhabi
Two Omanis arrested in illegal kidney trade racket
Authorities say the gang was involved in selling organs to clients from the GCC.
Dubai cracks down on sick leave
DHA calls on doctors to stop handing out predated notes to patients
Abu Dhabi hospital set to treat one of world’s heaviest women
Burjeel hospital reportedly to carry out further treatment on Eman Abd El Aty who once weighed in at over 500kg
Qatar 2022
Qatar World Cup workers get nutrition health checks
Up to 1,000 construction workers set to benefit from pilot programme agreed with Weill Cornell Medicine
Dubai healthcare cover move boosts performance of UAE insurers
Underwriting profitability for listed insurers in the UAE has returned in 2016 but is still borderline, says S&P
Qatar healthcare giant issues warning over antibiotics use
Nearly half of antibiotics prescribed by private clinics in Qatar may be unnecessary, says Hamad Medical Corporation
Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala raises $1.5bn ahead of IPIC merger
The merged entity, which will be known as Mubadala Investment Co, will have combined assets of $125 billion
New MERS virus case confirmed in the UAE
Infected person is receiving all the medical care required, says HAAD
Dubai issues first fines for health insurance violations
Dubai Health Authority says it has fined 25 health centres, clinics, insurance brokers and insurance companies
UAE issues warning as students turn to ‘laughing gas’
Ministry of Health sends letter to education authorities as students go online to buy ethyl chloride spray
UAE summit aims to improve Gulf’s healthcare experience
More than 20 industry experts are set to speak at GCC Patient Experience Summit in September
