Gulf Biotic facility will produce 26m insulin units annually when it opens in two years
Healthcare
UAE approves 126 drugs for cancer, diabetes treatment
Ministry of Health also called for a clampdown on unsupervised steroid use in Gulf state
Qatar pledges to invest US$1.25bn in Jordan
Cash is part of a US$5bn five-year GCC funding programme for energy, health, transport
Dead Libyan activist ranked 5th in list of world’s most powerful Arabs
Mohammed Nabbous was killed in Benghazi by pro-Gaddafi forces last year
2012 Arab Power 500: How we did it
Putting together a list of the world’s most powerful Arabs is a complex task
Saudi’s Crown Prince Nayef in good health – paper
Crown Prince expected to return to KSA “soon” after having medical tests abroad
MSD launches Ramadan app for diabetics
App will allow Muslim diabetics to control blood sugar while fasting during holy month
Saudi to fund $40m nurses college in Sri Lanka
Gulf kingdom to pay for construction of training facilities under joint venture agreement
Dubai holds talks to grow medical tourism
Health chief says sector is expected to generate AED6.1bn revenues by end of 2012
Qatar proposes putting nationals 1st for healthcare
Plan would mean Qataris given preferential treatment over expats in treatment
Saudi Crown Prince flies abroad for medical tests
Crown Prince Nayef leaves kingdom for holiday and medical tests – official news agency
Qatar exports technology for UK’s NHS
Qatar Science & Technology Park inks deal to sell health monitoring system
UAE gov’t ends beef with British imports
Authorities in Gulf state lift ban on import of British beef products with immediate effect
UAE funds new premature baby unit in US hospital
UAE donates $5m to finance vital healthcare facilities at hospital in Joplin, Missouri
Qatar to combat illegal drug use in sport
First anti-doping lab in Gulf set to open in Qatari capital Doha in October
NMC Health revenues up 18.4% for 2012 so far
UAE-based healthcare firm recently raised US$187m through London IPO
Dubai’s ‘Sooty’ becomes first ever beauty camel clone
Cloned creature latest of several animals to be produced at UAE laboratory