Healthcare tech startup MedIQ will expand into Qatar and neighboring GCC markets following a $6 million investment led by Rasmal Ventures and Joa Capital
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AB Majlis podcast: How Estonia turned empty pockets into the world’s greatest digital health success story
Estonian health minister Riina Sikuut on luck, innovation, and the future of patient care
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Saudi Arabia welcomes G20’s move to launch global digital health initiative
The initiative was launched at G20 health ministers meeting on Saturday in India, in cooperation with the World Health Organization
Abu Dhabi Life Science Hub
Abu Dhabi department of health latest to join metaverse
It launched the Abu Dhabi life science hub in the virtual world, a home to the department’s virtual headquarters in the metaverse
Aster DM Healthcare
Outlook 2023: New digital tools will continue to shape the future of care delivery methods in healthcare
Healthcare providers are planning to invest in technologies including digital health, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, as well as tools to support clinical staff and caregivers over the next five years
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UAE’s digital healthcare platform processes over 4 million insurance claims worth AED1.2bn in eight months
The e-claims post office is accessible to more than 6,000 doctors, 40 paying agents, and 1,000 health care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and health care centres
Blazma
Saudi healthtech startup Blazma scripts aggressive MENA entry plans to tap rising digital healthcare market
The startup, which operates a platform connecting medical testing laboratories, healthcare chains and patients, also plans to launch a fundraising plan in two months to finance its growth plans
Diagnostic healthcare
Saudi healthcare diagnostic market to reach $23 billion by 2027: Report
The kingdom is expected to invest $66 billion in healthcare infrastructure in the next seven years, as part of its Vision 2030 plan
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Riyadh to host this year’s Global Health Exhibition on October 9 to 11
More than 250 companies from 30 countries are expected to participate in the three-day event, which will have the theme – ‘Transformation in the health sector’
3M Middle East & Africa
UAE residents say inclusive healthcare should be top priority in next five years: Survey
The survey, which surveyed 1,000 residents in the UAE, also showed 54 percent of respondents think that vaccine research and development should be the priority in terms of healthcare advances
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UAE to be the launch pad for Indian startup ShopDoc’s first global metaverse primary clinic project for schools
The project will be piloted across 100 select schools in the UAE in the initial phase
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi automates patient experience at hospitals
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), in collaboration with SEDCO and Emitac, has installed self-service kiosks and patient flow management system in 40 departments including outpatient clinics, labs, radiology centres, and pharmacies
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Abu Dhabi’s SEHA, Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare to collaborate, promote regional research
Maccabi company KSM will support SEHA in sharing research and knowledge on epidemiological, diagnostic and interventional studies
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Adopting digital health to unlock $10b billion in Middle East, report says
A recent McKinsey study found that the healthcare industry was in the bottom three of 20 sectors in digital advancement globally
Abu Dhabi
Mubadala backs Proximie’s aim to ‘digitise operating rooms,’ as healthtech investments continue to grow
UK-based Proximie closed its Series C round, raising around $80 million
Alisha Moopen
AB in Focus: Affordable, accessible medical care is the ‘magic’ that people need, Aster’s Alisha Moopen says
The deputy managing director of Aster DM Healthcare shares insights on medical tourism, the firm’s expansion plans, the impact of Covid, and the need to keep ‘people first’ while focusing on digital healthcare
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Video: How Covid impacted digital health in the UAE
From teleconsultations to ordering medications online, the pandemic accelerated the technology transition in healthcare, said a Aster DM Healthcare CEO