UAE has the ‘infrastructure layer’ foundation in place for a tech-enabled ecosystem, but must now further develop the ‘application layer’
healthcare services
Dubai
Dubai’s foray into healthcare excellence, and what we must do to safeguard it
With such a solid foundation already, there are two areas in which we must continue to focus: upskilling talent and innovation
Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP
NMC Health exits KSA joint venture with the sale of its 53 percent stake in Saudi Medical Care Group
With the sale of its majority stake in SMCG, NMC has now divested all its non-core international assets, the company confirmed
Alf Healthcare
Saudi’s The Red Sea Development Company awards major operations contract for Coastal Village Hospital
The hospital will offer primary and secondary care to residents of the Coastal Village and later to visitors of The Red Sea Project, including emergency care, family medicine, radiology, clinical support, women’s health, and pharmacy services.
healthcare innovation
How digital innovations are transforming UAE’s healthcare sector
From systems to access patients’ data or manage coronavirus cases, technology has allowed for the ‘breaking of silos between healthcare providers,’ said the director of Digital Health Department at Ministry of Health and Prevention
Book a doctor online
Saudi-based healthtech start-up completes $4m funding round
Cura has revealed the funds will be used to improve the patient journey and introduce further services for both individual users and partnering clients
Clinicy
Saudi healthtech Clinicy secures ‘seven-figure’ funding round
Led by Riyadh-headquartered private equity firm Mad’a Investment Company, the round is the largest pre-series A investment in the kingdom’s healthtech sector this year, according to the company
healthcare services
How the pandemic has impacted young people’s mental health
Adolescence is a phase where young people learn autonomy and develop their own identities, but Covid-19 has deprived young people of many standard experiences that they typically go through as they develop
healthcare providers
Five ways hospitals can learn from the hospitality industry
The hotel industry has been making customers feel comfortable for centuries, Noelle Homsy explores what, amid a rise in medical tourism, hospitals can adapt from the hospitality sector
academic research
In pictures: Sheikh Hamdan tours Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
The Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) is one of the prime examples of establishments in our country that provide a high quality of education.
3D printing
Video: The future of healthcare technology: Are there going to be no hospitals in the future?
Today hospitals are places where people go to for the diagnosis and treatment of their ills.
Book a doctor online
Video: Is telemedicine the future of healthcare?
The coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals, physicians and the medical community.
Abu Dhabi Crown prince
In pictures: Abu Dhabi opens Al Razeen coronavirus field hospital
The hospital covers an area of 46,500 square feet, and has been constructed using state-of-the-art technology in all units and facilities, including safety floorings, as per industry safety standards for preventative medicine.
coronavirus
Video: What happens to insurance policies in the face of a pandemic?
New day, new development. We heard yesterday that the UAE National Sterilisation Programme has been extended to run 24 hours a day in Dubai for the next two weeks. While trams and metro will be closed during this duration, union Cooperative outlets, supermarkets, pharmacies and food and medicine deliveries will be allowed to operate.
Alisha Moopen
Dubai healthcare operator eyes high-tech ways to improve mental health services
Aster DM Healthcare set up an innovation lab earlier this year to spur the next big changes in the healthcare sector
Capital Market Authority
Saudi CMA approves Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group IPO
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group plans to offer 52.5 million shares, representing 15 percent of its share capital
Alisha Moopen
“All of us are doing sickcare. When are we going to do healthcare?” – Dr Azad and Alisha Moopen
In their first joint interview, Dr Azad Moopen, a pioneer of the GCC’s healthcare sector, and his daughter Alisha, the newly appointed deputy managing director at Aster DM Healthcare, outline their ambitious plans for the future