UAE residents will require e-permits to import medicines into the country
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DIHAD Foundation, Axios International partner to provide medical supplies globally
The partnership is aimed at improving access to innovative treatment and medicines for low-income communities around the world
acquisition
GHH acquires Al Ittihad Drug Store to become UAE pharma major
Acquisition makes GlobalOne Healthcare Holding one of the largest medical distributors in the UAE
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
Abu Dhabi’s ADIA is said to invest $1 billion in Medline buyout
The biggest sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi will back the takeover of Medline by Blackstone Group Inc., Carlyle Group Inc. and Hellman & Friedman
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UAE, Kuwait send oxygen to India amid second coronavirus wave
The UAE has previously sent oxygen tanks to India, while Saudi Arabia has sent 80 metric tonnes of liquid oxygen
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In pictures: UAE sends emergency medical aid to Lebanon
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has directed the 30 tonnes of emergency medical assistance to Lebanon to help healthcare facilities treat victims of the massive explosions in Beirut.
3D manufacturing
Video: UAE-based Immensa’s 3D printed product reduces Covid-19 transmission by 99%
UAE-based Immensa is 3D printing products using PLACTIVE – an FDA Registered material, that is widely used for the manufacture of medical applications, and contains active copper nano-particle that when in touch with a virus destroys the membrane and the nucleic acids, and makes it dysfunctional within a matter of minutes.
Charitable
Video: Sheikh Mohammed shares a tribute video on Zayed Humanitarian Day
The UAE celebrated the annual Zayed Humanitarian Day on 19th Ramadan, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of the Founder of the country, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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In pictures: UAE sends medical supplies to India to fight Covid-19
UAE sends aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to India to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Video: Tesla shows off ventilator prototype made from car components
Tesla Inc. engineers showed footage of a prototype ventilator the company is trying to make with auto parts amid a shortage of the machines for #coronavirus patients. According to the video on Tesla’s YouTube channel, the design includes a touch screen, computer and control system from a Model 3 electric car. Tesla is taking advantage of components that are familiar, reliable and available, an engineer says in the video.
Automobili Lamborghini
In pictures: Lamborghini starts production of surgical masks and medical shields
Automobili Lamborghini is converting departments of its super sports car production plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese in order to produce surgical masks and protective plexiglass shields. The masks will be donated to the Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna to be used in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
coronavirus
In pictures: UAE sends second batch of medical aid to Iran
The two aid aircraft, which took off from Abu Dhabi on Monday, contained over 32 metric tonnes of supplies, including boxes filled with thousands of pairs of gloves, surgical masks, and protective equipment.
aesthetics
CEO: Evolving the aesthetics industry
As a devotee of best practice, Medica Group CEO Elias Chabtini adopts an innovative medical business model. His vision and skills have forged a new path in the modern face of the medical beauty industry
