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Dubai Science Park
Global health leader NSF opens MENA HQ in Dubai Science Park
The new HQ will serve as a hub for NSF’s operations in the MENA region, supporting its mission to improve human and planetary health
food safety
UAE announces beef pepperoni is now safe to consume: MOCCAE
After initial concerns about potential listeria monocytogenes contamination, MOCCAE collaborated with UAE regulatory authorities to take precautionary steps
monkeypox
WHO launches $135mn global plan to halt mpox outbreaks
The plan focuses on implementing comprehensive surveillance, prevention, readiness and response strategies
Dubai
Dubai Municipality ramps up monitoring of Men’s salons for health and safety
The municipality has announced that the campaign will continue to cover all areas of Dubai, with a target of assessing 2,965 men’s salons
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi shuts down restaurant over hygiene, food safety violations
The authority had previously inspected the restaurant, where multiple food safety violations were found
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi to impose seven kinds of penalties against food safety violators
From warning notices to permanent closure, new resolution gives ADAFSA powers to inspect and monitor that set standards are followed
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi retains its position as the world’s most pandemic-resilient city
Deep Knowledge Analytics report examines a total of 100 cities from around the world and named the UAE capital as No.1 based on six metrics
health and safety
Saudi Arabia reports first case of Monkeypox
The Saudi ministry of health said it identified persons those who have been in contact with the infected person, yet none of them showed symptoms
alternative nicotine products
Transforming for A Better Tomorrow™
Making Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) a reality has never been more crucial. Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer, BAT, sits down with Arabian Business to discuss how THR is at the core of his company’s business strategy
Abu Dhabi Department of Health
High cholesterol raises risk of cardiovascular disease in the UAE
Mohammed Ezz Eldin, President and Head of Gulf Cluster at Novartis, and Dr. Wael Al Mahmeed, Consultant Cardiologist and Board Member, Emirates Cardiac Society – discuss effective prevention, early intervention, and care management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company
UAE hospital launches point-of-care tool to highlight dangers of over-prescription of antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance – often caused by over-prescription of antibiotics – transforms illnesses that are characteristically simple to treat into more complex cases
air pollution
Time to stop unnecessary deaths from air pollution
We need to see more public/private sector advocacy efforts and work together to reduce air pollution, not only in our own backyards, but globally
AB In Focus
AB Talks: Why digital transformation is healthy for Abu Dhabi
In an exclusive interview with Arabian Business, Atif Albraiki, CEO of Malaffi, explains how better use of AI and data are benefitting public health in the UAE capital, coronavirus challenges, and what’s on the horizon for healthtech
coronavirus
Video: Coronavirus tests are key to stop the pandemic – how do they work? and how can you get one?
Testing is fundamental to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. It is, in fact, the most important task in disease control: it allows to separate the sick from the healthy people.
coronavirus
Video: MBRU findings show saliva testing effective in Covid-19 detection, says professor
Dr. Hanan Alsuwaidi from the Mohammed Bin Rashid University discusses the latest research findings that shows how saliva testing could be a less invasive and cost-efficient alternative to the nasal swab in detecting the coronavirus.
coronavirus
Video: Why India is struggling to cope with coronavirus
The FT looks at how the coronavirus spread from India’s biggest cities to rural areas and why the country is finding it harder than its peers to bounce back from the pandemic.