January 2017

Dubai Health Authority announces that dental department will roll out first phase of 3D technology drive Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

Cases said to include two expats in ‘critical condition’ Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City will feature 732 hospital beds and will become a centre for treatment of trauma and incurable diseases Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

If there is one sector in the GCC with a robust prognosis it is healthcare. As the population soars and governments look to shift responsibility to the private sector, new investment is helping to lift standards. But with steep costs, the industry is not for… Read More »GCC's healthcare prognosis is looking good

Kuwait Projects Company says centre is Gulf’s first to be dedicated to stem cell research and the storage of umbilical cords Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

Dubai Health Authority will extend scheme which helps to speed up care in emergency departments Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

New rules will extend maternity leave to three months fully paid, effective from March 1 Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

More than four million – or 98% – of residents are said to have taken health insurance so far Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

As Egypt’s currency drop has hit the cost of medicine, people are turning to herbal remedies to cure their ailments. Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)

Dubai Health Authority says robot at Rashid Hospital is a first for the UAE in dispensing prescribed medication Source: Arabian Business Industry News (ITP.NET)