NMC, the largest private healthcare provider in the Middle East, was presented with the ‘UAE Deal of the Year’ award for their five-year USD$400m Sukuk transaction at the Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2019. Commenting on the win, Prasanth Manghat CEO of NMC Healthcare, said: “I am very pleased to accept the UAE Deal of […]
Surgeons at Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest most trusted multi-specialty chain of hospitals performed a rare surgery removing a cricket ball sized Desmoplastic Fibroma tumor from a 19 year old male patient’s ankle from Bangladesh. Instead of amputating the leg, the team comprising orthopedic, vascular and plastic surgeons saved the limb. Desmoplastic fibroma is a rare […]
Aster Hospitals has launched an awareness and screening initiative to promote prevention of chronic kidney disease (CKD) through education, awareness and early diagnosis. 50 million people worldwide are now estimated to have kidney diseases from various causes. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) causes at least 2.4 million deaths per year and is now the sixth fastest […]
Prime recently announced the opening of a modern, multi-specialty family clinic in Al Safa. Keeping in pace with the evolving healthcare needs of patients of all ages, the newly opened medical center will enable access to an array of medical specialists and will offer personalized healthcare to the residents of Al Wasl Road, Al Safa, […]
In the presence of dignitaries from the Ministry of Health and Dubai Health Authority, Zulekha Healthcare Group has today launched its fourth annual ‘Screen and Survive’ colorectal cancer (CRC) campaign. The initiative aims to raise the awareness of the disease by offering free preventative screenings to the public between March 4th and May 3rd 2019 in order […]
Aster Pharmacy, a leading regional pharmacy retail chain in the UAE, has received the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business Innovation Award under the Trade category for innovative practices undertaken in the healthcare retail sector. The second cycle of the MRM Business Innovation Awards was held on February 26, 2019 in Dubai to honor […]
ZAJEL, the leading national courier company in the UAE, has signed a cooperation agreement with Zulekha Hospital Dubai to deliver medicines to the patients and clients dealing with the Hospital. The agreement was signed by Ms Khawla Kabanji, CEO of ZAJEL, and Dr Zia Ur Rahman Shah, Director of Zulekha Hospital. The deal aims to […]
King’s College Hospital London in Dubai has opened its doors, both for outpatients and inpatients. The impressive 100-bed facility has already welcomed numerous patients and begun surgical operations, including general surgery and paediatric orthopaedic cases. Located at the heart of Dubai Hills, the hospital cost 200-million-dollars and took one-and-a-half years to build. King’s College Hospital […]
A new non-invasive treatment dubbed “Surgery in a Pill” could help improve the quality of life for many Type 2 diabetic patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the wider region. The most recent statistics for the UAE show obesity affected 34.5% in 2016[1] and an estimated 1 million people (17.3% of the population […]
Meraas has announced the official opening of Beverly Hills Sunset Surgery Center International (BHSSCI), to bring to the UAE some of the world’s most celebrated names and faces in comprehensive plastic and aesthetic surgery. Located at Valiant Clinic, Meraas’ premium multi-specialty clinic in City Walk, BHSSCI aims to welcome sophisticated and trend-focused individuals in the […]
