May 202012
From hearing people compliment your new bundle of joy to witnessing your child’s first words, giggles and steps, there’s so many things to make women smile in the first year of the motherhood.
One thing that’s unlikely to cheer you up during a day of nappy-changing, feeding and screaming, is reading headlines about how your choice to prioritise your new arrival over shedding your baby weight makes you a disgrace to your country.
But that’s just what Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai Read more [...]
May 202012
WAM Berlin, 19th May 2012 (WAM) : An elite cooperation agreement was signed between VIVANTES Berlin and the Emarati Index Global Healthcare and International Alliance based in Dubai. The agreement was signed by Dr. Manfred Rompf, CEO of VIVANTES International, Berlin and Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Chairman of Index Global Healthcare and International Alliance, in the presence of representatives from the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Ahmed Al Hameli, Second Secretary, Head of Political Read more [...]
May 202012
DUBAI: More measures need to be implemented to control infection in hospitals and other health facilities in the UAE to ensure patient safety, according to an expert. Rasha Mokadem, senior specialist at skin and wound care division of 3M Healthcare in Dubai, indicated that the standards should be raised to best global practices by adopting international perspectives in infection prevention. According to Mokadem, “The Read more [...]
Arab Health Spring: The Need to Curtail Costs
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May 182012
Challenge of treating more people with dwindling resources to be addressed at Hospital Build Infrastructure Middle East 2012Dubai, UAE: The way the healthcare industry accounts for its rising costs is a topic that has received much interest on a global scale. The USA today spends 17-19% of its GDP on healthcare while most countries in the OECD spend 8-9% and the GCC spend 3-4%. In the US, the government sponsored Medicaid and Medicare payment systems are projected to bankrupt the US fiscal system Read more [...]
Adopt homoeopathy in mental health care
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May 182012
Dubai: A psychiatrist called upon the mental healthcare community to adopt homoeopathy as a tool to treat disorders, and move away from conventional medicine that can have severe side effects.
Speaking at the second conference on Integrative Medicine Conference on Thursday, organised by Dubai Healthcare City Authority's Centre for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ), Dr Vengalis Zafeiriou highlighted the benefits of integrating homoeopathy Read more [...]
May 182012
DUBAI: Over 71 per cent of hospitals and 63 per cent of medical laboratories operating in Dubai’s public and private sectors are internationally accredited, says Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive council, felicitated on Wednesday a total of 27 hospitals, health centres and laboratories for achieving the international Read more [...]
May 172012
By now, most American women in finance have read the headlines about their female counterparts in the Middle East -- the trailblazers who are making great strides despite the many challenges that still exist in the region.
In Dubai alone, there is Huda Ali Redha Al-Lawati, a principal at Abraaj Capital, the region's largest private equity firm, and Hoda Abou-Jamra, a founding partner of a $40 million health care fund.
These names represent just a few of the women who are breaking down barriers Read more [...]
Drive to raise awareness on causes of hypertension
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May 172012
Dubai: The Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS) has launched a programme to raise awareness on the factors contributing to high blood pressure and encourage members of the public to undergo screenings to diagnose hypertension early on.
The launch coincides with World Hypertension Day today. It is the first interactive module-based approach to target cardiovascular disease management in the UAE titled ‘Love Your Heart Healthy'.
It Read more [...]
27 entities felicitated in Dubai ceremony
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May 172012
Dubai: Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, congratulated 27 health care entities that have achieved international accreditations during a ceremony on Wednesday.
The international accreditations included the Joint Commission International, Canada Accreditation and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).
Qadi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director-General of Read more [...]
May 152012
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Tue May 15, 2012 5:28am EDT
DUBAI May 15 (Reuters) - Standard Poor's withdrew its
credit rating on DP World after the ports operator
objected to the way the agency assessed its financial health.
SP said it pulled the ratings at DP World's request. The
company, a profitable part of indebted conglomerate Dubai World
, is rated investment grade by Moody's and Fitch.The world's third biggest ports operator was rated 'BB/B'
with a stable outlook by Read more [...]
Arab Health Spring: The Need to Curtail Costs
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May 152012
(MENAFN Press) Dubai, UAE: The way the healthcare industry accounts for its rising costs is a topic that has received much interest on a global scale. The USA today spends 17-19% of its GDP on healthcare while most countries in the OECD spend 8-9% and the GCC spend 3-4%. In the US, the government sponsored Medicaid and Medicare payment systems are projected to bankrupt the US fiscal system within the next 25-30 years. As the world population swells to just over seven billion, emerging economies along Read more [...]
May 152012
Dubai NMC Health Plc, a leading integrated healthcare provider operating across the UAE, reported an 18.4 per cent increase in its revenue to $166.4 million during the first four months of the current year, up from $140.4 million reported for the corresponding period last year.
Revenue in the healthcare division increased 22.3 per cent to $84.1 million on a year on year basis, reflecting an increase in occupancy levels and outpatients in all Read more [...]
UAE- Building a healthy mind, body
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May 142012
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) It was a coronary-artery bypass surgery that prompted Tony D'Silva to turn his life around and start taking care of his health. That was six years ago.On Friday, the 69-year-old was on stage at Dubai's first ever Yogathon in Za'abeel Park, sweating bullets, but grateful for the practice of yoga. "It has given me a second chance at life and that's why I'm highly thankful to it."D'Silva was one among the roughly 1,500 people who took part in the event. Along with Dubai residents, Read more [...]
Dubai Sports World’s multi-discipline fun route to good health kicks off in June
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May 142012
DUBAI: The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will organise for the second year in a row the “Dubai Sports World 2012” from June 8-Aug. 31, in partnership with Dubai Sports Council (DSC) and Dubai Events and Promotion Establishment (DEPE), and supported by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).With a capacity to host tens of thousands of sporting enthusiasts, the event will open 7 days a week, from 8am to midnight, Read more [...]
Insurance cover sought for diabetes surgery
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May 142012
Dubai: The first approved surgery to cure diabetes in the UAE raises the question of affordability given that the current health insurance policies do not cover the surgery cost which could be in excess of Dh70,000.
The International Modern Hospital is the only hospital to have approval from the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to perform this surgery. Depending on the type of patient — obese and non-obese — various surgical options are evaluated.
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