Health

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has unveiled the ”Visiting Consultants Programme for the month of December 2019”. An elite group of more than 26 consultants from seven renowned American hospitals, six European, four Arab, three Asian, will visit ten hospitals that operate under the umbrella of ministry to …

Two-day summit organised by Mayo Clinic will discuss impact of social media in healthcare The first Middle East Healthcare Social Media Summit, focused on discussing the impact of social media in healthcare, is set to kick off on Monday. The two-day summit, organised by Mayo Clinic in collaboration with The …

The United Arab Emirates’ rate of post-mortem organ donation is 3.7, exceeding the global rate of 3.5, according to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA. Today, the UAE is one of only two countries in the region that provides organ donation and transplantation, alongside Saudi Arabia. Since the UAE organ …

Cancer treatments can save lives, but they also often cause a range of side effects. A recent patient survey in the United States has revealed how people feel about these effects and the information gaps that currently exist. About one-third of people in the U.S. will develop cancer, according to …

In the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, the ERC and the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to strengthen their medical, humanitarian and social partnerships. The …

Researchers from Duke University in the US, have created a new cancer-detecting tool, which uses tiny circuits made up of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface. According to the study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team fashioned the …

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, represented by the Health Statistics and Research Centre, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with British University in Dubai, BUiD, to expand cooperation in conducting research in health statistics, exchanging experiences and research in the health and data fields, and developing a …

In a new medical milestone in the Middle East, the Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, revealed that the medical team at Al-Kuwait Hospital, Dubai, has successfully performed two surgeries using advanced surgical robot technology. The first operation was for a patient with malignant cells in the larynx, while the …

Millions of people die of infectious diseases every year in several poor countries where cost of medical treatment is very high, and that reveals the role of income inequality in such preventable deaths, an Emirati expert said. “In several countries, out of pocket expense of medical treatment is very high …

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, today reaffirmed their cooperation towards the improvement of the health and wellbeing of communities in need. The intention …