Health

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has been given a top award for its quality of nursing. The hospital was awarded the Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre. Magnet is granted to exceptional healthcare organisations that meet strict criteria. “We are so proud of this achievement for our nurses,” said …

Obesity is today a global problem that is fast assuming epidemic proportions. According to the World Health Organisation, “Obesity represents a rapidly growing threat to the health of populations in an increasing number of countries. Indeed, they are now so common that they are replacing more traditional problems such as …

 The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, DoH, the healthcare sector regulator in the emirate, and Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie, VIB, a Belgian-based life sciences research institute, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to enhance mutual cooperation in healthcare research. The MoU was signed by Mashaal Al Hameli, Director …

H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has highlighted the UAE leadership’s commitment to providing optimal health and prenatal care to women in the country. In a speech marking …

 To make polio eradication a reality, an additional US$3.27 billion in support is needed, said an official from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Jay Wenger, Director of the Polio Eradication Programme at the Gates Foundation, said that it is vital that the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, GPEI, receives renewed …

The minimum price for a pack of 20 cigarettes in the UAE will be set at Dh8 from December 1, the Federal Tax Authority announced. In a move that could help put an end to low quality tobacco products being sold in the country, the authority has called on all …

Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory, DHCR, the regulator of Dubai Healthcare City, DHCC, today announced a general aesthetic medicine license allowing General Practitioners, GPs, with the requisite experience and training to conduct minimally invasive and non-invasive cosmetic procedures in the free zone. License-holders will be allowed to carry out …

A local regional and international faculty of multi-disciplinary experts gathered today in Abu Dhabi for the UAE Obesity Conference, UOC, 2019, to discuss and share latest trends in treatment and management of obesity under the theme “It’s time to act upon obesity”. Mubadala Healthcare, the event organiser, said the focus …

Emiratis and residents in Abu Dhabi can receive flu vaccinations at home this season, as part of a robust campaign to encourage widespread immunisation. The emirate’s Department of Health, public health centre and ambulatory health services has been promoting the new Home Flu Vaccination service on social media and is …

When Aryam Ahmed saw a construction worker pass out from the heat in the street, she decided she wanted to solve the problem. The Emirati engineering student spent the next two years developing a suit which would keep outdoor workers cool – and is now set to pitch her fledgling …