DOHA: Focusing on parents of children with special needs, the Occupational Therapy Department (OTD) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) conducted a Down’s Syndrome Awareness Workshop, recently. The one-day event, which attracted approximately…
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Prince Alwaleed contributes SR500,000 for breast cancer campaign
RIYADH: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of the board of trustees of the Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation, has donated SR500,000 for the second phase of a breast cancer awareness campaign in the…
SCH Receives 300,000 H1N1 Vaccine Doses
Doha, January 03 (QNA) – The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has said that it received 300,000 swine flu vaccine doses from the French Health Ministry. SCH’s Director of Public Health Dr….
HMC doctors find best treatment for male infertility
DOHA: Microsurgery is found to be the best procedure to treat infertility in men according to doctors at the Hamad Medical corporation. The Urology Depart at HMC is using some of the…
Wilmer Institute join hands with Saudi Eye hospital.
RIYADH: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh and the Wilmer Ophthalmologic Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore have joined hands to develop new procedures and new treatments for eye…
Abdullah praises Al-Rabeeah, team for achievements in transplantation.
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has commended Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and his medical staff at the King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam on Friday for their…
Qatar Study Shows High No’s of Medical Prescription Errors in Country
DOHA: Highlighting the role of pharmacists in ensuring proper medical treatment, a recent study has revealed that pharmacists at primary healthcare centres in Qatar detected at least 890 prescription errors over a…
Budget Allocation Will Boost Health Services In Saudi
RIYADH: The budget presented by Custodian of the Two Mosques King Adbullah will help the Ministry of Health provide improved and integrated health services in the Kingdom, according to Health Minister Dr….
Gulf Ministers Discuss Pressing Health Concerns in Region
RIYADH: Some urgent health issues affecting Gulf Nationals and Residents including the status of pandemic swine flu and the need for emergency medical services topped the agenda of the meeting of the…
Private cord blood and stem cell banking in Qatar by January
DOHA: Local Newspaer Peninsula has reported that the much awaited national stem-cell banking system in Qatar will become a reality by the end of January 2010, when Virgin Health Bank QSTP (VHB)…
UAE to Support Culturally Appropriate Midwifery Care
14th December 2009 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: According to a report from the Hammamet forum, held in Tunisia November 2006, evidence shows that the health and well-being of mothers and their babies…
Case study on severe obesity and the use of gastric bands during pregnancy
Abu Dhabi, 9th Dec. 2009 — Bariatric surgery is used to treat morbid obesity. A common treatment is gastric banding where a constricting device is tied around the stomach to regulate food…
Two full-scale operating theatres to be erected at Arab Health 2010
The Middle East is becoming the “centre of the world” for specialised healthcare companies seeking a share of the region’s new hospital construction market, according to a leading industry player. “The trend…
GCC Countries Health Co-operation Started 3 Decades Ago
9th December 2009 KUWAIT, Health Co-operation among member states of the GCC The Gulf Co-operation Council, started more than three decades ago, the assistant under-secretary of public health Kuwait Dr. Youssef Al-Nesif…
Cryo-Save Arabia Becomes Middle East’s First Accredited Cord Blood Bank
Dubai-UAE: 23 November, 2009 – Cryo-Save Arabia, the region’s leading provider of umbilical cord blood stem cell processing and storage company, today announced it has become the region’s first Cord Blood Stem…