JEDDAH — A comprehensive healthcare plan will be in place at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah for millions of pilgrims coming during the holy month of Ramadan, according…
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Pharmaceutical firm to build plant at KAEC
Emaar the Economic City (EEC) has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company Sanofi-aventis, for the company to build a manufacturing facility at the King Abdulla Economic City (KAEC) in KSA. The Tadawul-listed…
Medical device industry in Saudi Arabia to grow around 12 per cent
The medical device industry is one of the largest segments of the healthcare industry in Saudi Arabia and has been showing noteworthy growth in current years, according to the latest RNCOS research…
Drug firms are paying doctors for marketing The medical committee Riyadh Chamber of commerce
RIYADH: The medical committee at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has slammed pharmaceutical companies that market their products by paying illegal commission to doctors and urged the authorities to curb…
Saudi Arabia More health-care facilities for the elderly planned
JEDDAH: With a burgeoning elderly population, the Kingdom has launched a five-year strategy that will lead to elderly people being offered improved health-care services. Recent years have seen a growth in the…
Saudi Health official warns of dengue outbreak
JEDDAH: Nuha Dashash, assistant director of health affairs for primary health care in Jeddah, asked all Jeddah residents not to give the dengue fever virus an opportunity to multiply by allowing standing…
Banaja Pharmaceuticals and Qatar Pharma Sign First Saudi-Qatari Agreement for Healthcare Cooperation
Doha, 31st May 2010: BanajaBanajaSaudi Import Company Banaja Saudi Import Company, has recently signed an agreement with Qatar Infusions Factory (Qatar PharmaPharma). In the agreement Banaja Saudi Import Company will distribute Qatar…
Diabetes drug Avandia to be available in Saudi market
RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is to clear the sale and use of GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia in Saud Arabia shortly. “There is no scientific basis to ban Avandia…
The Medical Device Market: Saudi Arabia – new market report published
Our in-depth medical device market reports are ideal for executives wanting to understand the key drivers in medical markets and have access to a wealth of statistical data. Each report opens with…
Stay hydrated in the summer heat of ME
Article By Syeda Amtul courtesy Saudi Gazette As summer has already arrived in Saudi Arabia, the soaring temperatures bring with them the possibility to become dehydrated. Water – as the most essential…
Saudi Arabia Kidney patients to be treated in small towns, villages
RIYADH: Riyadh Gov. Prince Salman launched a campaign on Monday to create awareness among people on the hazards of renal diseases and to raise funds for the Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable…
Saudi Arabia – Dr. Erfan says doctors are not guilty of malpractice in patient’s death case
JEDDAH: The director general of Dr. Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital in Jeddah has denied nine doctors at his hospital have been found guilty of malpractice in the case of a dentist,…
Government Spending to Drive Saudi Healthcare Market
May 14, 2010 – Saudi Arabia represents one of the most lucrative healthcare markets in the world. The kingdom’s healthcare market has recorded steady growth over the past few years. And the…
HCAC signs MOU with Teeba Care
HCAC, the Health Care Accreditation Council based in Amman, signed last week an agreement with Teeba Care which is a healthcare provider company associated with the ministry of health in Saudi Arabia….
Singapore companies contribute to development of healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, 24 April, Saturday International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, an agency under the Ministry of Trade & Industry, organised a roundtable involving a delegation of Singapore healthcare companies in Riyadh today. Hosted by…