DUBAI - As construction prices in the Middle East fall, the region’s healthcare sector is not only surviving the global economic crisis, but is thriving, according to the organizers of Hospital Build.
KUWAIT: The GCC Conference on Occupational Welfare concluded yesterday by issuing a number of recommendations, most significant of which concerns the establishment of a regional center for occupational welfare and safety.
ABU DHABI - The National Health Insurance Company, Daman, has started contacting Thiqa members who are due for their first renewal and will grant them a month’s extension free of charge. Daman has also contacted providers to ensure they continue to accept Thiqa cards for another month.
Dubai: Falling construction costs in the Middle East have put the region’s healthcare sector at an advantage, according to organisers of Hospital Build, an exhibition of the healthcare sector.
MUSCAT — In its constant efforts to promote healthy eating habits and to prevent lifestyle diseases, the Ministry of Health has launched the National Food Based Dietary Guidelines (NFBDG) for Omanis at Crowne plaza hotel yesterday. The guide, titled The Omani Healthy Plate and related documents, has been adopted from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) [...]
BEIRUT, May 30, 2009 (AFP) - Three cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in Lebanon, the first in the country, Health Minister Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh announced on Saturday.
BEIRUT, May 29, 2009 (AFP) - Want to indulge in a guilt-free tobacco experience? Then head to Lebanon, a smoker’s paradise where you can work, dine and have your hair styled in a cloud of smoke.
Muscat: Determined to keep H1N1 (swine) flu out of its shores, Oman’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to install thermal scanning machines at all the airports and major border check posts, according to a senior ministry official on Tuesday.
Dubai: The number of Patients with heat-related ailments is increasing, the Rashid Hospital Trauma Centre noted. Doctors expect the number of cases to increase sharply.
Dubai: A clinic opened Thursday at Al Rifa’a police station in a move aimed at bringing healthcare services closer to prisoners.