Month: March 2023
NEWS & UPDATES

Dr. Moopen’s Family increases 4% stake in Aster DM Healthcare buying shares for Rs 460 Crore (Dh 207 million)

The promoters of Aster DM Healthcare have increased their shareholding in the India listed company by 4% from 37.88% to 41.88%, after acquiring additional stake from one of the large private equity investors at an additional investment of Rs 460 Crore (Dh. 207 million). Speaking on the increase in stake, Dr. Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman […]

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Mylab Discovery Solutions and AstraGene LLC ink partnership to develop molecular diagnostics in the UAE and Kuwait

Mylab Discovery Solutions, a leading biotech company in India today announced an exclusive strategic partnership with AstraGene LLC, UAE’s first Molecular Diagnostics Manufacturing company, for developing automated molecular diagnostics for the UAE and Kuwait markets. Under the agreement, Mylab and AstraGene will co-develop molecular diagnostic solutions including reagents and kits as well as fully-automated devices. […]

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Leading US Healthcare Group CommonSpirit acquires equity stake in the UAE’s Arabian Healthcare Group

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Dignity Health International (DHI), the international arm of CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the United States, is furthering its relationship with RAK Hospital, the flagship multispecialty hospital of the Arabian Healthcare Group (AHG), by acquiring a strategic minority equity stake, further strengthening its existing relationship with AHG, […]

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RAK Hospital signs a Clinical Collaboration agreement with Apollo Hospitals Group India

Partnership will cover training, telemedicine services, academics, and laboratory referral services UAE patients to get direct access to Apollo’s expert medical team without travelling outside UAE Dubai, UAE: RAK Hospital, UAE’s premier hospital enters into a clinical collaboration agreement with Apollo Hospitals Group, the largest healthcare provider in Afro-Asia. The partnership will cover training, telemedicine […]

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Cancer in Egypt – How it is being fought – Lessons for the Developing World

Demographics Roughly a million square kilometers in size, Egypt is a country that extends from Asia (the Sinai Peninsula) to across northeast Africa. Administratively, it consists of 27 governates. It is the 14th most populous nation in the World with just over a 102 million people (around 1.3% of the World’s population). 52% of its […]

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Dubai Business Park South

Business parks are places where a specific plot of land has been set aside for locating groups of office buildings. Usually located in suburban areas or barren areas so that cost of land is minimal they are often situated with connectivity in mind – near trunk roads and with access to public transport such as […]

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Vision 2030 and healthcare in the Middle East & North Africa

Twenty nations make up a group of countries tagged as MENA. These are:  Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, W.B & Gaza and Yemen in alphabetical order. Their combined population is close to 500 million – in other words one […]

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New UAE Visa system will benefit healthcare professionals

With the view of attracting talented and resourceful outsiders to live, work, and invest in UAE, the UAE cabinet had approved fresh executive regulations for the Federal Decree-Law on Entry and Residence of Foreigners. Now called the Advanced Visa System, this came into effect on October 3, 2022 when it was announced by the Federal Authority […]

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EXPERT VIEWS

Blockchain & AI in Healthcare Will this spell the end of doctors?

The stage is set for the incorporation of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence or AI into healthcare. This has aroused great curiosity in the medical community, and many of its members continue to be puzzled about what they actually are; how they relate to each other; and what does it imply for the future.  Blockchain Blockchain […]

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Top Hospitals in the UAE

Currently, of the 161 hospitals in the seven Emirates, 104 belong to the private sector while 57 are Government run. MOHAP is the acronym for the Ministry of Health and Prevention (of disease) and functions as regulator, overseer and visionary of healthcare in UAE. MOHAP sets high standards and accreditation by it is at par […]

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