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Emirates SkyCargo receives prestigious pharma award

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has received an industry accolade for global excellence in transporting temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products. The air cargo carrier was the recipient of the DHL Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence (DHL CARE) presented at the 17th Global Life Sciences & Healthcare Conference organized by DHL in Singapore. The award was accepted by Jeffrey Van Haeften, Emirates Vice President, Global Cargo Sales. The DHL CARE awards were inaugurated in 2016 and recognize air cargo…

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Sheikh Khalifa Medical City receives prestigious international accreditation

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, one of SEHA's hospitals, has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the prestigious Joint Commission International, JCI, for the fourth time.The accreditation is a sign of SKMC's commitment to delivering quality care in a safe environment. It highlights SKMC's compliance to international standards. JCI is recognised to be a world leader in the improvement of quality in health care. Joint Commission International's on-site evaluation of SKMC was conducted by a team of international health care…

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QCC verifies accuracy of medical measuring instruments in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), the entity responsible for developing quality infrastructure in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, carried out an inspection drive to verify the accuracy of medical measuring instruments in the markets and healthcare facilities across Abu Dhabi. The drive articulated QCC's ongoing efforts to ensure the metrological compliance of all medical and laboratory measuring devices in close collaboration with the Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD). As part of the drive, 1,168 medical devices and…

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Salama revolutionizes the concept of Electronic Medical Records in the region

In today's world of progression driven by technological advancement and the sheer force that comes with the constantly expanding population, creates a market for improved services and innovation to fulfil the demands of the residents. Dubai has proven to be a central hub in the arena of technology and continues to play a pivotal role in transforming the environment of their residents into a user friendly platform facilitating their everyday needs. One such recent example is the introduction of a…

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Dubai medical tourism industry generated over AED 1.4 billion in 2016

The Dubai medical tourism industry generated more than AED1.4bil­lion for the emirate in 2016. The city received 326,649 medical tourists, representing an increase of 9.5 per cent over the previous year. The most popular areas of treatment for medical tour­ists last year was orthopaedics, dermatology and ophthalmolo­gy. In 2016, the largest market for the emirate was Asian med­ical tourists, who accounted for 37 per cent of visitors. Arab and GCC countries were the second largest market, accounting for 31 per…