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…
Month: August 2017
UAE Ministry of Health & Prevention partners with JAFZA to develop pharmaceutical sector
The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Jafza, a DP World company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector in the country. The MoU was signed at Jafza head office by Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Under Secretary of Public Health and Licensing Policy at the Ministry of Health and Protection and Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO Jafza and Senior Vice President and General Manager of DP World, UAE Region.…
Abbott broadens product offerings in coagulation
Abbott announced that the Sekisui CP3000 coagulation system, a fully automated analyzer that tests bleeding and clotting function in blood, is now available in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Abbott is the exclusive global distributor of the CP3000 coagulation system in the U.S.1,2, Europe and other countries that recognize CE Mark and has non-exclusive distribution rights with Sekisui in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Macau. “The launch of the CP3000 coagulation system is an important milestone in our…