Month: December 2018

Medical tourism to Turkey from Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) significantly increased since the beginning of 2018 as Turkey's international reputation as a high-quality medical services provider to global patients, it was revealed. Over the years Turkey has established a reputation and developed the necessary infrastructure required to become a leading global player in the healthcare services industry. The country's close cultural and religious ties with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have therefore made Turkey especially…

Global phar maceutical firm LEO Pharma, in collaboration with Dubai Health Authority (DHA), successfully set a Guinness World Record® for the world's “largest awareness ribbon”. Held in Dubai, in the presence of Dr. Anwar Al Hammadi, Head of Dermatology Department, DHA, the attempt was made to raise awareness and provide knowledge about psoriasis. To achieve this record, a large fabric was custom made to match the colours of the awareness ribbon - orange and orchid, and in terms of dimensions,…

Mundipharma has signed a new agreement with Moberg Pharma, a specialist in topical treatments for nail and skin diseases, to commercialize its consumer healthcare product for the treatment of nail diseases in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Moberg Pharma is one of the leading players in the treatment of nail diseases. Moberg Pharma is promoting its brands in the US and UK as well through distributors across more than 30 countries. Under the agreement Mundipharma will license and introduce…

Citizens in the UAE are gripped to the Dubai Fitness Challenge, and there couldn't have been a better time than November, which marks the celebration of World Diabetes Day, which is held on 14 November each year to raise awareness about the condition and its negative implications. In an effort to improve bone and joint health of the UAE citizens, medical experts from Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery (BHAS) recommend varied forms of fitness activities to create a positive impact…

National Reference Laboratory (NRL), a Mubadala Healthcare network provider and NMC Group announced they have signed a Laboratory Services Agreement making NRL the exclusive provider of laboratory testing to patients at 31 NMC healthcare facilities across the UAE. NMC patients will now have direct access to NRL's comprehensive, specialist test menu of more than 4,700 tests, which is one of the largest laboratory test menus globally thanks to NRL's partnership with LabCorp, the world's leading diagnostics company. Eng. Abdulla Al…