Month: August 2017

Features

Embracing ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) for healthcare needs

Middle East consumers are ready to embrace AI and robots for their healthcare requirements, a recent PwC report remarks Will artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics in medicine replace the human clinician? Not yet, but healthcare is changing and the public is ready. According to a PwC study, a majority of consumers are willing to receive care from these advanced technologies, which have the potential to transform healthcare delivery to make it better, faster and more accessible for all. The findings…

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Expecting a stronger patient experience from healthcare providers

Most patients in the GCC believe not enough is being done to improve patient experience, claims new EY report Consumers across the GCC are no longer satisfied with healthcare providers just meeting their basic physical needs and 85 per cent of respondents in the EY Report 'What is the cure for a better patient experience in the GCC?' believe not enough is being done to improve patient experience. Furthermore, 38 per cent of those surveyed have trust in their local…

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Commitment to make a sustainable healthcare provision

With limited health insurance coverage and low government spending on healthcare, India needs better health infrastructure and a more robust healthcare financing system to broaden access, Novartis India notes Global leader in healthcare As a science-based and patient-oriented healthcare company, Novartis strives to be a global leader in growing areas of healthcare. Following a corporate transformation Novartis globally focuses on three divisions with global scale and innovation power – pharmaceuticals, eye care and generic medicines. This has strengthened the future…

News & Updates

Four innovations to tackle under-five deaths win $1 million award

Four health organisations from developing countries have been recognized by GSK and Save the Children for innovations that reduce deaths in children underfive.With more than five million children dying each year before their fifth birthdays, and many more lacking access to basic healthcare, the fourth annual Healthcare Innovation Award has a special focus on innovations providing healthcare for the hardest-to-reach mothers and children. Selected from 171 submissions from 30 countries by a judging panel comprising health experts from across the…

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UAE licenses to 45 new private healthcare facilities in Q1 2017

Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention's Public Health Policy and Licensing Sector and Vice Chairman of the Medical Licensing Committee, stated that 45 new private healthcare facilities – including 42 multidisciplinary medical centers and three clinics – have been issued licenses since the beginning of 2017. Dr Al Amiri said that the increasing number of healthcare facilities reflects the transparency and speed of the procedures followed by the Ministry, encouraging the…