Features

Investing in GCC healthcare

The recent report by Arab Health Exhibition and Congress identifies the key drivers for the long term development of the region's healthcare sector  As  a  consequence  of  falling  oil  prices, diversification of the economy has remained a priority  for  governments  across  the  Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in recent years. Throughout troubled  economic  times  as  well  as  during  fiscal stability, spending on healthcare has continued to grow. The private sector has increasingly been considered as a key  partner  in  the  long-term  development  of  the healthcare industry, particularly…

Technology

A bio-inspired technology to help with faster recovery

The allusion to tissue reconstruction is a reference to the fact that each of the applications for its polymers, including SETALUM Sealant, is intended to support the body's natural healing process to promote recovery  Adhesives and sealants have existed since time immemorial. Some of the earliest sealants were extracted from sources or processed from products like latex and animal proteins. However, technological development in the modern world has brought about new ways of formulating these adhesives and sealants. The chemical…

Cover Story

Dubai’s healthcare sector to continue to witness growth

Knight Frank underlines that the sector's expansion is to be driven by consolidation, public private partnership opportunities, and introduction of highly specialized health services  Dubai is among the most, if not the most, rapidly evolving cities in the world, which embraces knowledge, technology and innovation with open arms. Dubai's ambition of becoming the world's smartest city by 2021 is case in point of this ambition and openness. The healthcare sector is one of corner stones for this rapid change, as it is ticks all the boxes relating to adoption…