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Right Health teams up with Sharjah SLSDA to offer health check-ups

Right Health, the largest and fastest-growing value healthcare provider in the region teamed up with Sharjah Labour Standards Development Authority (SLSDA) to conduct free health checkups for the UAE's blue-collar workers on the occasion of International Workers' Day, commemorated on May 1 every year. The camp was held in the Industrial area of Al Sajja. As a gesture of goodwill to acknowledge the contribution of these workers to building the nation's economy, SLSDA set up medical tents and conducted health…

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Alfa laval’s new robust twin screw pump for delicate and quiet operation

Designed for handling fluids which are sensitive, abrasive, and either high or low viscosity, the Alfa Laval Twin Screw Pump is ideal for use in hygienic applications in the dairy, food and beverage, and personal care industries. "The Twin Screw Pump is the ideal choice for both high and low viscosity liquids, all pumped perfectly with complete reliability," says John Walker, Pump Portfolio Manager. Additional benefits of the Alfa Laval Twin Screw Pump are that it is quiet and virtually…

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Cool chain association hosts perishables event at Europe’s largest food hub fresh park venlo

The Cool Chain Association (CCA) hosted its Fifth Global Perishables Event at Europe's largest fresh and food hub at Venlo, the Netherlands from May 14-15, 2019, which focussed on how the airfreight supply chain can help reduce food loss. Waste-to-energy solutions, the importance of standards in the cool chain, and collaboration with blockchain, are just some of the topics to be debated at the two-day event, which will also include a tour of the Fresh Park Venlo facilities. CCA recently announced…

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Tailor-made programme designed to cure obesity

With more than a quarter of the UAE's local population suffering from obesity, a luxury Swiss medical centre has launched a bespoke programme specifically tailored to help Emirati people shed weight. In light of the 2019 UAE National Health Survey, which found that 27.8% of the Emirati population are obese, Nescens Clinique de Genolier has designed the 'La Cure Nescens' programme, a unique six-month plan that combines complete medical check-upswith nutritional, behavioural and physical coaching. Julien Donzel, the Clinic's Director…

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Himalaya to Expand Footprint at Dubai Science Park to Enhance R&D Capabilities in the Region

Dubai Science Park (DSP), a holistic science-focused business community, has announced that it is leveraging its new built-to-suit model to construct a new Global Research Centre for Himalaya Drug Company, a worldleading producer of over 300 cosmetics, nutritional supplements, herbal medicines and pharmaceuticalgrade Ayurvedic products in over 90 countries. Set to launch in 2021, the state-of-the-art facility aims to enhance Himalaya's R&D capabilities at DSP to serve the GCC region. Himalaya's core business lies in R&D and manufacturing of high-quality…