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Emirates SkyCargo strengthens its pharma capabilities

Reinforcing its position as the global market leader for the air transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals, Emirates SkyCargo has significantly boosted its world wide pharma handling capabilities and infrastructure. New dedicated pharma facility at Chicago Emirates Sky Cargo has commenced handling pharmaceutical cargo at a new purpose-built facility in Chicago. The facility, dedicated solely for pharmaceutical shipments, is spread over 1,000 sq. metres, with scope for additional expansion and provides comprehensive protection for pharma cargo through temperature controlled zones for…

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Artificial Intelligence a Key Growth Enabler for UAE’s Healthcare Sector: Al Zahra Hospital

Al Zahra Hospital Dubai (AZHD), striving to embody the principles propagated by the ‘UAE Vision 2021 National Agenda for Health’, is aiming to be one of the early adopters of Ar tificial intelligence (AI) backed technologies. To fast-track this process, AZHD has further strengthened its partnership with Siemens Healthineers, one of the largest healthcare providers in the world. Healthcare specialists are often challenged with unwanted variability and inconsistent results, when people of different physiologies and anatomies are examined during MRI…

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Al Qassimi Hospital to operate complex paediatric open-heart surgeries

Paediatric open-heart surgery has now become available at the Al Qassimi Hospital for Women and Children in Sharjah. The procedure was launched by the Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, as part of its vision to meet patient requirements and utilises innovative techniques that conform with international quality medical standards. In a statement today, the ministry said that the service will meet the growing need for paediatric heart surgery, and has hired a specialised team of experts and doctors, who…

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Al Zahra Hospital Dubai paves the way for precision medicine in the UAE

Magnetom Vida 64 XT, the new high-end 3 Tesla MRI scanner with BioMatrix technology from Siemens Healthineers, will be launched to the public in Dubai before the end of 2019 where the first system in the UAE is being installed at Al Zahra Hospital Dubai (AZHD). Magnetom Vida 64 XT is the first scanner equipped with BioMatrix, a brand-new artificially intelligent system that adapts itself automatically to the human anatomical and physiological bio-variations and characteristics with sensors, tuners and auto-correction…

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‘Well of Hope’ to provide clean water to over 1 million people across the world

The ‘Well of Hope’ campaign will provide clean water to over one million people in disadvantaged communities as 21 participating entities across the UAE pledged to dig 150 wells in 34 countries. The initiative is part of the 20-day humanitarian competition, the first of its kind in the region, launched earlier by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. He had urged the public and private sector employees across the country…