Day: January 30, 2020

A Jordanian researcher has created a device that can be used by individuals for early breast cancer detection, according to a statement by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KAFD). Believing in “the importance of stimulating scientific and technological innovation by members of society”, researcher Tasnim Harahisha developed the device out of a desire to find practical solutions to the problems and needs of local communities. Harahisha’s invention is one of many that the KAFD has funded, the statement…

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions i n  t h e   UAE,   has contributed D h 2 million to Mohammed Bin Rashid University o f Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU). The contribution, which is  provided through Emirates Islamic’s Charity Fund, will be used to help the University launch its first mobile cl inic, ‘Wellness on Wheels.' Awatif Al Harmoodi, general manager, Operational Quality & Processes, Emirates Islamic, said, “As a bank that has always been a pillar of the community and is committed to supporting the UAE’s healthcare industry,…

Global healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Neopharma, a UAE-based pharmaceutical company, have announced the launch of the first locally produced batch of medicines. The partnership, announced in 2019, established Neopharma as GSK's third-party manufacturer for handling the final manufacturing stage for six of its most prescribed medicines in the UAE. This first batch includes 35,000 packages of medicine, which have been manufactured at Neopharma's manufacturing plant in Abu Dhabi, with plans to have them readily available for UAE patients in a month. The launch of the locally produced batch reaffirms the UAE's vision to become a pharmaceutical…