Month: February 2021

Features

Mecomed – The voice of MedTech industry in the MEA region

The UAE medical device market will record single-digit CAGR growth over the 2019-2024 period, with imports supplying much of the market. It will beneöt from an overall strong economic performance over the next öve years, despite a tough short-term outlook for 2020 due to Covid-19 As one of the most economically developed and diversified markets in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates has a strong healthcare infrastructure. The creation of a world-class healthcare infrastructure is a top priority for…

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IGIN – A novel approach in putting on gloves simpler

“IGIN's novel approach is making the world a better place through different elements of use. It helps you use  the  exact amount of gloves, meaning less harm to the environment while creating a sterile, non-contact process  that  upgrades  cleanliness and hygiene, in our health outlets, in food and drink manufactures and more and more. It's the first time ever you can have full visibility of use and quantity of gloves used, while saving money and reducing waste. Also, it helps…

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United Arab Emirates University and Mediclinic to enhance research cooperation and clinical training and skills

The United Arab Emirates University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mediclinic Middle East, which aims to train students of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University in Mediclinic hospitals and to enhance research cooperation and clinical training and skills. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Prof. Dr. Jumaa Al Kaabi, Acting Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University, and Mr. David Hadley, CEO…

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MENAP-SMI reiterates its ongoing call for enhanced healthcare through responsible self-care

MENAP-SMI(Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan Self Medication Industry), a non-profit organization representing regional manufacturers of consumer medicines, food supplements and home-use medical devices, recently reiterated its ongoing call for enhanced healthcare through responsible self-care, as it released its 2021 action agenda. MENAP-SMI’s standing mission is to promote better health and wellness throughout the region, by educating the industry and the public on the advantages of diligent self-medication and homebased healthcare. In 2021, the non-profit's Regional Regulatory working group will…

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Over 40% of UAE residents received covid-19 vaccine

Over 40 percent of the UAE's population has received the Covid-19 vaccine, a top official announced recently. Health authorities have also administered the vaccine to close to half of all the elderly residents in the country. Dr Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson for the UAE Health Sector, explained, “About 48.6 percent of the elderly population have received the vaccine, which is an achievement that will help the country reach herd immunity." All this is in line with the UAE's plan…