Day: June 16, 2022

JLL, a leading professional services firm specialized in real estate, investment management and development consultancy services, highlighted the substantial opportunities for investors and developers in the Kingdom’s healthcare sector. Underlining the promising landscape for healthcare infrastructure development and medical service delivery, JLL recently advised Dubai-based Gulf Islamic Investments LLC (GII) on a $530 million deal to acquire a stake in Saudi Arabia’s largest provider of dental and dermatology care. GII bought a majority stake in Almeswak Dental Clinics from Saudi-based…

Pulse Holdings Group, a Dubai-based healthcare specialty financing entity has selected one of its Board Members Dr. Ayham Refaat to assume the new role of Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) effective immediately. The appointment aligns with the firm’s ambitious investment and fundraising plans across the Middle East and beyond. As national and private healthcare programs across the region further evolve, the space is generating provider and investor interest. Pulse Holdings Group holds the majority of its assets in the…

Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has become the first University in the Middle East to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (RACDS). The partnership will strengthen academic collaboration between the two institutions and allow MBRU graduates to engage in continuing professional development through RACDS Membership and Fellowship programs. The agreement was signed by Professor Zaid Baqain, Provost, MBRU and Mr. Brendan Peek, CEO, RACDS. Under the agreement,…

Okadoc, the one-stop-shop patient engagement platform, recently announced that it has received ISO 27001 certification for information security management systems. With certifications across each four locations – the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and the United States – this level of verification further demonstrates the organization’s adherence to international best practice for security management. The intense and rigorous preparedness for the certification process involved detailed planning, which enabled Okadoc to complete the process in one year.…

The Supportive Health Services Sector at Emirates Health Services (EHS) honored regular blood donors and all parties that support blood donation activities, in appreciation of their initiatives and efforts to promote it as a culture, as well as their active role in campaigns that helped make blood and its essential components available to patients, saving many lives in the process. H.E. Dr Abdullah Al-Naqbi asserted that: “Emirates Health Services (EHS) is committed to developing all of our healthcare services, and…