Tag: Healthcare
Saudi MISA, Swiss pharma Novartis collaborate to advance healthcare innovations
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment (MISA) and Swiss multinational pharmaceutical corporation Novartis, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand the Kingdom’s biopharmaceutical...
Variant of Concern; WHO warns of a new COVID-19 strain from...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has named the novel COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, initially detected in South Africa, “Omicron”.
In recent weeks, COVID-19 infections have increased...
UAE, Spain to boost cooperation in life sciences & healthcare sector
UAE's Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) hosted its second "Sci-Tech Virtual Tour" for a high-level Spanish delegation to highlight the advanced science...
FII Institute makes $1.2mn investment in Medtech firm AZmed
The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute has announced a $1.2 million investment in AZmed, a Paris-based Medtech that develops Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled diagnostic tools...
100% of Abu Dhabi’s Public & Private Hospitals listed on Malaffi;...
Malaffi, the region’s first Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform and a strategic initiative of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) announced that...
The last chance to track COVID-19 Origin; WHO forms a new...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that its newly formed advisory group may be the last chance to find the origins of the...
Saudi weighing on plans to build free zones to lure foreign...
Saudi Arabia is considering the possibilities of building special economic zones offering incentives to invest in sectors including healthcare, manufacturing and cloud computing.
Mr. Khalid...
Excess use of electronic gadgets can cause short-sightedness in young people;...
A new study has found the connection between screen time and an increased risk of myopia (short-sightedness) in children and young people.
The open-access research,...
