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GSK becomes big in Egypt

GlaxoSmithKline will pay $210m (Â£120m) to acquire the "mature" off-patent drugs business of Bristol-Myers Squibb in Egypt, in a move to strengthen its position in the developing world. Financial Times - 16Oct 04:58GMT
Quality Healthcare Need of the Hour, Say Experts

Personalised patient attention, good medical infrastructure and quality healthcare are the need of the hour, said experts at the two-day Healthcare Expansion Congress Mid-East that began on Monday. Khaleej Times - 15Oct 06:10GMT
Kuwait's private psychiatric clinics get conditional MoH nod

Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) ended its monopoly of psychiatric hospitals by laying down conditions for establishing private psychiatric clinics. Arab Times - 15Oct 05:56GMT
Abu Dhabi Healthcare Investment At Dh18 Billion

Investment in Abu Dhabi's health sector reached Dh18 billion and is the best kind of investment because of high returns and promising growth, said a top official. Emirates Business 24/7 - 14Oct 08:57GMT
Expansion plan for psychiatric hospital in Bahrain

A new centre for drug rehabilitation exclusively for females is on the cards as part of an expansion plan of the Psychiatric Hospital in Bahrain. Bahrain Tribune - 14Oct 06:07GMT
No compulsory health insurance in Bahrain

Bahrain, which spends over BD20 million a year on subsidising healthcare services or equal to 6 per cent of gross domestic product, is not ready yet to implement compulsory health insurance for everyone as perceived in the draft law pending before Parliament, a senior government official said. Bahrain Tribune - 13Oct 07:06GMT
Saudi hospitals to have committees for patients' rights

Saudi Health Minister Hamad Al-Manie has instructed that special committees on the rights of patients be established in all the ministry's hospitals and health centers throughout the Kingdom with the aim of improving the health care services being provided to citizens and expatriates. Arab News - 12Oct 06:13GMT
WHO takes part in WHO sub committee meetings in Cairo

UAE Health Minister HE Humaid Al Qatami, has said the UAE delegation is presenting papers on the national health achievements, including eradication of polio, flaccid paralysis and malaria at the activities of the Regional Committee of the East Mediterranean countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Cairo. WAM (Emirates News Agency) - 11Oct 12:54GMT
KSA: Magrabi Hospitals Donates Household Appliance

Magrabi Hospitals & Centers, Saudi Arabia made a generous donation during the month of Ramadan to the widows and orphans in need in the Kingdom. The donation included household appliance and free therapeutic care for the families of the above. Press Release - 11Oct 12:46GMT
Zayed Charity to conduct free heart surgeries in Tanzania

A charity delegation consisting of cardiac surgeons from UAE and other countries has arrived in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salam to conduct free heart surgeries for hundreds of patients here. WAM (Emirates News Agency) - 11Oct 10:55GMT

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