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AccessAbilities Expo to feature unified sports

Dubai Club for People of Determination will facilitate unified sports, bringing people with and without disabilities together in a dedicated sports area during the upcoming AccessAbilities Expo 2017 in Dubai, UAE. AccessAbilities

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Dubai on way to become 'disability friendly city'

Dubai has unveiled a detailed plan to transform the whole city into a barrier-free, inclusive, disability-friendly city across all modes of lifestyle, transport and communications over the next four years.   The

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Stroke a top cause of disability among adults, deaths to double

Stroke is increasingly becoming a major health issues in the Middle East and North Africa region, with projections that deaths from it will nearly double by 2030, according to experts. It is the top cause of disability among adult

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'Journey of Hope' visits Pearl-Qatar

Kuwait's "Journey of Hope" boat arrived on Saturday at The Pearl-Qatar Marina at Porto Arabia, making its second stop in a 22-stop overseas tour designed to show the world Kuwait’s special programmes for the mentally challeng

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Focus on stroke at Dubai conference

Stroke, the destruction of brain tissue from blockage or rupture of blood vessels, is one of the leading causes of death and permanent disability in the Arab world. It is second only to heart attack as a cause of death in the region, a rep

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Dubai centre holds training in autism care

The Dubai Early Childhood Development Centre (DECDC) recently organised a special training programme in cooperation with the Scott Autism Centre at the Florida Institute of Technology, USA. The training programme, under the theme of applie

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Microsoft, Mada complete scheme for disabled

Microsoft Qatar along with Mada Assistive Technology Center (Mada) have successfully completed phase one of the Imkaan programme aimed at benefitting people with disabilities in Qatar through information technology. Both partners have wor

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WHO expands first-level services

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expanding its programme to train health care staff in low-and middle-income countries in essential emergency, basic surgery and anesthesia skills. The programme, which already exists in 22 countries,

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