Effective obesity interventions could help more than 1.2 million adults in the UAE to overcome obesity, potentially contributing $51 billion to GDP by 2031, said a new report.
GymNation, an upcoming gym operator, has secured a $100 million private credit facility from certain funds and entities controlled by HPS Investment Partners, a part of global asset manager BlackRock, in one of the first regional investments of its size since the Iran conflict commenced.
Thumbay Group has broken ground on the Thumbay Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Hospital at Sharjah Healthcare City, a 110,000-sq-ft facility set to become the region's first private, fully integrated hospital dedicated to psychiatric care, neuro-rehabilitation, and addiction recovery.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that the Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is closely monitoring the confirmed Ebola Virus disease outbreak in Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is working with national authorities and partners to support a rapid, coordinated response, a statement said.
MedLab Training Institute, a UAE-based medical education provider specialising in cadaveric and simulation-based surgical training, has launched its new surgical training facility at Dubai Science Park, the region’s leading science-focused ecosystem and part of TECOM Group.
The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has approved Baxfendy, an innovative medicine containing the active substance baxdrostat, developed by AstraZeneca.
Spain has announced that a total of 94 passengers and crew members have been evacuated from the stricken-cruise ship Hondius following the outbreak of the deadly hantavirus. Individuals from 19 countries had departed the Canary Islands aboard eight private aircraft, said media reports
Mubadala Investment Company, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, has invested $75 million in WHOOP, the human performance company.
PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, today announced that it has exceeded AED6.33 billion ($1.72 billion) in local procurement spend since joining the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology’s (MoIAT) National In-Country Value (ICV) programme, in 2022.
