Healthcare | Thursday 18 June, 2020 12:48 am

MoH approves use of Dexamethasone to treat corona patients

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the use of Dexamethasone for the treatment of coronavirus.The drug, a cortisone medication, has been included in the ministry’s treatment protocol for COVID-19 patients, and will be given to corona patients who...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 16 June, 2020 2:46 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Pharma Pharmaceuticals deploys Epicor ERP to streamline processes and optimize service delivery

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced that Saudi Arabian company, Pharma Pharmaceutical Industries (Pharma)—a leader in the kingdom’s pharmaceutical services industry—has implemented Epicor ...

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Healthcare | Monday 15 June, 2020 4:42 pm

Trust in Government Sees Surge in Saudi Arabia Amid 
COVID-19 Pandemic, Making it the Most Trusted Institution

The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer Spring Update: Trust and the COVID-19 Pandemic reveals that trust in government (83 percent) surged 5 points since January, making it the most trusted institution in Saudi Arabia. The surge in trust occurred during the government’s swift response to curb the...

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Healthcare | Sunday 14 June, 2020 9:48 am

AbbVie recognized as the best pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia for the 6th consecutive year

AbbVie, a research-based global biopharmaceutical company, has today announced that it has been declared the top pharmaceutical company to work for in Saudi Arabia by Great Place to Work® for the 6th consecutive year. Ashraf Daoud, general manager of AbbVie in Saudi Arabia, said, “Being...

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Healthcare | Saturday 13 June, 2020 5:50 am

CPhI Middle East & Africa to debut in Saudi Arabia in 2021

Informa, the organisers of the leading regional pharmaceutical event CPhI Middle East & Africa, has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition of the show will no longer take place in Abu Dhabi in September, instead it will now debut in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in March ...

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Healthcare | Friday 12 June, 2020 4:00 am

Fine Hygienic Holding supports the return of the public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia through the launch of Fine Disinfection Solutions

As the Kingdom proceeds with the gradual return to operational life, the need increases for both the public and private sectors to provide a healthy environment for its workforce, in accordance with health standards and conditions of social separation set by the Ministry of Health in the fight...

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Healthcare | Thursday 11 June, 2020 6:16 am

Madinah Development Authority and Huawei join forces to combat spread of COVID-19 with technology

With the government of Saudi Arabia encouraging public and private sector collaboration in the use of advanced technologies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Madinah Development Authority and Huawei. The memorandum allows Huawei to use ...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 10 June, 2020 8:48 am

Global healthcare community to unite in world’s biggest virtual event Omnia Health Live

For five days in June (22-26 June 2020) the global healthcare community will be brought together on a scale like never seen before through a new experience delivered entirely online, Omnia Health Live. The virtual event is brought by Informa Markets Healthcare, organiser of world-leading events...

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Healthcare | Sunday 7 June, 2020 10:36 am

Abu Dhabi University and ExxonMobil team up to boost production of face shields and clips for medical sector

In efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, Abu Dhabi University and Exxon Al Khalij (ExxonMobil) announced their cooperation to help ramp up production of face shields and clips created by the university’s College of...

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Healthcare | Sunday 7 June, 2020 12:18 am

Mobile lab in Madinah cuts time for results to 12 hours

The Emir of Madinah Region Prince Faisal Bin Salman launched the works of the mobile laboratory set up by the Ministry of Health. At full capacity, the laboratory can analyze 10,000 samples daily. The results take 12 hours to appear at present.Earlier, the lab used to analyze 2,500 samples daily...

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