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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Healthcare | Wednesday 3 June, 2020 2:47 pm

AMERICAN HOSPITAL DUBAI ANNOUNCES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH CENTER IN COLLABORATION WITH GLOBAL HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY LEADER CERNER

American Hospital Dubai, part of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, has announced the launch of the first artificial intelligence (AI) research center in the region in partnership with global health care technology company Cerner. The AI research center aims to leverage Cerner’s electronic...

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Healthcare | Sunday 31 May, 2020 9:32 am

Reimposing lockdowns depends on society’s compliance: Health minister

The Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah confirmed that Saudi Arabia does not plan to return to lockdowns and further restrictions. However, this would depend largely on society’s knowledge and compliance with precautionary measures in order to resume lifting restrictions, he said.“We are in...

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Healthcare | Sunday 31 May, 2020 4:38 am

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh supports Arab World celebrations of International Hemophilia Day sponsored by Sobi in the Middle East

A regional online seminar organized by King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh brought together 19 prominent experts and specialists of Hematology. The online event’s main goal was to create awareness on the challenges that affect bleeding disorder patients during the...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 20 May, 2020 4:26 am

Third stage of expanded examination to assess prevalence of corona announced

The Ministry of Health announced its intention to launch the third phase of the expanded examination to assess the general prevalence of the novel Coronavirus (Covid 19) in the Kingdom, in order to continue the precautionary and preventive measures it is taking to prevent the spread of the...

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Healthcare | Sunday 17 May, 2020 2:35 am

Minister of Health: Kingdom one of lowest in world’s coronavirus pandemic death rate and critical cases

Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Bin Fawzan Al Rabiah affirmed that the Kingdom is among the lowest in mortality rate and critical cases in the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, indicating that this is due to medical care.This came in a speech delivered by the minister today.He explained...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 2:11 pm

#Bupa_Arabia Provides Three Thousand Ramadan Food Baskets to Underprivileged Families with the Support of Orphan Homes

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan and in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance partnered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development to provide 3,000 food baskets to underprivileged families, registered with the Ministry’s Social...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 12 May, 2020 3:29 am

Ministry of Defense Builds Two Mobile Hospitals to Support Health Efforts

In line with the leadership's directives to harness all capabilities to safeguard the health of citizens and expatriates, the Ministry of Defense, represented by the General Department for Medical Services of the Armed Forces, has built two mobile hospitals with 100-bed capacity in Makkah to...

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Healthcare | Saturday 9 May, 2020 1:24 am

Ministry of Health Announces WhatsApp Service for its Contact Center 937

The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced WhatsApp service for its contact center 937 in its first stage. The service will only be provided on Chat Pot (interactive chat) through WhatsApp number 920005937.MOH stated that at the beginning of the conversation, the following services will be shown:...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 6 May, 2020 1:17 pm

Pfizer and BioNTech Dose First Participants in the U.S. as Part of Global COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Development Program

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced today that the first participants have been dosed in the U.S. in the Phase 1/2 clinical trial for the BNT162 vaccine program to prevent COVID-19. The trial is part of a global development program, and the dosing of the first cohort in...

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