Health

UN-Habitat Lebanon has designed, produced and implemented the first communal handwashing stations in Lebanon. Implemented in four vulnerable urban neighbourhoods in Beirut (Sabra and Daouk Ghawash) and Mount Lebanon (Maraach and Nabaa in…
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Gulf Medical University - Ajman, one of the leading medical universities in the Middle East with students from over 86 countries, prepares to re-open the university campus in September and to receive students. The university has put in…
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Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah has successfully performed a surgical procedure on a newborn suffering from a rare congenital condition called 'Congenital Thoracoschisis.' The successful operation is the Arab world's first ever surgery…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the marketing of IQOS, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP). In doing so, the agency found that an…
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The UAE is renowned for being at the forefront of world-class healthcare services. Among the seven emirates, Dubai, in particular, has set high benchmark in healthcare standards. The prolific emirate has some of the best health centres in…
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Heralding a new era of healthcare education, Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman, the leading medical university in the Middle East region has signed an agreement with the Healthcare Division of Thumbay Group to apply, implement and follow…
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A new COVID-fighting robot that emits ultraviolet (UV) light to disinfect public spaces and offices has been revealed in Bahrain. The autonomous machine beams out short-wavelength UV which kills Coronavirus particles by disrupting their…
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LAU’s FMIC will partner with Cambridge Enterprise to build an expert framework for developing the IP arising out of university research projects and boosting their overall technology transfer efforts, helping innovative research reach its…
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LAU’s Institute of Media Research and Training (IMRT) in the School of Arts and Sciences launched a new study on media and COVID-19. The report “Mitigating Infodemics” was released on Tuesday June 30 at 3pm in Irwin Theater, LAU Beirut.…
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Boehringer Ingelheim - one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies - held a regional media webinar titled ‘Managing Type 2 Diabetes during COVID-19’ with the participation of leading healthcare professionals who provided the latest…
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