Category: Health Protection
MoHAP organises training workshop to boost healthcare providers’ skills in child growth assessment
DUBAI: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) organised a training workshop targeting healthcare workers in the public and private sectors.
The training aimed to assess the growth of ch…
Noor Dubai Foundation launches its first tele-ophthalmology programme in Nepal
DUBAI: In line with our mission of people centered eye care services that are environmentally responsible to support sustainability, Noor Dubai Foundation launched its latest programme in Nepal in collaboration with Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS), a n…
WHO prequalifies first self-test kit for ‘Hepatitis C’ virus
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it has prequalified the first self-test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), thus accelerating efforts towards elimination of the viral infection.
Hepatitis C attacks the liver and c…
UAE’s first living donor paediatric liver transplant takes place at Burjeel Medical City
ABU DHABI: In a groundbreaking medical achievement, the first paediatric liver transplant in the UAE has been performed on a four-year-old girl, marking the first living donor paediatric liver transplant in the country.
This milestone surgery carried…
Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah utilises latest catheterisation simulator to treat 3 heart diseases
DUBAI: Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, a flagship healthcare facility of Emirates Health Services (EHS), has taken a pioneering step in advancing medical training in interventional cardiology. The hospital proudly announces the acquisition of the late…