UAE – Dubai-based wellness startup Lifemost has secured US$650,000 in a pre-seed funding round to expand its operations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Co-led by MENA-focused…
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MSF staff and services under duress amid escalating conflict in Sudan
SUDAN— Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has released a statement condemning the harassment of their staff as well as the looting and occupation of their medical facilities and associated field services…
Read MoreMuhimbili University reveals ambitious plans to transform into a medical academic city by 2050
TANZANIA—Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) has unveiled its plan to transform into a medical academic city by 2050 through a US$45.5 million grant from the Higher Education…
Read MoreAUC and GAVI strike an accord through a new MOU to accelerate vaccines uptake across Africa
ETHIOPIA—The African Union Commission (AUC) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), towards the acceleration of vaccines across African Union member…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital takes the lead in Space Medicine research with 4 experimental studies
SAUDI ARABIA — King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC), a renowned healthcare institution, is spearheading four groundbreaking research experiments in cell sciences in collaboration with the Saudi Space…
Read MoreEverest Health Investments expands its reach in UAE’s primary health sector through acquisition of two healthcare companies
UAE— Everest Health Investments, a prominent healthcare investor based in Dubai, has successfully acquired Medicentres Polyclinics and Novitas Health, two renowned companies that have played significant roles in the UAE’s…
Read MoreAbu Dhabi’s Department of Health temporarily closes two health facilities due to multiple violations
UAE —The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulatory authority responsible for overseeing the healthcare sector in the emirate, has taken decisive action by temporarily closing a healthcare…
Read MoreCleveland Clinic’s Invasive Microvascular and Coronary Spasm Program Testing to enhance cardiac care and diagnoses
UAE—Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Mubadala Health, has unveiled an all-encompassing Invasive Microvascular and Coronary Spasm Program in the UAE. This groundbreaking initiative aims to revolutionize cardiac care…
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