Africa & Middle East

The EBO-PEP platform trial, which has been under development since 2024, will evaluate several medicines as post-exposure prophylaxis for people who have had high-risk contact with filoviruses, the virus family that includes Bundibugyo Ebola.

The signing ceremony brought together National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Susan Burns, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, senior government officials and representatives from both countries.

The launch includes eight hospital-grade hemodialysis concentrate solutions designed to support the treatment of patients living with kidney failure.

The study will use the Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring system, developed by a global leader in CGM technology, to assess whether continuous monitoring can improve blood sugar control when integrated into a structured, multidisciplinary care programme.

Cambridge Health Saudi Arabia expects its licensed capacity to approach 500 beds once ongoing expansion projects at Cambridge Hospital Jeddah are completed and additional beds at Cambridge Hospital Dhahran receive regulatory approval.

The investment package was launched in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones.

The agreements were signed during a ceremony attended by senior government officials, including Bahrain’s Minister of Education, Dr Mohammed Mubarak Juma, and Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer Sultan Al Marshad.

The agreement was signed by Total CX Interim Chief Executive Officer Aseel Mattar and Ibn Al Nafees Hospital Chief Executive Officer Rahma Jaberi during a ceremony in Bahrain.

Breast cancer remains the country’s most commonly diagnosed cancer, accounting for 5,822 new cases, or 16.2% of all cancers.

The partnership combines GCLS’s expertise as the world’s first higher education institution dedicated exclusively to longevity science with GMU’s academic resources and Thumbay Healthcare’s extensive clinical network across the region.