Africa & Middle East
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Kenya advocates for more investment in Africa’s health self-reliance
WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi presented the strategy during a session chaired by Ethiopia’s Minister for Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba.
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Bupa Arabia renews partnership to promote health through Saudi football
Through its collaboration with Thmanyah, Bupa Arabia aims to make discussions about health and wellbeing more relevant to people’s everyday lives.
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WHO African Region Ministers convene in Ethiopia to shape health agenda
During the session, participants are reviewing progress, addressing emerging health challenges and considering strategies to strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes across the continent.
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UAE hospitals expand AI and connected technologies to transform patient care
Hospitals are using these technologies in areas including mammography, stroke treatment, cancer care, sepsis detection, cardiology, neonatal services and emergency triage.
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Minister of Economy visits Thumbay Medicity to support health and longevity tourism goals
During the tour, Group representatives presented Thumbay Medicity’s integrated model, which brings education, patient care and research together within the same healthcare ecosystem.
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Mozambique attains WHO Maturity Level 3 in medicines and vaccine regulation
The Autoridade Nacional Reguladora de Medicamentos de Moçambique (ANARME) has achieved Maturity Level 3 (ML3) for regulating medicines and imported vaccines under WHO’s global classification of national regulatory authorities.
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Kenya reaffirms ‘One Plan, One Budget’ approach in expanded Jhpiego health deal
Jhpiego will align its reproductive, maternal and newborn health programmes with the EWENE agenda, initially focusing on 18 priority counties identified by the Government.
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Aga Khan University Hospital deploys radiation dose monitoring technology to enhance patient safety
The technology, DoseMonitor®, connects with the hospital’s imaging equipment to automatically capture data on the amount of radiation used during procedures.
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Saudi Arabia orders health insurers to provide outpatient coverage without prior approval
Unlike conventional plans that may require insurers to approve certain outpatient services before beneficiaries receive care, the new option will remove the pre-approval requirement for eligible outpatient services.
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Liberia opens new Koon’s Town primary healthcare clinic in rural Montserrado
France and its partners supported the construction and equipping of the clinic before handing it over to the Government of Liberia, the Ministry of Health, and the County Health Team.