EGYPT – The General Authority for Healthcare (GAH) has been awarded the Platinum Award in Digital Health Leadership, presented by the Arab Hospitals Federation, in recognition of the organization’s efforts…
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Amanat names Dr. Howard Podolsky as the new Group CEO of Cambridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center
UAE – Amanat Holdings has appointed Dr. Howard Podolsky as the new Group Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Medical & Rehabilitation Center (CMRC). Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center, a leading…
Read MoreThe World Bank approves additional funds for Yemen’s activities on health, nutrition, WASH
YEMEN – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a grant of US$150 million to finance the implementation of the Yemen Emergency Human Capital Project (YEHCP). Compounding the…
Read MoreThe UK allocates a US$11 million emergency medical package to Libya and Morocco
LIBYA – The Government of the United Kingdom has provided a medical emergency package worth up to £10 million (US$10.58 million) to boost emergency response activities for Libyan flood victims…
Read MorePharmaceutical imports jump by 44% in the last five years: The Central Bank of Tunisia
TUNISIA – Pharmaceutical imports have risen by 44%, from TND1,228.6 million (US$389.78 million) in 2018 to TND1,764 million (US$559.64 million) in 2022, over the last five years, reports the Central…
Read MoreEgypt’s MPED sets aside US$2.4B for the development of the healthcare sector in the FY 2023/24
EGYPT – The Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED) is allocating EGP 75 billion (US$2.43 billion) of its budget for the current fiscal year (FY) 2023/2024 for the…
Read MoreYemen, UNICEF, and WHO to roll out emergency measles and rubella vaccination campaign
YEMEN – Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population (MOPHP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined forces to reduce the scourge of…
Read MoreOman’s Ministry of Health set to award a US$50 million contract for the Nizwa Hospital project
OMAN – Oman’s Ministry of Health plans to award a months-long US$50 million contract for the expansion of its Nizwa Hospital situated in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate in the Wilayat of…
Read MoreMedGlobal delivers emergency services for earthquake survivors in Morocco, Libyan flood victims
MOROCCO – MedGlobal is working to provide critical emergency response services in the wake of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the Al Haouz province in the Kingdom of Morocco.…
Read MoreAstraZeneca inaugurates its new sustainable offices in Dubai ahead of COP28
UAE – AstraZeneca has officially launched its new sustainable offices at the TECOM Group’s Dubai Science Park as part of the biopharmaceutical company’s flagship sustainability strategy, Ambition Zero Carbon. Spanning…
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