Dubai, UAE: The way the healthcare industry accounts for its rising costs is a topic that has received much interest on a global scale. The USA today spends 17-19% of its GDP on healthcare while most countries in the OECD spend 8-9% and the GCC spend 3-4%. In the US, the government sponsored Medicaid and [...]
Dubai, UAE: Informa Life Sciences, the organiser of the world’s second largest healthcare exhibition ‘Arab Health’, have announced the launch of the International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference (IMTEC), which is scheduled to take place 12-13 April 2013 at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. This launch is based on the strategic cooperation and full integration of [...]
Dubai, UAE: The 2012 Middle East OTO Awards got underway this morning with a prize giving ceremony held on the opening day of the 9th Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Conference & Exhibition (Head and Neck Surgery). The Awards were established to honour otolaryngologists and ENT physicians in the Middle East for their contribution to [...]
Dubai, UAE: Hearing loss is the third leading chronic disability following arthritis and hypertension in the USA.According to the World Health organisation, over 275 million people globally have moderate-to-profound hearing impairment, 80% of them in low- and middle-income countries. Only limited information is available on developing regions, including Arab countries, where the prevalence is estimated [...]
Dubai, UAE: According to Zawya Project Monitor, existing healthcare infrastructure in the GCC is valued at more than $10.2 billion. Industry experts estimate that strengthening healthcare infrastructure in the GCC would boost overall expenditure as well as per capita spending through improved services at new facilities. GCC-wide plans for hospital infrastructure upgrade are enticing big [...]
Dubai, UAE: On average women live six to seven years longer than men. However, the leading causes of death in women such as ischemic heart disease, stroke, lung disease, breast and cervical cancer can be easily prevented through simple screening tests and lifestyle modifications. In the past, work on women’s health was focused on the [...]
Dubai, UAE: The incidence of breast cancer is on the rise in developing countries as well as developed countries, but probably for different reasons. This is according to experts at the Breast Cancer Conference, which opened today (1 April) at the Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress 2012 in Dubai. According to Dr. Richard Reyes, Consultant Breast [...]
Dubai, UAE: While the UAE does not have any formal method of collecting information on mental health disorders, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), depression is the second leading contributor to poor health and shorter lifespan among people between the ages of 15 and 44. Experts at the upcoming Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress, taking [...]
Dubai, UAE: Mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular disease (or Ischaemic heart disease) is on the rise in women in Middle Eastern countries. Heart disease once thought to affect only men does frequently affect women and worldwide, 8.6 million women die from heart disease each year, accounting for a third of all deaths in women. [...]
Dubai, UAE: According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) 6% of the population have speech, voice or language disorders . The prevalence in the region is expected to be higher however, unfortunately, there are no official statistics regarding the prevalence of voice disorders for neither the UAE nor the Arab region. Dr. Yaser S. Natour, [...]
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