GMPC sees lowers profits in Q1-23 initial financials

The net profits attributable to the owners of Gulf Medical Projects Company (GMPC) hit AED 13.21 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, an annual drop from AED 15.15 million. The revenues jumped to AED 135.95 million in the January-March 2023 period from AED 124.72 million in Q1-22, according to the interim financial results. […]

Mubadala-backed M42 acquires Bridgepoint’s dialysis firm Diaverum

Abu Dhabi’s M42, a newly created healthcare joint venture by state fund Mubadala Investment Company and artificial intelligence firm G42, has acquired Bridgepoint Group’s European dialysis clinic chain Diaverum. M42 will buy Sweden-based Diaverum, making it the largest healthcare company in the Middle East, it said in a statement. M42 did not disclose the value […]

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi now on experiment to explore possibility of making food, medicines in space

UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, who is now in his third week aboard the International Space Station, is working on a gravity simulator as part of his experiment on space biomanufacturing, the Mohammed in Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has tweeted on Wednesday. “This experiment contributes to the advancement of space biomanufacturing, which includes the production of […]

SEHA celebrates notable achievements in 2022, including 5.1mln outpatient visits

  Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), part of the PureHealth Group, has announced its key achievements in 2022 from the latest report curated by the Emirates News Agency (WAM). Some of SEHA’s most notable achievements in 2022 include the closure of its COVID-19 testing centres and 5.1 million outpatient visits throughout the year. Collectively, […]

AstraZeneca to move to Tecom Group’s Dubai Science Park

  AstraZeneca has announced plans to construct sustainable offices at Dubai Science Park, a member of Tecom Group PJSC. Set to open in Q3 2023, the move is part of the biopharmaceutical giant’s global green agenda and in-line with ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision and the Year of Sustainability. The new office design, construction, and […]

Tawam Hospital introduces thyroid radiofrequency, microwave ablation

 Tawam Hospital, part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), shares the story of the first patient to have been treated at Tawam Hospital using a novel procedure called Thyroid Radiofrequency and Microwave Ablation. The procedure was conducted on a 75-year-old male patient, with a history of a large compressive benign thyroid nodule, under […]

Abu Dhabi’s ADSCC performs ‘region’s first stem cell transplant’

 Doctors at Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre (ADSCC), part of PureHealth Group, have performed the region’s first successful bone marrow transplant on a patient suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The significant achievement in bone marrow transplantation, performed under the Abu Dhabi Bone Marrow Transplant (AD-BMT) programme, demonstrates a major advance in cell therapy and regenerative […]

Seasonal Flu cases are within expected level: Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre

 Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) stated that the level of cases of Seasonal flu is on expected level compared to previous years before the pandemic. In its statement, ADPHC said that Seasonal Flu is a respiratory infection that can cause complications, especially in young children, elderly and people with chronic diseases. However, available and […]

Abu Dhabi achieves world’s highest vaccination rate at almost 100%

  Abu Dhabi achieved the highest vaccination rate in the world at nearly 100 per cent, the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi (DoH) has announced. “Through the vaccination campaign launched by Abu Dhabi, the Emirate was able to achieve the highest vaccination rate worldwide at nearly 100 per cent,” the DoH said on Facebook. According to […]

UAE health ministry inks partnership deal with Mediclinic Middle East

  The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Mediclinic Middle East to strengthen mutual cooperation between the Ministry’s National Centre for Health Research (NCHR) and the group in the field of health and medical research, and explore avenues of developing and enhancing health research. Under the newly […]