Last year, 125,000 Arab patients came to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand to seek medical treatment. Yet just a few years ago the sight of a woman wearing a burqa was such a rarity that it would scare the nurses at night.

There has been a substantial increase in the number of drug addicts who are still on the waiting list of patients registered at various Al-Amal hospitals in the Kingdom.

DUBAI //While providers of private health care are gearing up to promote the country as a hub for medical tourism, health experts warn the efforts may be premature.

Healthcare giant MSD, known as Merck, sees a strong growth potential of the UAE pharmaceutical market and plans to expand in the Gulf region over the next five years, according to a top official of the company.

DUBAI: The total money spent on the treatment of diabetes in Abu Dhabi is estimated at Dhs1 billion a year, which is projected to quadruple in 10 years to Dhs4 billion, if interventions are not in place.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare and The Korean Health Industry Development Institute announced that the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi and four Korean hospitals

ABU DHABI // The UAE needs a system to ensure women find out they have cervical cancer early enough for more effective treatment, a healthcare professional says.

Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) has entered into a joint venture with Cigalah Group to set up a pharmaceutical factory to produce and distribute pharmaceutical products in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East.

Barely five years old, Abu Dhabi's innovative and mandatory health insurance scheme now benefits the overwhelming majority of the emirate.

For years UAE residents have been travelling to Germany for quality medical treatment. But the trend is changing slowly, as German health-care providers set up operations in the Emirates to exploit the demand for European standards of care.

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a new wave of price cuts has been agreed between the Ministry of Health and the pharmaceutical industry, under which the prices of 115 drug products will drop from next January 1.

Makers of medical beds used in hospitals, nursing homes and patients' homes will see their best growth come from markets outside the U.S. and Europe, according to Kalorama Information

As recognized by Prince Khaled Al- Faisal, governor of Makkah and chair of the Central Haj Committee, the achievements accomplished by the Kingdom of Humanity in the field of health care, including the safety and well-being of the pilgrims and the absence of any outbreak of infectious or quarantinable diseases during this year's Haj season, did not come from luck or by chance.

Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), the life sciences hub in the Middle East and a member of TECOM Investments, announced Bonheur FZ LLC, Brazil-based producers of concentrated homeopathic medication, have registered for a laboratory facility at the park.

The urgency and importance of health engagement and action in the United Arab Emirates has been reinforced in the first-ever UAE edition of the Edelman Health Barometer study

DUBLIN - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Major Pharmaceutical Markets of the Middle East 2nd Edition: An Overview of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia & UAE" report to their offering.

Despite the lack of definitive statistics for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) for the Middle East region, the international incidence is around 1% for adult population for RA alone. However, as we know that there are more than 120 different rheumatic conditions, this indicates that there are tens of thousands of patients in the UAE alone.

Traditionally, taking care of patients meant minimising the impact of disease, and the most dramatic example has been a 20% to 30% reduction in mortality by treating heart disease patients with s-statin or a beta-blocker.

The 5^th Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC), which got underway today at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), was officially inaugurated by His Excellency Zaid Al Siksek, CEO, Health Authority – Abu Dhabi.

The Abu Dhabi Medical Congress focuses on disciplines of healthcare for which Medical Developments International (MDI) produces innovative and unique pharmaceuticals and devices.