Using drones to transfer and deliver medical supplies is now a step closer to becoming a reality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital.
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health (DoH) has announced it is in the process of testing an advanced drone network for the healthcare sector in the emirate. Said to be a “first of its kind” project in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the new...
Healthtech investment offers the best opportunity for business growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) healthcare sector, a new report has revealed.
Released by Informa Markets – organisers of Arab Health and Medlab Middle East – and Omnia Health Insights, “Voice of the Healthcare Industry Market Outlook 2021” identified investment in healthcare technology as a key priority, with...
A UAE healthtech startup that has been operating for less than 12 months has just raised an additional $1.6 million (€1.4M) in funding in a pre-series A round, it has emerged.
Klaim – which describes itself as an insurtech platform offering a SaaS medical claim management and financing platform – secured funding in a round led by Saudi Arabia’s Mad’a Investments. Additional investors include...
Students over the age of 12 returning to school or university in Saudi Arabia this week are required to show proof of vaccination via the Kingdom’s COVID-19 tracing application, it has been announced.
According to the country’s Ministry of Education, students will only be granted access to school premises subject to being fully immunised against SARS-CoV-2. Vaccination status is available through...
A GCC healthtech startup has just secured a seven-figure investment which it is calling “the largest Pre-Series A investment in the healthtech sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” this year.
Clinicy – which launched in 2017, and focuses on digital healthcare management – just closed the undisclosed amount via the Riyadh-headquartered private equity firm, Mad’a Investment Company.
Mad’a is a...
New research, released by a team based in Turkey, Qatar, and the United Kingdom, has indicated that a specialised eye exam can be used to identify long COVID.
Published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, the research found that corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) – a non-invasive eye test that conducts real-time imaging of corneal nerve fibres – can also potentially be used to confirm...
A Dubai-based specialist clinic has become the first healthcare provider outside of the United States to be awarded full URAC accreditation in Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), it has been confirmed.
GluCare Integrated Diabetes Center – which describes itself as “the world’s first healthcare provider” to “employ remote continuous data monitoring” for diabetic patients – has received the URAC...
The Emirati Genome Program, an initiative focused on providing preventive and personalised healthcare for citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has partnered with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) to increase individual participation.
The partnership was inaugurated last week with a three-day sample collection event for SEHA’s Emirati employees.
As part of the agreement, new sample...
Abu Dhabi’s G42 Healthcare has teamed up with the South Korean biotechnology company, Seegene to offer mobile laboratory stations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Dubbed a “laboratory on wheels”, the Seegene Mobile Station can offer optimised molecular testing and diagnosis on the go, with the reported ability to conduct up to 2,000 tests per day. Tests cover 225 pathogens...
A new “first of its kind” institution aimed at enhancing local genomic research – as well as diagnosing and treating patients with genetic disorders – has been unveiled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Center for Genomic Discovery is a joint venture between the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and the Al Jalila Genomics Center of the Al Jalila Children’s...
.jpg?itok=W8r0jo9B "G42 Healthcare has partnered with Seegene to offer its new Seegene Mobile Station to various territories across the Middle East and North Africa. Each station can conduct up to 2,000 tests per day.")
.jpg?itok=cMozmt6F "The “first of its kind” institution aims at enhancing local genomic research, and diagnosing and treating patients with genetic disorders. Its launch coincides with the formation of the board of the Emirati Genome Program.")
