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Dubai Annual Health Awards 2018 open for nominations

Media Release
October 23, 2017

The Annual HEALTH Awards, Dubai’s yearly gala event to recognize outstanding contributions and innovative brilliances of healthcare professionals and organizations is back again in 2018, after the resounding success of its inaugural 2017 edition. The second edition of this prestigious awards, considered the biggest and prestigious healthcare awards in the region, are now open for nominations from healthcare organizations and individuals, announced the organizers at press conference in Dubai on Sunday, 22nd October 2017.

The press conference also declared that HEALTH Awards 2018 would be held on 26th February 2018 at the Grand Hyatt, Dubai, as a splendid gathering of over 1000 participants including healthcare leaders, healthcare professionals and popular Arab and Bollywood celebrities.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the press conference, between Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and HEALTH Magazine, to support and promote Health Awards 2018. The MoU was signed by H.E. Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board – Dubai Health Authority representing DHA and Mr. Thumbay Moideen, Founder President of Thumbay Group and publisher of HEALTH Magazine, representing HEALTH Magazine. 

Mr. Thumbay Moideen said that the HEALTH Awards aimed to promote excellence across the healthcare industry of the region – which is forecast to grow to $71bn market by 2020, according to the recent report on the region’s healthcare sector published by Alpen Capital. “The region, particularly Dubai is a favorite medical tourism destination, with high standards of quality and expertise available at affordable costs. Improvement in the quality and facilities will attract more numbers of medical tourists, transforming the region into a medical tourism hub,” he added. HEALTH Magazine, part of Thumbay Group, will exclude all entities and professionals employed by the group – to ensure transparency and fairness in evaluating the nominees.

The nominations of HEALTH Awards 2018 will be evaluated by 20 external evaluators, which includes site visit, and will be finally judged by eminent jury, the members of which are: Dr. Ajit Nagpal (Chairman & Director General – Amity University Middle East) – the Jury Chairperson, H. E. Dr. Maryam Matar (Chairperson – UAE Genetic Diseases Association), Dr. Mouza Abdulla Al Sharhan (Head of Pathology, Dubai Hospital-DHA and President of Emirates Medical Association-UAE), Dr. Fuzan Al Khalidi (Director of Healthcare Strategy and Policy, the Prime Minister’s Office), Dr. Muna Abdul Razzaq Tahlek (CEO - Latifa Hospital) and Mr. Issac John (Deputy Business Editor – Khaleej Times).

Nominations for HEALTH Awards 2018 are now open, and can be submitted for a total of 23 corporate and individual categories. For more details on the award and categories, and to submit your nominations, please visit the website: http://www.healthmagazine.ae/awards
 
About HEALTH Magazine 

HEALTH Magazine is a leading health & lifestyle publication in the region, launched in 1999. It is highly regarded and read by a large segment of healthcare professionals and general public in the region and globally. It is a bi-monthly, bi-lingual (English and Arabic) magazine with a BPA-audited circulation of 20,000 copies and a readership of around 80,000. It is licensed by the National Media Council, UAE. It covers a variety of topics such as health, lifestyle, wellness, fitness, beauty, family, parenting, diet, nutrition, luxury and fashion.
 
HEALTH Magazine has a significant online and social media presence. Its dynamic website, blog and social media pages attracts large numbers of visitors from all around the world. The magazine inspires health and lifestyle and also organizes regular events. 

HEALTH Award Categories 2018 

Corporate Categories 
Health - Distinguished 

• Hospitals 
• Clinics 
• Laboratory Services 
• Radiology Services 
• Pharmacies 
• Pharmaceutical Companies 
• Medical Insurance Companies 
• Fitness Centers 
• Medical Equipment & Supplies Providers 
• Organizations for Innovative Technology 
• Organizations for CSR Contribution 
• Medical Tourism 
• Hospital Infrastructure Development 
• Entity for Treating People of Determination 

Individual Categories 
Health - Distinguished 

• Leaders in Healthcare (Founders/Owners/Entrepreneurs) 
• Executives in Healthcare (CEO/COO/CMO/CFO) 
• Physicians 
• Surgeons 
• Medical Specialists 
• Women in Healthcare 
• Innovative Researchers in Healthcare 
• Nurses 
• Pharmacists 

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January 16,2020

Dubai, Jan 16: The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Wednesday announced that it has banned the import of birds, some eggs and meat products from Hungary and Slovakia.

The ministry said the decision was taken following a notification from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on the outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N2, in the two countries.

Accordingly, the ministry has banned "the import of all species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, meats and meat products and non-heat-treated wastes from Hungary and Slovakia".

It has also regulated the import of poultry meat and non-heat-treated products, requiring a health certificate for the export of meat and meat products from the two countries to release consignments into the UAE.

A health certificate will be needed for the import of eggs, the ministry added.

However, thermally-treated poultry products (meat and eggs) have been cleared for import from all parts of Hungary and Slovakia.

Kaltham Ali Kayaf, Acting Director, Animal Development & Health Department at the ministry, said: "These measures reiterate the ministry's keenness in achieving its strategic objectives including enhancing bio-security levels and eliminating pathogens before they enter the country. In doing so, the ministry prevents the bird flu virus and related risks and impacts on the country's poultry health and safety, in addition to protecting public health and well-being."

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April 27,2020

Riyadh, Apr 27: The government of Saudi Arabia has signed a SR995 million (approx. Dh972m) contract with China to provide Covid-19 tests for nine million people in the Kingdom.

The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, reported that the decision came "as a result of a phone call made today (Sunday) between the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Chinese President Xi Jinping."

The contract includes providing necessary equipment and supplies, making available of 500 Chinese specialists and technicians who are specialised in performing tests, establishing six large regional laboratories throughout the Kingdom; including a mobile laboratory with a capacity of performing 10,000 tests per day. Saudi cadres will also be trained to conduct daily tests and comprehensive field tests, under the new agreement

The contract was co-signed by the National Unified Procurement Company and Chinese company Huo-yan Laboratories by Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Advisor at the Royal Court, on behalf of the Government of Saudi Arabia, and Chinese Ambassador to the Kingdom Chen Weiqing, as a representative of the Chinese Government.

The contract is one of the largest contracts that will provide diagnostic tests for the novel Coronavirus.

Tests were also purchased from several other companies from the United States, Switzerland and South Korea, bringing the number of available tests to 14.5 million, covering around 40 percent of Saudi Arabia's population, SPA added.

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March 5,2020

Dubai, Mar 5: A 16-year-old Indian girl here has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infection cases in the UAE to 28, according to media reports.

Health officials here confirmed on Wednesday that a new coronavirus case was detected in the girl who attended an Indian school in Dubai, Al-Arabiya website reported.

The girl tested positive for the COVID-19 after she contracted the infection from her father who travelled overseas, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) was quoted as saying by the report.

The Indian High School in Dubai will be closed from Thursday as a precautionary measure, the Gulf News reported.

"As a precautionary measure, Indian High School Group of schools is closed from Thursday, March 5. Detailed circular about exams will be mailed. Your well-being is important. Take care," the report said.

The father developed symptoms of the virus five days after returning to Dubai. Both the student and family members have been quarantined in hospital and are stable and recovering well. All other family members have also been quarantined, the Khaleej Times reported.

"Within the framework of comprehensive preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus, the DHA is conducting tests and monitoring the students, staff and workers of the school that may have interacted with the coronavirus patient," the DHA was quoted as saying by the Gulf News.

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