Bahrain’s Labour Fund “Tamkeen” and M42, a global health leader powered by AI, advanced technology and genomics, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of collaboration aimed at creating promising opportunities for Bahraini talent and driving innovation in the healthcare sector.
Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark, has appointed Venkat Kalyan as the new General Manager for its Gulf operations. An industry veteran, he brings nearly 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector to this new role.
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is expected to leave millions more people facing hunger by the end of the decade, threatening to erode recent global progress in tackling food insecurity, according to a new United Nations report.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has become the first hospital in Abu Dhabi to implant an advanced heart monitoring sensor that detects early signs of deterioration in patients with chronic heart failure.
Burjeel Medical City (BMC), the flagship facility of Burjeel Holdings, has entered into a clinical and academic collaboration with New York-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, a US National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, to establish a specialised thoracic surgery programme in the UAE.
People in Bahrain are being urged to take steps to protect themselves from a potential ‘heat dome’ that could form sometime next week, resulting in dangerous temperatures.
Mubadala Bio has launched new hemodialysis products through its subsidiary Wellpharma, one of its Abu Dhabi-based manufacturing facilities.
Bahrain-based Arabian Gulf University (AGU) has signed contracts for the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Medical City project being set up at an investment of over $260 million near Durrat Al Bahrain development. The first phase of work is expected to be completed this year.
Companies Creating Change (C3), has launched a new programme named C3 Nature Impact Accelerator, in partnership with HSBC, to strengthen high-potential initiatives restoring critical ecosystems, advancing nature positive solutions, and building resilient communities across the Middle East, North Africa, Türkiye (MENAT), and Southeast Asia.
Qatar has inaugurated its first smart mosque, featuring renewable energy and water-saving technologies, as it seeks to modernise mosque infrastructure and promote sustainability. The complex has been built on a 4,015-sq-m site using a contemporary architectural design.
