medical

Saudi Arabia’s PIF commits $20 billion to $40 billion education, health care fund with Blackstone

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), the country’s main sovereign wealth fund, will contribute $20 billion to a $40 billion fund with US private equity firm Blackstone, its managing director said on Tuesday. The fund will invest in “conventional economy” including sectors such as medical care and education, Yasir Al Rumayyan said at a major investment conference in the capitalRead more

MP calls parliament to pass medical law

Cairo - Mohamed Al Toni

MP Khalid Hilali, a member of the Health Affairs Committee of the Egyptian Parliament, revealed the approval of the Parliament to conduct experiments of pharmaceutical companies on Egyptians, saying: There is no objection in the existence of legislation that sets the controls and mechanisms for conducting clinical trials in Egypt. On the required conditions in the approval of new legislation,Read more

Batterjee Medical College partners with SGH Group for campus recruitment

Saudi - Muslimchronicle

Batterjee Medical College (BMC) recently signed an agreement with the Saudi German Hospitals Group (SGH Group) for the campus recruitment of its graduates in various medical specialties. The agreement was signed by Osama bin Adnan Kensara, dean of BMC, and Bandar Abudawood, general manager of human resources, SHG Group. The agreement aims to meet the needs of the labor marketRead more

World's heaviest woman Egyptian national Eman dies in UAE

Abu Dhabi - Muslimchronicle

Eman Abdul Atti's efforts to shed her extra kilos ended in a tragedy at a hospital in Abu Dhabi when the 37-year-old Egyptian national known as 'the world heaviest woman' died on Monday due to complications from her weight. Eman weighed roughly 500 kilogrammes when she arrived in India in February, but had lost an astonishing 323 kilogrammes since undergoingRead more

India offers $10 billion investment, $5 billion loan to Bangladesh

Dhaka - Arab today

India will invest up to $10 billion in Bangladeshi sectors including infrastructure and medicine and will provide $5 billion in loans, including $500 million in military assistance, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Tuesday. Hasina returned to Bangladesh on Monday after a four-day state visit to India, leading a 280 member business delegation including 40 senior government officials and ministers. Read more

Your Money blog: ‘Is that your best price?’ Why you should always haggle in the UAE

Dubai - Arab Today

Many wrongly assume that haggling is a practice we should only adopt in a souq, at the local tailor or during our travels. But during my 12 years in the UAE I have learnt there is always an opportunity to negotiate a better price, whether you are in the mall, at the medical centre or even at the exchange house.Read more

Arab Parliament Calls on International Community to Help Somali People

Cairo - Arab Today

Speaker of the Arab Parliament Dr. Mishaal bin Fahm Al Salami called on the international community, the United Nations organizations, the relief and humanitarian organizations and all countries of the world to take an urgent action to provide the necessary assistance to the Somali people and to respond to the appeal made by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi to provide urgentRead more

Rider still not ready to race

Manama - Arab Today

Heinrich Haussler from BAHRAIN MERIDA Pro Cycling Team is still not ready to start racing due to his knee injury. Currently he is undergoing physiotherapy with electric waves, but several orthopaedic experts agree that he needs time to heal. It is not known yet, when he will be able to return to the track. “The accidental injury, which occurred atRead more

Irish health minister publishes report on cannabis for medical use

Dublin - Xinhua

Irish Health Minister Simon Harris on Friday published a scientific report on cannabis for medical use, which he described as a "milestone" in the development of policy on medicinal cannabis. At the launch of the report, Harris said the government has decided to "establish an access program for cannabis-based treatments for certain conditions, where patients have not responded to otherRead more

World’s fattest man has one New Year resolution — reduce his 590 kilos by half

Zapopan - Arab Today

A Mexican man believed to be the world’s most obese plans to undergo gastric bypass in the new year and reduce his 590 kilos by half, his doctor said Wednesday. The man known as Juan Pedro has diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic lung obstruction, and needs to reduce his weight dramatically to reduce his health risks, doctor Jose CastanedaRead more