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Bahrain, UN disease data deal
The Bahrain Ministry of Health has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme to increase the amount of data and improve treatment and control of hereditary blood diseases, HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted diseases and non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and heart ailment, reported The Bahrain Tribune.
Smoking banned in Dubai offices
The Dubai Municipality is expanding its ban on smoking to offices and will fine companies that allow smoking, reported Gulf News. However, companies will be allowed to permit smoking in certain designated areas. Passive smoking represents a health hazard in the work place, and non-smokers will welcome this news.
DHCC, phase one opens Dec 25
The first of four buildings in the Dubai Healthcare City will be inaugurated on December 25, and the hospital free zone will open by the end of 2005, said Chairman Saeed Al Muntafiq. He noted that some of the world's best known medical institutions had already agreed to join the DHCC.
ADNH pays staff to stop smoking
Abu Dhabi National Hotels is paying the medical bills of any staff member who wants to give up smoking for the first four weeks, and has also designated its headquarters a no-smoking zone. Officials said this was to encourage employees to make a positive lifestyle change.
Fujairah, new homes for elderly
Two rest homes for the elderly costing USD3.3m are to be built in Fujairah and Dibba next year, reported Gulf News. Officials said elderly people spend too much time in hospital and these projects will provide a nice and healthy place with the best medical and social services.
AD, separated twins recovering
Sudanese Siamese twins separated at Al Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi more than a week ago are recovering well and have moved out of intensive care, reported Gulf News. Doctors said they are now on a normal diet and are undergoing physical therapy where they were joined at the back.
Sedentary lifestyle a health risk
Director of the Philippine Medical Centre in Karama Dr. Rosario Tigno told Gulf News that loneliness, lack of exercise and a poor diet caused bad health in Filipinos once they had been in the UAE for two years. A sedentary lifestyle triggers the onset of gout and arthritis, he said.
USD41m Fujairah private hospital
The Fujairah Medical Centre will become a major private hospital under a USD41m project to upgrade facilities and add a new building. The new hospital will have 100 beds and serve nationals and expatriates on the east coast of the UAE for a wide range of ailments.
Dibba hospital, laparoscopy
The Dibba Al Fujairah Hospital has announced the introduction of laparoscopy surgery that requires no major abdominal incisions, reported Gulf News. This technique can be used in appendix and gallbladder operations and offers a faster recovery time.
UAE, new licence for doctors
A new UAE medical specialisation council to licence doctors and accredit health facilities in both public and private sectors will be set up by mid-2005, reported Wam. The new council would have judicial powers to penalise violating doctors and health facilities that do not comply with its terms and conditions.
Zayed, USD25m US hospital gift
UAE President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan has been thanked by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA for a donations totalling USD25m. The clinic is to name a new cardiovascular treatment centre in honour of Sheikh Zayed next year. Officials said Sheikh Zayed had asked for his donation not to be made public but a local paper had done so.
UAE osteoporosis campaign
The Better Bone Belt alliance yesterday warned that 50 per cent of people screened in the UAE last year showed signs of osteoporosis. Unlike other women-related diseases, osteoporosis is a highly treatable disease. Non-pharmacological treatment includes adequate calcium and Vitamin D, weight-bearing exercise, fall-prevention techniques and using crutches if needed.
Smoking ban in public places
The Dubai Municipality is to extend its ban on smoking to public places, after stopping smoking in shopping malls last Friday. Officials told Gulf News this was part of a no-smoking campaign under the slogan, together to preserve your health. Some 200 people will be empowered to enforce the ban in cooperation with the relevant authorities.
Dubai osteoporosis specialist
The Dubai Bone and Joint Centre is marketing its specialist division handling osteoporosis, a disease that causes fragile bones. The DBAJ is the first clinic in the region offering the kind of treatment formerly found only in the Western countries.
HIV home testing kit
A home testing kit for HIV will soon be available in the UAE, reported Gulf News. All the device requires is a drop of blood and it can also test for Hepatitis C and B. This is a much quicker way of testing for HIV than a visit to a laboratory facility.
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