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    <title><![CDATA[Turkish firm to build hospital in Iraq]]></title>
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        Iraq's health ministry has said it has signed an agreement with a Turkish firm to build a new hospital in the city of al-Nassiriya, Aswat al-Iraq news agency has reported. The 400-bed, $143.5m hospital will have three buildings that should comprise all medical specializations as well as 10 operation theatres, six maternity wards and training centres, the ministry said. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Daman launches disease management program]]></title>
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        The UAE's National Health Insurance Co. (Daman) has launched its first Disease Management Program 'Sanadak', designed to help its diabetic Thiqa members manage their conditions. The first phase of the program will include face to face coaching and training sessions for members suffering from Type 2 diabetes non-insulin dependant. The program is free of charge to all Thiqa eligible members. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi launches e-notification system for infectious diseases]]></title>
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        Abu Dhabi's health sector regulator, the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has launched a new e-notification system for infectious diseases. The new system aims at reducing HAAD's response time to incoming notifications, mitigating notification errors, getting real time notification and data validation and is a direct communication and feedback tool between physicians and HAAD. A series of training workshops will be conducted by the regulator for Abu Dhabi physicians on how to use the new system.  [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi launches EMR system]]></title>
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        Abu Dhabi's Sheikh Khalifa Medical City has announced that it has started using the electronic medical record (EMR) system in the surgical, nursing, medications and tests, laboratory and emergency departments, The National has reported. The system reduces the chances of errors by allowing doctors and nurses instant access to current records. The system will eventually connect all hospitals and clinics run by SEHA, the health services company that operates government hospitals in the emirate. [AMEInfo.com]
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    <title><![CDATA[GCC healthcare market to hit $50bn by 2020]]></title>
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        A report by investment bank, Alpen Capital projects the health care market in the GCC to grow at around 9% annually to reach from $47bn to $55bn by 2020, Gulf News has reported. 'The growth will be driven by both an increase in demand (increased number of treatments) and the cost of health care provision (average cost per treatment),' the report said. The GCC may also require in excess of 25,000 additional beds by 2020 to address the growing demand for in-patient treatments. Last year, 46 million medical treatments were conducted across the region, of which 91% were outpatients, generating $18bn in revenue, according to the report. [AMEInfo.com]
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