Health & Technology

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the limited market release of Early Warning Score (EWS) on the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform. EWS aggregates information from multiple vital signs and clinical observations to generate a score that represents the potential degree of patient deterioration. Root, which works in conjunction with Radical-7® or Radius-7® Pulse CO-Oximeters® and […]

SSICT News · 6 Feb 2017

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, conducted its first blood donation campaign of 2017 at its headquarters in Al Hudaiba Awards Building, Dubai. Themed ‘Save a life by donating your blood’, the blood donation campaign was organised by Empower in […]

SSICT News · 5 Feb 2017

Having healthcare insurance become mandatory across the region, and medical pricing and inflation continuing to rise, healthcare providers, insurance companies, and solutions providers must ensure their business models can sustain the significant impact it will have on the healthcare insurance landscape. With 98% of Dubai residents and over 4 million people in the UAE having […]

SSICT News · 14 Jan 2017

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has launched a campaign to raise awareness about diabetes on the occasion of World Diabetes Day, in an effort to limit the spread of the disease locally and globally. The initiative offered free blood tests for all Empower staff, in addition to […]

SSICT News · 1 Dec 2016

The 4th GCC Healthscape summit will be held in Dubai on December 6 and 7, under the theme “Enabling a healthier procurement landscape in healthcare”. The event, organised by IDE Consulting Services, a leading procurement consulting firm, is expected to host decision-makers and major players from regional government healthcare providers and private hospitals, along with […]

SSICT News · 7 Nov 2016

In cooperation with the Zahra Breast Cancer Association and Jeddah College of Advertising, and themed “Draw Hope for a Pink Tomorrow” Hempel Paints, a trusted provider in decorative, marine, and protective coatings, offered students the opportunity to draw expressionist paintings to help raise awareness on breast cancer as part of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month […]

SSICT News · 3 Nov 2016

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital”) (NYSE:AXS) today announced that Anees Ahmad has joined AXIS Accident & Health, a leading provider of accident, specialty health and travel-related insurance and reinsurance, as Vice President and Business Development Manager for its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) reinsurance business. Mr. Ahmad works out of AXIS Capital’s office […]

SSICT News · 3 Nov 2016

According to recent reports, health care continues to be among the top valued industries by Governments in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to create a better future for GCC citizens.The United Arab Emirates spends $1,200 per person on health care – putting it in the top 20 countries for health care spending per capita1. It […]

Mohamed Ghamdi · 9 Oct 2016

UAE-based LiFi Company, Zero.1 are in the final development stages for HEALTHCARE4U, a revolutionary management system for the healthcare sector. The UAE healthcare market is projected to reach $19.5 billion (Dh71.56 billion) by 2020, achieving an annual average growth of 12.7 per cent, marginally higher than the GCC growth average1. Light Fidelity (LiFi) is a […]

SSICT News · 29 Aug 2016

The GCC healthcare market is rapidly expanding, with connected hospitals and healthcare providers re-imagining the industry with wearables, machine monitoring, and patient record digitisation. Both startups and established technology firms are transforming healthcare technology, showcasing the latest developments at GITEX Technology Week 2016. The GCC is investing at least USD 2 billion in new patient-management […]

SSICT News · 20 Aug 2016

GE, official sponsor of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is supplying image diagnosis equipment for the Polyclinic, which was built in Barra da Tijuca, close to the Athletes´ Village, and which will serve the Olympic and Paralympic family members (athletes, national and international Olympic and Paralympic committees). “During the period of the Games, […]

SSICT News · 15 Aug 2016

Cerner Middle East & Africa, celebrated their fifth edition this year of its Achievement and Innovation Awards by honoring its clients across the region for their most rewarding health care technology adoptions. To reflect the changing dynamics in the health care industry, Cerner created five new award categories covering clinical and end user experiences to […]

Mohamed Ghamdi · 23 Jun 2016

Bittium will exhibit its secure and easy-to-use Bittium SafeMove remote access solutions at Healthcare ICT conference 2016, to be held in Lahti exhibition center, Finland May 24-25, 2016. Conference themes will be e.g. the Finnish social welfare and health care reform, new opportunities and structures for ICT cooperation towards next generation patient information systems, management […]

Mohamed Ghamdi · 28 May 2016

Direct Hair Implantation (DHI), the global leader in hair restoration, is witnessing exceptional footfall in its Dubai branch for hair restoration during forthcoming Ramadan month. The company attributed that to the less working hours during the holy month. “Ramadan is a time where people experience a change in their lifestyle. Many people try to utilise […]

SSICT News · 22 May 2016