Oman’s Armed Forces Hospital, also known as Hospital MoD, has become the first in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to adopt the ClarifEye Augmented Reality (AR) Surgical Navigation by Royal Philips.
The “industry-first solution” – used in spinal surgery – combines imaging and navigation that uses AR into one system. Hospital MoD has already successfully completed surgery on patients using the...
A Saudi-based healthcare startup has successfully raised $1.2 million in its first round of funding, it has been confirmed.
Co-founded last year, HealTec – described as a “dedicated B2B healthcare rehabilitation manufacturing facility” – reportedly facilitates the local production of medical prosthetics and other devices “to serve long-term care and rehabilitation patients.” It secured the...
The US-based creator of the “world’s first and only continuous intravenous [IV] site monitoring solution” has been granted market authorisation by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA), it has been announced.
Virginia’s ivWatch – which received a US FDA clearance and CE mark for its SmartTouch disposable sensor last year – has just received a three-year Medical Device Marketing Authorization (...
Bayer Middle East has introduced its Alleye Home Monitoring Sponsorship Programme to the Egyptian healthcare sector, it has been confirmed. The global pharma giant is reportedly working with some of the country’s top-rated eye hospitals to “support Egypt’s ophthalmologists in the new era” of virtual care for patients with either Diabetic Macular Edema [DME] – a complication of diabetic...
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways is extending its trial of a COVID-19 travel verification solution provided by the Singapore-based technology company, Affinidi, it has emerged.
Since March of this year, Affinidi has been working with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) airline, which has been utilising its Healthcare Network Assessment (HNA) programme on flights from Singapore to Abu Dhabi.
The trial has...
A UK-based applied science company, focused on supporting cancer diagnostics with machine learning, is bringing its award-winning solution to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Kheiron Medical Technologies has partnered with the UAE’s Atlas Medical to launch Mia, its breast cancer screening solution that supports radiologists in reducing errors in cancer detection, in the region.
Launched in 2019,...
A global health service company is attempting to make medical insurance more affordable and accessible in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the launch of a smart product.
SmartCare by Cigna is a new region-specific offering by Cigna Insurance Middle East (CIME), and is aimed at “SMEs, corporates and government organisations” within the country.
The company explained that SmartCare “brings to...
The largest airline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now in the process of implementing paperless document verification relating to COVID-19 PCR testing and vaccination.
This week, Emirates announced it is working with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to allow for digital verification of travellers’ data, resulting in a more secure and efficient procedure.
Rather than producing a paper copy...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the first country in the Arab world to begin manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine with a full production schedule underway.
Hayat-Vax, a joint collaboration between Sinopharm CNBG and Abu Dhabi’s G42, was announced earlier this week during the launch of a new purpose-built research and development hub for life sciences, biotechnology and vaccine production in...
An Abu Dhabi-based startup is claiming it has become the “first app in the world” to offer bookings for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations.
Rizek, which specialises in on-demand personal and home services – such as DIY, tutoring, and beauty and wellness – has added a feature that enables anyone, subject to their location in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to book a private COVID-19 vaccine to be...
