Minister of Health Wael al-Halqi and Representatives of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Monday discussed means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the health and nursing sectors, particularly developing human resources.

The two sides reviewed steps taken to activate the nursing capacity building program, in addition to possibility of funding the program in Tartous.

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France said on Tuesday it had created an emergency fund for aid agencies looking to help the Syrian people and would propose a similar one at an international level next week when countries meet in Tunisia to discuss the escalating crisis.

Paris had previously proposed "humanitarian corridors" with Syrian approval or with an international mandate for shipping food and medicine to alleviate civilian suffering while Damascus cracks down on an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Foreign Minister Alain Juppe met humanitarian organisations on Tuesday and pledged 1 million euros...

Pathway Genomics, a genetic testing laboratory specializing in genetic testing for nutrition and exercise response, inherited disease, prescription drug response and health condition risks, has received membership in the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA). As the nation’s leading industry group to advocate lab interests with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Congress, ACLA was created in 1971 and is committed to promoting public awareness about the value of laboratory services in preventing"...

Dr. Mirza Ali Al Sayegh, President, Emirates Allergy and Respiratory Society said a new study on COPD is being conducted by the Society to cover the whole GCC region and its details would be announced soon.

Dr. Bassam Mahboub, Consultant Pulmonary Medicine, Asst. Prof. University of Sharjah, Head of Allergy and Respiratory Department, Dubai Hospital and Vice Chair Emirates Allergy and Respiratory Society Dubai, UAE said: "COPS is currently the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. The prevalence of smoking in the UAE is around 23%. The 4% figure of the COPD prevalence will rise as the...

In Homs, Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers are distributing food, medical supplies, blankets, and hygiene consumables to thousands of people affected by the increasing violence.

A convoy loaded with these supplies entered the city yesterday, while a similar convoy reached Bludan.

"We are greatly concerned about the consequences of the unrest from a humanitarian viewpoint and about the current deterioration of the situation", said Marianne Gasser, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)'s delegation in Syria, who led the convoy that entered Homs. "The population,...

Heartbeat Experts reported today selling 20 KOL identification and KOL management software projects in the Asia-Pacific region in the fourth quarter of 2011. These projects include implementations in China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and Australia. The company reported that its clients span pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics manufacturers.

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Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC announced today that it has opened for enrollment a clinical trial testing the company’s lead drug candidate trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) as a first-line treatment for newly diagnosed primary brain cancer, also known as glioblastoma or GBM. Currently there is no cure for GBM and patients have an average life expectancy of 18 months after diagnosis.

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There is growing concern in the Qatari community over what they rue is a severe shortage of child specialists at primary health centres.

The result is that general practitioners are treating ailing toddlers at these centres, comments posted on local social networking sites say.

According to community sources, what has brought the issue of the shortage of child specialists at state-run health facilities to the fore is the recent fall in mercury levels and windy and dusty weather conditions that led to a large number of people, mainly children, falling sick.

Parents rushed their...

The Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), The Syrian British Medical Society (SBMS), and the Syrian Expatriates organization (SEO) appeal to the International community to demand that the Syrian authorities allow safe transport and adequate treatment of the wounded in the city of Homs.

The humanitarian situation in Homs is appalling due to continued shelling by the Assad"...

Just before opening its doors to the first of its patients yesterday morning, Medcare Medical Centre (MMC) was officially inaugurated by Mr. Imad Namrawi, Director of Taziz Property Management Solutions, Dr. Azad Moopen, Chairman, DM Healthcare and Medcare Hospital and Mr. Shamsuddin Bin Mohiyuddin, Director, Regency Group.

According to Medcare, MMC will complement the JBR community lifestyle. The holistic facility is operating extended opening hours and has an on-site laboratory and Aster Pharmacy, with the aim that visits by patients will be 'one stop' affairs to maximise convenience....