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  • Arab Health 2025: Paxman to share study on scalp cooling success

    Paxman Scalp Cooling in collaboration with the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), will present important data highlighting the use of scalp cooling in the prevention and management of adverse effects of chemotherapy treatment at Arab Health 2025.  This event, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, is expected to draw 60,000 healthcare professionals from around [...]

  • Welbeck Health Partners to showcase ‘world’s first’ AI-powered cardiovascular screening at Arab Health 2025

    Welbeck Health Partners is set to revolutionise cardiovascular care at the Arab Health Exhibition & Congress 2025, unveiling the 'world’s first' cardiovascular screening using retinal imaging, powered by AI. The innovation, DrNoon CVD, will be presented by leading general practitioners Dr Azhar Janmohamed and Dr Husain Khaki at the ABHI Surgical Simulation Theatre on Monday 27th January, [...]

  • Healthcare 21 seeks new OEM distribution opportunities at Arab Health 2025

    Healthcare 21 Group (HC21), a provider of MedTech distribution solutions, is on the lookout for new OEM distribution opportunities across all therapy areas at Arab Health 2025. For the first time, HC21 will exhibit alongside its parent organisation, AddLife AB Group, showcasing the strength of their collaboration and the transformative potential of a distributor model [...]

  • Harley Street Health District to attend Arab Health 2025

    The Howard de Walden Estate, long-term owner and custodian of the Harley Street Health District, will return to Arab Health 2025 for the eighth consecutive year, accompanied by 15 world-class clinics and hospital groups. With a renewed focus on health innovation and adapting to evolving patient needs, the Harley Street Health District will highlight London’s [...]

  • ABHI’s accelerator model expands to the Middle East

    The Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) has announced the launch of the ABHI Middle East Accelerator, a transformative programme designed to support UK HealthTech companies in scaling their operations across the Middle East. Running from April 2025 to March 2026, this initiative provides an extensive array of resources and expert guidance to help participants [...]

  • Hospitals and digital health: Saving people and the planet, a 2024 update – take 2

    How leading health systems can be global role models in sustainability, by Gil Bashe, Health Tech World author and FINN chair global health and purpose. The United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP) is held annually, with its Presidency rotating among five recognised UN regions.  Last year, at COP28, world leaders and climate change advocates [...]

  • Global staffing group recruiting large volumes of new health workers for Saudi Arabia

    Medacs Healthcare, one of the world’s largest healthcare staffing groups, is working hard to meet Saudi Arabia’s rising need for international health workers. Following a recent series of highly successful hiring events in London, hundreds of consultant doctors and nurses are set to start new roles soon in hospitals across Riyadh, Jeddah and Taif. Medacs [...]

  • Deals round-up: The latest health tech investments

    Swedish biotech company AAX Biotech AB has raised 7 MSEK in a funding round backed by both new and existing investors.  AAX Biotech aims to address unmet demands in the advancement of next-generation antibody therapeutics. The capital injection will enable AAX Biotech to automate its Seqitope™ platform, expand its project initiatives, and explore additional applications for [...]

  • Last chance to join ABHI UK Pavilion at Africa Health Exhibition

    UK HealthTech companies have a limited-time opportunity to join the ABHI UK Pavilion at Africa Health Exhibition, the continent's largest healthcare event, taking place in Cape Town from 22-24 October 2024. In partnership with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), ABHI has announced the launch of the first UK Pavilion at Africa Health Exhibition. [...]

  • Medacs Healthcare expands operation in Dubai to help grow Middle East health workforce

    To meet exponentially rising demand for world-class patient care, hospital groups in the UAE and wider Gulf region now need to recruit more international health workers than ever before. To support this need, Medacs Healthcare, one of the world’s largest clinical staffing groups, is investing locally, with a new team and office in Dubai. With [...]