MENA
CHAPPER healthcare, the wholesaler and distributor, specialising in importing and exporting pharmaceuticals, has set up a subsidiary in Dubai to strengthen its presence in the MENA region. The new subsidiary, called CHAPPER Healthcare MENA FZ-LLC, has been incorporated in the UAE and is based at the company's offices in Dubai. It means the company has a [...]
The Middle East’s largest end-to-end digital health platform has brought its latest campaign to the FIFA World Cup 2022… Digital health leaders in the Middle East have launched a campaign focused on men’s health and preventive health. The campaign, part of which aired on the day of Saudi Arabia’s opening match against Argentina, is focused [...]
Digital health & health tech is said to change the landscape of psychological care, but what exactly should this mean, both patients and for professionals? Jalil Allabadi, CEO of Altibbi shared is insights with Health Tech World... It is not unusual to see a great deal of coverage in the media about the digital revolution [...]
Israeli medical devices firm Alpha Tau Medical has lured Medstrada CEO Ruth Alon to its c-suite. The Nasdaq-listed developer of alpha-radiation cancer therapy believes the seasoned senior executive - with stints in venture capital and Silicon Valley consulting - will bring her extensive financial and strategic operations expertise to bear on the Tel Aviv-based firm. [...]
Gulf-based Telehealth and 'hospital-at-home' provider TruDoc has appointed a new regional CEO as it continues to expand its service portfolio across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Hisham Radwan has been appointed TruDoc CEO Middle East, following on from the recent appointment of Dr Peter Botha as TruDoc CEO Africa. The appointments are part of TruDoc's [...]
Dutch medtech firm Lapsi Health has raised US$600k in a pre-seed funding round to advance its work to develop new digital biomarkers based on auscultatory sound. The funding round was led by several tech investors spanning Europe and the Middle East, including those from the Netherlands, Finland, the US, Uruguay and the UAE. Lapsi is [...]
Cognetivity Neurosciences has signed a deal to expand its dementia detection technology across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The health tech firm reached a commercial agreement with Emirates Health Services for the company's technology to be deployed as a screening tool for cognitive impairment throughout the UAE. Based in Dubai, EHS is the main federal provider [...]
Shanghai-headquartered health tech firm United Imaging has signed a partnership agreement with King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), one of the Gulf’s leading cancer care centres, in Jordan. The deal coincided with United Imaging’s attendance at Arab Health 2022, held in Dubai last week. Under the agreement, the two organisations will be collaborating in clinical applications [...]
The UK government welcomed a panel of UK and UAE experts in its digital health at Arab Health 2022 – the healthcare exhibition in the Middle East – to explore the role digital health has in improving patient outcomes in the UK and the Middle East. The seminar, ‘Next Steps for Digital Health’, featured Dr Mubaraka [...]
