healthcare

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How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Preventive Healthcare Through Earlier Detection and Smarter Clinical Insights

News Desk 21/06/2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming modern healthcare, combining technologies that improve diagnosis, treatment, research, and healthcare operations. From detecting diseases in medical scans to streamlining hospital workflows, AI is increasingly helping clinicians make faster

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Valeo Health Marks Five Years of Building Healthcare Around People Across the GCC

News Desk 11/06/2026

Valeo Health, the technology-enabled healthcare platform is marking its fifth anniversary with major milestones that reflect its scale, clinical depth and growing role in shaping proactive, personalised healthcare across the GCC.   Founded in 2021, Valeo was built with a clear belief: healthcare should fit naturally into people’s lives, not the other way around. Over

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Aster DM Healthcare Expands KSA Presence with acquisition of ProCare Hospital in Eastern Province, Crossing 500 Beds in the Kingdom

News Desk 10/06/2026

Aster DM Healthcare, one of the leading integrated healthcare providers in the GCC, has announced its entry into Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province through the acquisition of a majority stake in ProCare Hospital, in a joint venture with Abdulrahman Saleh Al Rajhi and Partners Co Group. The facility will now join Aster’s GCC network as Aster […]

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PureHealth Supports the “Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans” Campaign as Healthcare Partner with AED 100M

News Desk 08/06/2026

PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, has announced its support for the “Mother of the Nation Endowment for Orphans”, with AED 100M, as the healthcare partner of the initiative in the UAE. Through its network of healthcare facilities and medical institutions, the group will provide essential healthcare services for orphans, helping enhance […]

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EMed HealthTech Highlights the Growing Adoption of Telemedicine in the UAE Healthcare Sector

News Desk 07/06/2026

Telemedicine is transforming healthcare delivery across the United Arab Emirates by enabling patients to access medical consultations remotely while helping healthcare providers improve efficiency and patient engagement. The UAE healthcare sector continues to invest in digital transformation initiatives, creating opportunities for healthcare organizations to adopt

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Five ways B2B MedTech marketplaces are reshaping healthcare business

News Desk 21/05/2026

Healthcare and wellness businesses across the GCC are growing in a market that is becoming more digital, specialised, and commercially active. The GCC healthcare market is projected to grow from $121.9 billion in 2025 to $170.5 billion by 2030, according to Research and Markets, creating stronger demand for trusted platforms that connect buyers, sellers, service […]

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Aster Volunteers Scales Global Mobile Healthcare Network to 76 Units with New North India Expansion

News Desk 17/04/2026

Aster Volunteers, the global CSR arm of Aster DM Healthcare, has expanded its community outreach footprint with the launch of 5 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) in Bengaluru. The additions mark a total of 76 units in the global fleet of Aster Volunteers Mobile Medical Services and 54 units in India. The CAPEX has been facilitated […]

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UAE Investors Eye $39.4B GLP-1 Market Despite Healthcare Sector Weakness

News Desk 07/04/2026

The healthcare sector has faced a difficult start to 2026, declining 5.5% year-to-date and underperforming the broader S&P 500, which is down 3.3%. However, the divergence in performance across the sector highlights a growing gap between winners and losers, reinforcing the importance of selective stock picking. Several major pharmaceutical companies have delivered

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Frontline Heroes Office: Emirati Doctor’s Day Is a National Tribute to a Humanitarian Mission Led by Healthcare Heroes

News Desk 12/03/2026

The Frontline Heroes Office affirmed that the celebration of Emirati Doctor’s Day, observed annually on 11 March, represents a high national tribute to the efforts of Emirati physicians who continue to carry out their noble humanitarian mission with dedication and responsibility, inspired by the guidance of the country’s wise leadership, which has made investment in […]

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Thumbay Institute of Aesthetics, Fujairah Performs Advanced Post-Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery

News Desk 03/03/2026

The Thumbay Institute of Aesthetics (TIA) at Thumbay Hospital Fujairah has successfully performed an advanced body contouring surgery on a young female patient following significant weight loss after bariatric treatment. Massive weight reduction is life-changing. But for many patients, the journey doesn’t end with the weight loss itself. Loose skin, altered body

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Thumbay College of Management and AI in Healthcare Launches Future-Focused Programs to Shape the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders

News Desk 26/02/2026

Healthcare is undergoing a powerful transformation driven by artificial intelligence, data intelligence, and digitally connected care systems. Clinical expertise alone is no longer enough. Hospitals and healthcare organizations now require professionals who can combine medical understanding with strategic thinking, analytics, and technology leadership. Responding to this

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Thumbay Hospital Fujairah Strengthens Community Healthcare Through Landmark Mega Health Camp

News Desk 20/02/2026

Thumbay Hospital Fujairah reaffirmed its role as a trusted healthcare partner to the community by organizing a large-scale Free Mega Health Camp in association with Kairali Association,held in February 2026. The initiative brought together hundreds of residents who turned out for comprehensive screenings, specialist consultations, and diagnostic services under one roof.

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WHX highlights how the UAE is shaping a global approach to healthspan-focused healthcare

News Desk 13/02/2026

The UAE is aligning its healthcare system around prevention and proactive healthspan optimisation, as global evidence shows people are living longer but spending more of those years in poor health.   According to the World Health Organisation, gains in healthy life expectancy continue to lag behind increases in overall life expectancy, resulting in a global […]

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Quadria Capital Steps Up Focus on GCC Healthcare Investments

News Desk 12/02/2026

Quadria Capital, Asia’s pre-eminent healthcare-focused PE firm, is strengthening its GCC presence as it looks to build scaled healthcare platforms across the region. Managing more than $4.2 billion in assets and investing exclusively in healthcare, the firm sees the region offering a rare combination of long-term demand visibility, structural supply gaps, rapid adoption of

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KT LUXE Announces Inaugural Healthy Ageing Summit 2026 in Exclusive Partnership with OMICS Precision Health Centre

News Desk 12/02/2026

KT LUXE, Khaleej Times’ premium lifestyle and thought-leadership platform, has announced the launch of the KT LUXE Healthy Ageing Summit 2026, its inaugural summit dedicated to healthspan, preventive healthcare, performance, and the future of living well. Taking place on May 21, 2026, at the Mandarin Oriental, Jumeirah Beach Road, Dubai, the one-day summit will convene

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Aspen Medical and ICME Healthcare sign an MoU to drive healthcare innovation across emerging markets

News Desk 12/02/2026

Aspen Medical and the 1954 founded ICME Healthcare jointly announce the signing of a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking the beginning of a strategic collaboration to advance healthcare infrastructure and services across emerging markets in the Middle East, South-East Asia and Africa. The MoU, signed at the World Health Expo (WHX), sets the stage […]

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Healthcare leaders at WHX map out Middle East workforce strategy for 2030 and beyond

News Desk 12/02/2026

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that a global shortage of 11 million healthcare workers is projected by 2030. Addressing this could generate US$1.1 trillion for the global economy, with the McKinsey Health Institute estimating that around $300 billion of that could be from healthcare worker jobs.   At the panel discussion titled ‘The Workforce […]

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Artificial Intelligence to define Healthcare 3.0, experts say at WHX Labs

News Desk 11/02/2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) took centre stage on the opening day of WHX Labs at Dubai World Trade Centre, with global experts examining how AI-powered diagnostics are accelerating the transition to Healthcare 3.0 during the event’s Laboratory Management track.   Leading the discussion, Dr Anmol Kapoor, Founder, Chairman and CEO of BioAro, delivered a session titled

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Aster DM Healthcare unveils game changing projects set to redefine the future of healthcare for people of UAE

News Desk 10/02/2026

In alignment with Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), Aster DM Healthcare revealed game changing projects in the pipeline, worth an investment of AED 1 billion, aimed at making worldclass healthcare locally available in the UAE and redefining the future of healthcare access for the people of the country. One of the largest and fastest-growing integrated healthcare […]

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Healthcare leaders call for greater strategic alignment between capital investment and health system strategy at WHX

News Desk 10/02/2026

Global healthcare leaders, investors, and healthcare executives convened at the World Health Expo (WHX) to discuss the evolving landscape of healthcare capital investment. There is growing industry consensus that aligning capital strategies with healthcare delivery priorities is now essential as health systems worldwide address rising demand, demographic shifts, workforce