The Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Lilly U.A.E., regional headquarter, a branch of global pharmaceutical leader Eli Lilly and Company, announced today a joint-agreement for the development of a Private-Public Diabetes Partnership Program to improve diabetes outcomes in Abu Dhabi through improved education, healthcare and treatment for the coming three years. more»

About 35 per cent of the diabetes cases in the UAE remain undiagnosed, which increase the medical costs and complications arising out of a largely preventable disease, according to a recent study report released as part of the World Health Care Congress here on Tuesday. more»

More than 500 global thought leaders and key decision-makers in the healthcare industry are convening at the World Health Care Congress in Abu Dhabi to share global best practices. more»

ABU DHABI - The absence of an unified healthcare system, lack of information, inadequate financing and differing backgrounds of healthcare professionals are issues that need to be addressed first if the Gulf states hope to provide quality healthcare to its multi-national and multi-cultural population, experts said at the World Health Care Congress in the Capital. more»

GE Healthcare put the spotlight on its innovative healthymagination initiative aimed at reducing costs, and promoting sustainable and precision healthcare at the 'World Health Care Congress Middle East' in Abu Dhabi. more»

With easier accessibility to online information, patients are becoming more sophisticated and knowledgeable about their health conditions, and this has prompted hospitals to involve individuals in the type of health care services they need and expect. more»

It has been informed that the health insurance companies in UAE are facing huge challenges in their field at this period of time. Providing a sustainable health care environment to their clients has become a tough task for them. more»

More than half of diabetes patients have kept an eye on their blood sugar levels during the past 10 months, a government survey revealed. more»

The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and two top global research-driven pharmaceutical firms will today sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) as part of efforts to combat cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and as part of the official launch of HAAD's innovative forum. more»

Abu Dhabi healthcare experts told an international forum yesterday how they had initiated a plan of data collection from patients and clinicians that has enabled the emirate to focus on improving quality of care. more»

Universal access to healthcare and sustainability are major challenges faced by many countries across the globe, experts said on the first day of The World Health Care Congress (WHCC) Middle East. more»

Patient and clinic care are from now on going to be monitored, the Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) said on the sidelines of the World Health Care Congress (WHCC) Middle East in the Capital. more»

Louise Liang, M.D., a retired Kaiser Permanente executive, used this quote of science fiction writer William Gibson to launch her Nov. 8 presentation at the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Congress in Washington, D.C. more»

World Congress recently held a great two-day Leadership Summit on Predictive Analytics in Boston. Predictive modeling (PM) is now standard for risk identification and risk stratification within care management/disease management programs and is rapidly expanding the horizon of problems being addressed. more»

Eliza Corporation, the partner more healthcare organizations turn to for engaging, automated outreach, announces that it will co-present with Aetna Pharmacy Management at the World Congress Leadership Summit on Predictive Analytics. more»

There is no doubt that microfinance has become one of the biggest buzzwords of this decade. Microfinance, or the practice of giving small loans to poor individuals in order to start a small, often informal, business, has been incredibly successful. Practiced most widely in Bangladesh, it has funded start-ups businesses from basket-weaving to bread-baking, often serving niche markets overlooked by large corporations. more»

In association with the Leadership Summit on Creating Global Disruptive Business Innovations in Health Care, the WHCC Affordable Health Innovations Global Initiative is welcoming poster submissions from health care innovators who are changing current industry practices. The top submissions will be selected to deliver oral presentations to the conference delegation and receive a recognition award. The conference will be held Oct. 12-13, 2010 in Boston. There is no attendance fee for poster participants. more»

Stakeholders from the hospital and care provider communities are sharing the podium with health insurance and IT system companies at the 8th Annual Health Care Quality Congress in Boston from August 2 through August 4. Over 200 Congress participants are debating the dual impact of government reform, broader technology adoption and “a new generation of payment models and incentives” on healthcare quality, clinical outcomes, and cost-effective delivery of care. more»

The World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on mHealth wrapped up Friday, July 30, with inspiring discussions of mobile health innovation and opportunity—tempered with pragmatic caution about the slow rate of adoption and the multitude of challenges ahead. more»