The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has published guidance for health facilities on making the transition between electronic medical records (EMRs), covering the process from selecting an EMR to data migration, testing, implementation, post-implementation support, customisation and training. Set to come into effect from 25 September 2024, the guidance has been […]
Tag: Middle East
US: Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare calls for innovations in MSK digital health
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US and Saudi Aramco, an energy and chemicals company in Saudi Arabia, has announced a new opportunity for innovators in musculoskeletal care (MSK). The call for applications, shared on LinkedIn by Tamara Sunbul, medical director of clinical […]
Exploring virtual and remote care in the Middle East
Virtual care is a concept that we have been following closely over on our UK site, but what has uptake been like elsewhere, and how is remote care being used by international health systems to tackle some of the challenges facing global healthcare? Here, we take a look into virtual […]
Jordan’s Ministry of Health launches national electronic registry for cystic fibrosis patients
The Jordanian Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a new national electronic registry for cystic fibrosis patients, developed in collaboration with the Quality Improvement Project for Health Services, and funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Dr Firas Hawari, Minister of Health, noted the importance […]
India-based Wellthy Therapeutics joins United Arab Emirates’ TruDoc
India-based Wellthy Therapeutics, an operating system for digital therapies, has announced it is taking a “step forward” by becoming part of the TruDoc (United Arab Emirates) family, bringing together TruDoc’s digital primary care services and Wellthy Therapeutics’ chronic disease management solutions. With the new union in place, Wellthy notes the […]
Deep dive: digital health in Saudi Arabia
Here, we take a deep dive into the state of digital in health in Saudi Arabia, looking specifically at progress toward the nation’s Vision 2030 for health, the newly-released National Biotechnology Strategy, the Saudi Genome Program, and the latest on wider digital transformation. Vision 2030 Vision 2030 marks a national […]