Digital Health in the Arab World
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inDrive and Vezeeta join forces to bring subsidised healthcare to Egypt’s ride-hailing driversAugust 19, 2026A new partnership gives thousands of drivers access to discounted medical services through Vezeeta's Shamel programme
The UAE is betting on prevention, not just treatmentAugust 19, 2026How artificial intelligence, genomics and early detection are reshaping the country's approach to care
Saudi Arabia gets its first internationally accredited healthcare technology management certificationAugust 19, 2026A new partnership between First Gulf Company and BMET brings the globally recognised CHTM credential to the Kingdom for the first time
PureHealth launches Healthy Horizons to bring preventive care to Abu Dhabi’s elderlyAugust 19, 2026A new outreach programme targets Emirati senior citizens with health screenings, digital literacy, and active ageing support
EHS rolls out tubeless insulin pump technology for children with Type 1 diabetesAugust 19, 2026Al Qassimi Women's and Children Hospital becomes the first EHS facility to offer the Omnipod 5 system, raising the bar for paediatric diabetes care in the UAE
Innovaccer and Mastek join forces to bring agentic AI to healthcare across four regionsAugust 19, 2026The partnership targets the US, UK, EU, and Middle East, combining Innovaccer's AI platform with four decades of Mastek's institutional reach
Epic launches one-click diagnostic image sharing across health systemsAugust 19, 2026The new Care Everywhere Diagnostic Image Exchange lets clinicians pull full-quality scans from outside their network instantly, ending the era of the patient carrying a CD to every appointment
Oracle launches AI patient portal that explains your diagnosis in plain EnglishAugust 19, 2026The tool lets patients ask questions about their own medical records and get clear answers, without calling the clinic
Zocdoc and Google Gemini close the gap between AI health searches and actual appointmentsAugust 19, 2026A new integration lets patients move from asking an AI about their symptoms to booking a real doctor's appointment, without starting over
A 13-month-old’s second chance: UAE clinicians pull off urgent bone marrow transplant for rare immune disorderAugust 17, 2026Yas Clinic and Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Centre collaborate to save a toddler's life, reinforcing the UAE's growing reputation in advanced cellular medicine
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