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Reading time: 2 minutes New Hospital for Dhofar Oman’s Ministry of Health is set to officially open a new £2.4m hospital in the Dhofar Governorate. Funded by Petroleum Development Oman, ‘Shaleem Hospital’ will host an outpatient clinic, emergency unit, radiology department and medical laboratory - despite having just 14 beds. Dhofar, to the south of the country around 1,000k...

Read time: 1 minute Leaked papers have revealed ambitious plans that aim to have half of children walking or cycling to school in New Zealand by 2030. The country is home to one of the developed world’s highest childhood obesity rates, with the Ministry of Health now keen to stop this alarming trend by promoting everyday physical activity. Documents produced by Government of...

Reading Time: 3 minutes Oman is often referred to as the Gulf’s hidden gem. The unique Sultanate offers a tremendous mix of traditional Arab culture and architecture, and more modern liberal values and beliefs than many of its neighbours. Considered to be one of the friendliest locations in the region, it’s somewhat of a surprise that it is often overlooked by many consideri...

Organ donation in the UAE is being made easier thanks to integration with smart technology and residents’ Emirates ID cards. Due to be launched later this year, the new smart health card will contain basic medical information about residents, including their blood type, allergies and any chronic disease - with whether or not they wish to donate their organs after death now a...

Malta probably isn’t somewhere that you’ve considered moving, with the small Mediterranean island often thought of as more of a holiday destination for Europeans. That might be changing however, with the country keen to grow the healthcare sector that once saw it named the Nurse of the Mediterranean. Find out more about Malta’s plans to develop healthcare in our exclusive fe...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has followed World Health Organisation advice by launching a nationwide survey on tobacco use. Targeting 12,800 respondents over the next two months, hopes are high that the results will allow the Saudi Government to implement more successful strategies aimed at reducing tobacco use in the Desert Kingdom. The most recent statistics have show...