World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2012 (Dubai)

The World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions are to be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2012. Held every two years in different locations around the world, this is the first time in the 62 year history of the World Congress of Cardiology that it is to be held in the Middle East

mHealth 2010

mHealth 2010 brings together leading players from across the entire mobile healthcare ecosystem. It will feature 35+ top executive presentations and global case studies. The conference will facilitate the global development of mobile healthcare and explore ways in which universal healthcare can be delivered with the aid of mobile technology - 14-15 September - Dubai, UAE

Live global web-cast of critical heart procedure from Dubai Heart Center

Dubai is the first Middle Eastern city in history to be chosen to participate in the 'Live Centre' sessions' during the annual EuroPCR Congress - the leading global cardiovascular course. This year, Dr. Talib K. Majwal, Director of Interventional Cardiology, Dubai Heart Center, Dubai Hospital will perform two of the most critical cardiac procedures live through web-cast to the congress in Paris on the 26th of May, at 1:30 pm. Every year, only 15 top institutions and doctors from around the world are hand picked by the congress's board of directors to participate and showcase their educational and surgical talents through live case sessions. Approximately 15,000 cardiologists from across the globe attend the EuroPCR Congress every year

Dubai Taxi runs First Aid & Cardiac Resuscitation educative program for employees and drivers

The Dubai Taxi Corporation has launched a medical awareness program in cooperation with Al Hilal Private Nursing & Medical Services Co. covering the principles of First Aid and Cardiac Resuscitation with the aim of boosting the health awareness among employees & drivers alike.

Dubai Heart Centre's free surgeries save 100 children

"Over a 100 children have got a new lease of life, thanks to free heart surgeries at Dubai Heart Centre in
 Dubai Hospital. At a ceremony held on Thursday to celebrate the success of a campaign launched with a team of Swedish experts, officials at Dubai Heart Centre said they had conducted 120 heart surgeries since the launch of the campaign 
in 2007. Consultant cardiac surgeon and director of the centre Dr Obaid Al Jassim said the surgeries were conducted during a phased programme organised in association with the Swedish team. The Department of Health and Medical Services had launched the campaign after realising the need for paediatric congenital heart surgery facilities in the UAE. Many children born with congenital heart diseases in the UAE have been forced to seek treatment abroad. Usually conducted in various phases, these surgeries cost over Dh300,000, including
travel expenses in some countries. 'Sometimes this can go up to Dh500,000 if
it is a complicated case,' 
said Dr Jassim. He said that the initiative meant for citizens and residents from different emirates also benefited some children from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Bahrain, some of whom were in critical condition requiring
 urgent intervention. Many children, whose lives were saved through the initiative, were present at the programme. Meanwhile, a Dubai-based healthcare group also launched a similar initiative to offer free and subsidised congenital heart surgeries for children born in
poor families. Dr Moopen's Group recently announced the 'Save Little Hearts' campaign in Dubai to mobilise resources for conducting these surgeries at MIMS Cardiac Centre, the group's high-tech cardiac facility in
 Kerala, India"

American Hospital Dubai Heart Center

"The Heart Center at the American Hospital Dubai is the new regional center of excellence for cardiac care, providing American standards of care to patients in the UAE and the region. The Heart Center is capable of treating all types of cardiac conditions and performing advanced interventional and surgical procedures, all with the assurance that the American Hospital Dubai operates to the high standards required by Joint Commission International from the U.S., which has accredited (and re-accredited) the hospital"