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Funding vaccine research at Oxford University
A £50 million donation will create a new centre for the world-class Jenner Institute, says Healthcare World Editor Sarah Cartledge The AstraZeneca vaccine was one of the first weapons against COVID-19, developed by Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert and her team at the...
The need for standardising healthcare recruitment in the digital age
Jim Campbell, Director of Health Workforce at the World Health Organization, speaks to Sarah Cartledge about the need for an international healthcare workforce register in the current climate Workforce has always been a pivotal issue within healthcare discourse, even...
Overcoming workforce challenges
The UK-KSA collaboration on healthcare is a common approach to quality assurance and competency-based training, says Ian Wheeler, Senior Lead Technical Collaboration and Consultancy at HEE As the global pandemic has brought healthcare workforce issues to the fore, it...
Cyber resilience in the Middle East healthcare sector
Healthcare providers are seeing an increase in cyberattacks, says Russell Mayne, Dell Technologies Healthcare Field Director for Middle East, Russia, Africa, and Turkey. Over the last few years we’ve seen bad actors increase their interest in healthcare organisations...
Meeting the unmet need
The key to success in US market entry is picking the right commercial partners, says Ernesto Chanona, Director of Business Development at CSSi Life Sciences The first half of 2021 has seen more investment into the biotechnology sector than in the entire year of 2019,...
Bringing medical expertise to the patient
Award-winning health platform Altibbi is bringing its telehealth service to North Africa When mobile phones were in their infancy, few people would have imagined the world of knowledge they would deliver. Nearly 15 years and a pandemic later, the ubiquitous phone is...
Body language
For Dr Charles Gutteridge, Clinical Engagement Lead at SNOMED CT, the safe, accurate and effective exchange of health information is an essential part of the foundation to improve global healthcare When Dr Charles Gutteridge rearranged his consulting room so that...
The importance of standards in healthcare
Global standards could significantly improve patient safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems, says Josie Winter, Clinical Director at Advanced Clinical Solutions. It’s not unreasonable to assume that standards exist in healthcare. Most sectors have...
Operating in the shadows
Procurement Spend Analytics is critical to hospitals realising maximum value, Mat Oram, CEO of AdviseInc, tells Sarah Cartledge Helping suppliers get the best products into the market is a simple concept but one that is not necessarily at play in the UK healthcare...
Entering the UAE health sector
The UK and the UAE have a long-standing tradition of partnership and enterprise, says Simon Penney, British Consul General for Dubai & Northern Emirates and UK Trade Commissioner for the Middle East. Like many people, I am delighted that this year’s Arab Health is...
Arab Health and Medlab Middle East 2022 to open from Monday in Dubai
Healthcare and trade professionals representing nearly 160 countries will participate in Arab Health and Medlab Middle East as the largest healthcare and laboratory exhibitions in the MENA region return to Dubai next week. Taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre,...
The urgent need for vaccine parity
As the Omicron variant spreads across the world, Dr Nicholas Crisp, Acting Director-General of South Africa Ministry of Health, speaks to HW Editor Sarah Cartledge about the importance of assisting other countries to help themselves The sudden recent emergence of the...
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