Health Care

Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that LENVIMA (generic name: lenvatinib), the orally available kinase inhibitor discovered by Eisai, has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration of China for an application for the additional indication of differentiated thyroid cancer. This application for additional indication marks the second in China following the indication for hepatocellular carcinoma, which was approved in September 2018.

In a new medical milestone in the Middle East, the Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, revealed that the medical team at Al-Kuwait Hospital, Dubai, has successfully performed two surgeries using advanced surgical robot technology.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Sanofi Aventis Group and Axios Health Education Services, under which MoHAP will launch a new initiative entitled “Ea’nah” (Support) for patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and Relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), patients with moderate to severe eczema (atopic dermatitis), and patients with some cases of severe asthma.

“Preparations of Fujairah Hospital are in full swing for obtaining international accreditation, said HE Dr. Mohamed Salim Al Olama, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), during his recent visit to Fujairah Hospital and the Dental Center.

To commemorate the occasion of World Children’s Day, Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres and Aster Volunteers joined forces with Human Appeal International, Ajman, to launch their initiative titled ‘Healthy Kids, Brighter Future’ on 22nd November 2019 at Medcare Hospital Sharjah. Under this initiative, Aster Volunteers and Medcare Hospitals hosted a fun-filled children’s’ medical camp wherein over 40 volunteers conducted health checkups for more than 350 underprivileged children.

In an outstanding medical achievement, the Cardiology Department at Al Qassimi Hospital for Women & Children of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, has succeeded in performing 10 rare and complicated open-heart surgeries for children weighing from 5 to 10kg.