Regional & World News |
Regional & World News
 |
GE Healthcare installs Jordan's first digitized
radiology workflow system (June
7, 2007) -- GE Healthcare, in association with the
Arab Medical and Scientific Alliance (AMSA), has installed Jordan's
first-ever fully integrated and digital radiology workflow system at the
Al Khalidi Medical Centre (KMC) to meet the increasing demand in radiology patient data and images....more
|
| |
|
 |
Qatar's Hamad Medical Corporation signs MoU with
ICDL GCC Foundation (May
24, 2007) -- Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC),
the premier non-profit healthcare provider in Doha, Qatar, has recently
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ICDL GCC Foundation, the
governing body of the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL)
digital literacy program for the Gulf States, to provide medical staff
with essential ICT skills to better manage healthcare tasks....more
|
| |
|
 |
Novartis Oncology hosts breast cancer summit
in Amman (April 15, 2007) --
The First Levant Breast Cancer Summit with over 100 oncologists coming from Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and Iraq was recently held in Amman, Jordan and organized by Novartis Oncology.
The summit highlighted such topics as Adjuvant Breast Cancer therapy, reducing recurrence from the start; optimizing the use of Aromatase Inhibitors; and Neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer
cases....more
|
| |
|
 |
Princesses Ghida Talal and Dina Mired awarded
honorary membership of the Mediterranean Task Force for Cancer Control
(February 8, 2007) -- HRH Princess Ghida
Talal,
Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the King Hussein Cancer
Foundation (KHCF), accompanied by HRH Princess Dina Mired, Director
General of the Foundation and Dr. Mahmoud Sarhan, Director General of
the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) attended the 3rd meeting of the
Mediterranean Task Force for Cancer Control (MTCC) as guests of honor in
Rome, Italy on Feb. 2, 2007....more
|
| |
|
|
IPSEN
grants the King Hussein Cancer Foundation 20,000 euros to
purchase a hand held vacuum biopsy system
(February 8, 2007) -- An official from Beaufour IPSEN
International, Mr. Eric Berthaud, Middle East Export Manager -
Transcontinental Operations, visited the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC)
on January 31st 2007. IPSEN granted the Foundation a generous amount of
20,000 Euros to purchase the "Hand Held Vacuum Assisted Biopsy
System" which is an important addition to the "Digital
Mammography" machine already available at the King Hussein Cancer
Center....more
|
| |
|
|
|
