Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — Pakistan Prime Minsiter Yousuf Raza Gilani has promised that the Pakistan government will partly finance the construction of the Pakistan Sports and Recreation Club in Dubai.

SHARJAH - More sellers and no buyers may mean an end to the 25-year-old popular used furniture market in Sharjah.

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DUBAI — Experts have called for a ban on import and sale of baby walkers in the UAE following safety concerns.

DUBAI — A primary healthcare pilot project aimed at cutting costs and assessing the mental health system in the country is ready for expansion.

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DUBAI - The emirate’s oldest and busiest hospital, Shaikh Rashid Hospital will undergo a major expansion to accommodate the increasing number of patients.

DUBAI - Health policies, based on the outcome of an ongoing Unicef-backed campaign, will soon be implemented in the country to tackle child obesity. According to a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health (MoH), the number of obese children in the country now stands at 52.8 per cent.

DUBAI — Accident victims may soon get on-the-spot treatment from a team of doctors, according to a new life-saving plan being chalked out by Rashid Hospital. Rashid Hospital and Centre of Ambulance Services in Dubai are jointly planning to set up a notification system whereby doctors will be sent on the spot to provide life saving treatment to trauma patients.

DUBAI - Transit passengers from countries hit by Influenza A (H1N1) are being tested and treated locally.

DUBAI - Over 600 people have volunteered for blood tests to assess if they have Hepatitis C as part of a UAE-wide campaign launched last month.

SHARJAH — Health educators across the country are developing a unified awareness campaign on H1N1 based on international standards.

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