30 taxi drivers lose jobs for striking work

SHARJAH — Services of over 30 drivers of Emirates Taxi were terminated by the management for "instigating a strike and refusing to obey the rules laid down by the company."

Trauma centre to open in March

DUBAI — The first of its kind in the region, a new trauma centre adjacent to the Rashid Hospital will open its doors to the public by March.

Treatments for polyneuropathy cut amputations in diabetics by 90pc

ABU DHABI — Treatments for diabetic polyneuropathy have reduced amputations in diabetic patients by over 90 per cent, said Prof J Burke, who was invited to present a lecture on Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy during the Diabetic congress, a part of the Arab Health 2006, yesterday.

eHealth card will be mandatory

DUBAI — Before applying for a residence visa, expatriates and companies in the UAE will have to acquire a mandatory eHealth card, which is a combination of the eGate card and the health card.

Singapore making its presence felt at DHC

DUBAI — Cooperation in health education between Singapore and Dubai will soon be a reality with Singapore making its presence felt in the mega Dubai Healthcare City (DHC), said Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Health, Singapore.

'Arab Health important platform'

DUBAI — Ever since they successfully separated the Nepalese twins who were joined at the head in a milestone operation that lasted nearly 90 hours in 2001, Singapore’s doctors have been at the forefront of many new and innovative medical breakthroughs.

Dubai — an entirely different place today

DUBAI — The facilities available in Dubai prove that it is more developed in some aspects than many other developed countries, claims a long-time resident and well-known figure in the travel trade here.

Aero Asia under fire over lost baggages

DUBAI — Disgruntled passengers of Aero Asia have complained that the airline had misplaced their baggage over the Eid period and on demanding it back, the staff were not polite in their handling of the situation.