Middle East hospital design ‘should account for cultural factors’

Healthcare design in the Middle East needs to take into account cultural factors, such as higher numbers of people visiting patients compared...

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Dubai Crown Prince launches dental initiative for workers

The Crown Prince of Dubai has launched an initiative to conduct oral-health surveys and provide treatments to basic workers, many of whom...

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Algeria to spend more than $5bn on ten new hospitals

Algeria has earmarked more than $5 billion this year as part of a plan to build ten new hospitals and renovate several...

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DSE wins $22.4mn contract for Abu Dhabi healthcare project

Drake & Scull Engineering (DSE) has been awarded a $22.4 million contract to provide MEP services for a healthcare project in Abu...

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Construction works commence on Rashid Hospital expansion

RELATED ARTICLES: State-of-the-art facility to be developed at Dubai Healthcare City | $272 million hospital and medical university to be built in Dubai Silicon...

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Qatar reworks labour practices following criticism

Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, the body in charge of managing preparations for the FIFA World Cup in the country, recently released a...

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Ashghal to award $329.5 million contracts for healthcare projects

[caption id="attachment_15154" align="aligncenter" width="449"] New health centres and operation theatres will be built across Qatar in 2013/2014.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Qatar plans $27.5bn...

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Saudi governor announces $4.2bn funding for 513 Taif projects

[caption id="attachment_14710" align="aligncenter" width="486"] The Taif governorate will spend $4.2bn to fund 513 projects in the province.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Saudi non-oil sector to...