medical Archives - The Gulf Indians https://thegulfindians.com/tag/medical/ Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:29:07 +0000 en hourly 1 https://thegulfindians.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fav-100x100.png medical Archives - The Gulf Indians https://thegulfindians.com/tag/medical/ 32 32 DHA explores India-UAE cooperation in health sector https://thegulfindians.com/dha-explores-india-uae-cooperation-in-health-sector/ https://thegulfindians.com/dha-explores-india-uae-cooperation-in-health-sector/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 08:29:07 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=12687 Our Correspondent Humaid Al Qutami, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), recently received the Indian Consul-General Dr Aman Puri at the DHA headquarters and discussed ways to explore and enhance cooperation between the two countries in the medical field, WAM reported. High-level officials from the DHA including Dr Mohammed Al Redha, Director of Project

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Humaid Al Qutami, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), recently received the Indian Consul-General Dr Aman Puri at the DHA headquarters and discussed ways to explore and enhance cooperation between the two countries in the medical field, WAM reported.

High-level officials from the DHA including Dr Mohammed Al Redha, Director of Project Management Office, Informatics and Smart Health, attended the meeting.

Highlighting the long-standing relationship between the two countries in several fields including the health sector, Al Qutami said that DHA is keen to collaborate with global health institutions to foster knowledge transfer and provide high-quality care to patients.

Dr. Puri congratulated and thanked the UAE leadership, its government authorities and the DHA for the exceptional support it provided all residents including Indians during this unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that COVID-19 has reinforced the importance of collaboration between countries and health systems.

Dr. Puri discussed collaboration opportunities and knowledge transfer in various medical fields particularly between the DHA and National Health Authority of India. The two sides will discuss knowledge transfer, exchange of best practices and collaboration in all aspects of healthcare delivery in both countries.

In December 2019, a delegation headed by Al Qutami had made an official tour to India. They visited several esteemed healthcare hospitals and institutions in India to explore collaborative opportunities in the healthcare sector.
Specific areas of collaboration that it has in mind include mental health, organ transplant, medical research, cancer care, cardiology, health innovation, mental health services and geriatric services.

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]]> https://thegulfindians.com/dha-explores-india-uae-cooperation-in-health-sector/feed/ 0 New clinical management protocol for COVID-19 issued https://thegulfindians.com/new-clinical-management-protocol-for-covid-19-issued/ https://thegulfindians.com/new-clinical-management-protocol-for-covid-19-issued/#respond Sat, 27 Jun 2020 11:55:25 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=5277 Web Desk The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has on June 27 released an updated clinical management protocol for managing COVID-19 cases. The updated protocol includes the advice to use Dexamethasone as an alternative choice to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19. The change has been made after considering the

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The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has on June 27 released an updated clinical management protocol for managing COVID-19 cases. The updated protocol includes the advice to use Dexamethasone as an alternative choice to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe cases of COVID-19. The change has been made after considering the latest available evidence and expert consultation.
Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid drug used in a wide range of conditions for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects. The drug has been tested in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in the recovery clinical trial and was found to have benefits for critically ill patients and has been shown to reduce mortality by about one third for patients on ventilators, and by about one fifth for patients being maintained on oxygen therapy. The drug is also a part of the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) and is widely available.
Union Health Secretary Ms Preeti Sudan has forwarded the updated protocol with all States/UTs to make necessary arrangements for availability and use of the updated protocol and drug Dexamethasone at the institutional level also.

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