Ebola cases increase almost 40% in week as death toll passes 200An Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed over 200 lives. This is the worst outbreak at this stage, with thousands of potential con...
19 Jun, 2026, 09.50 AM IST
UAE provides support to contain Ebola outbreakThe UAE is supporting the World Health Organisation's efforts to control the Ebola outbreak in Africa. This aid aims to mitigate the impact...
17 Jun, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
Born and died on same date: Kerala man killed in Sharjah after TikTok dispute turns into fatal attackAn Indian expat's tragic death in Sharjah, allegedly after a TikTok dispute, is marked by a haunting coincidence: his death date, May 31, w...
05 Jun, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Dubai to introduce easier medical visas under new health tourism planDubai is making it easier for international patients to get medical visas. A new agreement between immigration and health authorities aims ...
03 Jun, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
3 Indians injured after fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah due to drone attackA drone strike originating from Iran has caused a fire at the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone in the UAE. Three Indian nationals sustain...
04 May, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
How residents can access health insurance in the UAEUAE residents, including foreigners, can now access medical care without physical insurance cards. Policies are digitally linked to Emirate...
29 Jan, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
UAE introduces stricter drug laws, mandates deportation for offendersThe UAE has strengthened its anti-drug law with stricter penalties. New rules mean increased fines and longer jail terms for drug offences....
11 Dec, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
UAE evacuates 127 injured people, patients, family members from GazaThe UAE carried out its 23rd evacuation flight in collaboration with the WHO to evacuate 55 critically wounded people, including children a...
01 Jan, 2025, 08.34 AM IST
Half a million by 2021From receiving over 3,37,000 medical tourists in 2018, Dubai aims to attract half a million health tourists by 2021 Globalisation has chang...
01 Jun, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Identities of two Indians killed in drone attack in UAE established; two Indians among six injuredThe identities of the two Indian nationals killed in Monday's suspected Houthi drone attacks near the Abu Dhabi airport that sparked multip...
18 Jan, 2022, 04.28 PM IST
UAE lifts ban on transit flights from India, Pakistan & several other countriesThe UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the ...
04 Aug, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan: WAMThe decision, linked to coronavirus concerns, also includes suspending the entry of travelers who were in these countries in the 14 days pr...
10 Jul, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
Egyptian national known as world's heaviest woman dies in UAEThe 37-year-old weighed roughly 500 kilograms when she arrived in India but had lost an astonishing 323 kgs since undergoing a series of me...
25 Sep, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
After losing 328 kg, Eman Ahmed flies to UAE for further treatmentThe 37-year-old was discharged around 12.40 pm from the city-based Saifee hospital, where she was undergoing treatment for severe obesity s...
04 May, 2017, 11.17 PM IST
NRI founded healthcare opens 100-bed hospital in DubaiThe new branch of Aster DM Healthcare was inaugurated by UAE Minister of Health Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais at Mankhool-Bur locality.
12 Mar, 2015, 03.13 PM IST
Contracts for new medical facilities in Gulf Cooperation Council to cross $9 billionContracts for new medical facilities across Gulf Cooperation Council expected to reach $9.53 billion by end of 2014 - a 25 % increase on 20...
25 Aug, 2014, 03.00 PM IST
India-headed Nigerian woman dies showing Ebola symptomsA Nigerian woman, who was travelling to India for treatment of cancer, died here today while in transit after showing symptoms similar to t...
18 Aug, 2014, 04.10 PM IST