The annual Pink Caravan Ride, a pan-UAE breast cancer awareness initiative by the Friends of Cancer Patients Society, FoCP, has called for Emirati physicians and nurses interested in joining the ride to register via its website, to contribute to national efforts aiming to dispel misconceptions related to breast cancer and enhance community awareness about its early detection, in preparation for its horseback trek on March 16th, Interested medical specialists can register online to be part of its voluntary medical team which will accompany the 2015 Pink Caravan Ride. The medical staff is needed in disciplines that include general medicine, family medicine and radiology, in addition to female x-ray technicians and nurses, particularly Emirati, to promote a culture of volunteerism in the UAE society and enable the initiative to achieve its desired goals.

Shurooq welcomed a German delegation, headed by the H.E. Burkhard Kieker , CEO, Berlin Tourisms& Kongress GmbH) at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce. The delegation's visit aimed at exploring opportunities for increased cooperation between the healthcare sectors in Sharjah and Germany. The delegation, which included high level representatives from the spectrum of Germany's healthcare sector, were welcomed by HE Marwan Al Sarkal, CEO of the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority ( Shurooq ), and HE Dr Abdul Aziz Al Muhairi, Director of Sharjah Health Authority , Elie J. Armaly, Director of Business Development, Mohamed Juma Al Musharrkh, Head of Investment Promotion in Shurooq and a number of senior officials representing both parties.

Al Zahra Hospital Sharjah has announced a series of new projects that it would be launching in the coming months, including an Oncology center of excellence; Ophthalmology (RELEX SMILE new laser center ) ; painless surgery project; Cochlear implant center of excellence (102 Successful cases had been achieved till date ) ; joint replacement center; Cardiothoracic surgery center of excellence; Maxillofacial center of excellence; and the addition of two Ultra-clean operation rooms. Moreover, the hospital’s dialysis unit, Neonatal Intensive-Care Unit (NICU) are also set for a major expansion. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the hospital’s participation in Arab Health 2015, where it is exhibiting in stand 5C50, hall 5, of the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre.

The Albatha Group, one of UAE’s largest conglomerates with interests in diversified business sectors has created corporate training history in the Middle East. The group conducted more than 100 training sessions in 3 days for over 6,100 employees across the group companies during the annual Albatha Learning Festival 2015 (ALF) at the Expo Centre in Sharjah. There were 3,700 blue collared employees of the group who visited ALF on the first day. The sessions ranged from safety, creativity and innovation, to management and leadership programs covering all levels of employees in the group.