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25th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion to be held in Middle East for first time in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, 7 May 2025: Abu Dhabi is set to host the 25th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion from May 13–16 2025, marking the first time the global gathering will be held in the Middle East.

Co-hosted by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) and the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC), the conference will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). It will convene more than 2,000 global leaders, including health professionals, researchers, educators, policymakers, and community advocates from across the world.

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PureHealth and SEHA Partner with Cincinnati Children’s in US to Advance Abu Dhabi’s Paediatric Care Ecosystem

New Global Collaboration Establishes Abu Dhabi as a Leading Hub for Advanced Paediatric Medicine

Abu Dhabi – UAE, 06 May 2025 – PureHealth, the largest healthcare group in the Middle East, and its subsidiary SEHA have partnered with the number one US children’s hospital, Cincinnati Children’s, through SEHA Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), to deliver world-class paediatric expertise to Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

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Immunotherapy Could Replace Surgery, Enabling Patients To Retain Their Organs and Enhance Their Quality of Life

80% of patients with locally advanced mismatch repair-deficient (MMRd) solid tumors who were treated with immunotherapy avoided surgery

DUBAI, RIYADH, May 6, 2025—New results from a clinical trial led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), gastrointestinal oncologists Andrea Cercek, MD, and Luis Diaz Jr., MD, demonstrate how immunotherapy alone can allow people with MMRd cancers to avoid surgery and preserve their quality of life.

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M42’s Imperial College London Diabetes Centre Raises Awareness of Rare Cholesterol Disease with Call for Early Detection and Treatment

Abu Dhabi, UAE – 5 May 2025 – On the Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) Awareness Day, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre joins the global community to raise awareness about the rare, inherited and life-threatening condition that results in extremely high cholesterol levels from birth.

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RAK Hospital Webinar Highlights Research-Backed Benefits of Bariatric Surgery in Tackling Obesity Crisis

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE – May 5, 2025:As the obesity epidemic continues to grow across the UAE and the wider region, RAK Hospital is intensifying efforts to educate the public on proven interventions that can combat this critical health issue. During the latest session of its RAK Weight Loss Challenge 2025 “ObeFit” Webinar Series, the spotlight was turned on bariatric surgery—backed by compelling global research as a safe, effective, and life-enhancing solution for those with severe obesity.

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