Gather in Dubai for 2025 MEA MedTech Regulatory Summit
Dubai UAE — 31 January 2025 — Mecomed and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) hosted 2025 MEA MedTech Regulatory Summit at the voco Dubai in Dubai UAE on 30 January 2025. The event was the first ever collaboration between the two organizations and attracted 135 global regulatory professionals, industry leaders, and policymakers —across 25 countries—to address the evolving regulatory landscape for medical devices in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region.
In a city renowned for innovation and holistic living, Dubai played host to a groundbreaking mental well-being event on World Meditation Day, on 21-Dec-2024 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on Saturday evening. Organized by the Wellness and Wisdom Center LLC, the two-hour event brought together global thought leaders, mental health professionals, and wellness enthusiasts, to spark a dialogue on resilience, mindfulness, and innovative approaches to holistic well-being.
The highlight of the event was an advanced resilience training session led by Dr. Ishan Shivanand, a globally recognized mental health innovator. “Mental health is a birthright. Addressing mental health challenges has become furthermore critical,” said Dr. Shivanand. “This event underscores a higher mission to make mental resilience tools accessible to all while fostering a culture of holistic wellness.”
During this occasion, Dr. Ishan Shivanand was felicitated by Dr. Subrata Mukherjee, President of Indian Business Professional Council (IBPC RAK) and Shri Rajashekharan Jambulingam, Treasurer, Dubai Renewable Energy (DREBG) for the contribution of the mental health in the Dubai and UAE.
Securing the pharmaceutical supply chain through AI augmented solutions
Dubai, UAE – January 27, 2025: A leading collaboration will be showcased at Arab Health 2025, as EVOTEQ, the region’s pioneering innovator in supply chain traceability, joins forces with TruTag Technologies, an expert in on-dose product authentication. Together, they are setting new standards for patient safety and engagement, unveiling solutions poised to shape the future of the industry. From January 27-30, at the Dubai World Trade Center, EVOTEQ will showcase its advanced traceability platform, traqpharma alongside TruTag Technologies’ smart medicine solution, redefining patient safety and revolutionizing the healthcare sector.
Visitors to EVOTEQ’s stand will experience traqpharma’s advanced traceability platform’s journey of medicine boxes, providing near real-time monitoring data and analytics capabilities. Additionally, they will see TruTag Technologies’ on-dose tagging system, bringing unprecedented levels of transparency, traceability, and trust to the entire pharmaceutical supply chain.
Dubai, UAE – 29 January 2025 – Emirates Health Services (EHS) commands attention at Arab Health 2025, unveiling a series of innovative projects that underscore its commitment to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to drive a transformative shift in the local, regional, and global healthcare sector.
The institution is showcasing five groundbreaking AI-powered projects, reflecting its dedication to enhancing the quality and efficiency of health services by integrating advanced technologies.
“AI Agents as Healthcare Companions: Dr. Sahar Hashmi on AI Implementation in Hospitals and Her Comment on DeepSeek”
Dr. Sahar Hashmi, a renowned global award winning AI expert and trusted advisor to hospital and clinics leadership leading AI initiatives, healthcare AI startups, venture capitalists (VCs), and leading healthcare systems, regularly conducts highly customized AI workshops at prestigious Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions, healthcare organizations and clinics including Mass General Brigham (MGB). In her customized workshops on AI, she discusses the role of AI agents as healthcare companions in hospital systems and explores how AI has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare industry and the entire tech industry.