Countries in the GCC are looking to introduce a committee for the regulation, license and development of pharmacists across the region. This was discussed at the GCC Pharmaceutical Congress in Dubai. Dr. Lana Hammad, Pharmacy manager at Sheikh Khalifa General hospital explained to ARN why this committee is needed in the GCC.
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Dr. Hammad added that the committee will also provide a place to collect data to measure the productivity of pharmacists in the GCC.
UAE suspends new visas for Ebola-hit DRC, Uganda, South Sudan nationals
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Dubai Humanitarian airlifts medical supplies to support Ebola response
Dubai Humanitarian has airlifted 20 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies to support efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dubai Police issues over 4,500 hard shoulder violations
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UAE brokers another Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap
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15-month-old conjoined twins successfully separated in Abu Dhabi
Nigerian conjoined twins, Mercy and Goodness, were able to see one another face-to-face for the first time in 15 months after undergoing a highly complex, separation surgery in Abu Dhabi.
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