A fertility clinic in Dubai is to begin next week disposing of about 5,000 human embryos on religious grounds, AFP reports via Khaleej Times. A 2008 federal law banned the storage of fertilized human eggs due to religion-based concerns over “mixing in the lineage” between families. Eggs can be fertilized outside the womb during In-Vitro [...]
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Dubai to dispose of 5,000 embryos
February 23rd, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Health, Living in Dubai
Expats Perplexed on Expensive Childbearing in Dubai
January 16th, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Health, Living in Dubai
As covered earlier, low earning expats struggle to find quality healthcare in Dubai. This extends to women expecting kids or going into labor. Gulf News report stories of expat women who have suffered from low quality treatment pre and post-natal, while saving few bucks. One such lady, an Egyptian expatriate, opted for a normal delivery [...]
Low paid Dubai expats struggling to access healthcare
January 15th, 2010 | by Dubai Dude | published in Health, Living in Dubai
Dubai is failing to keep pace with neighbouring Abu Dhabi on healthcare reform, leaving its low-wage expatriates struggling to access basic medical treatment, a new report has found. The gap in the emirates’ healthcare systems is also impacting the businesses of key stakeholders such as insurance and pharmaceutical firms, said analysts at Datamonitor International. In [...]
Dubai Hospital refusing Expat Kidney Dialysis Patients
February 11th, 2009 | by Dubai Dude | published in Health, Living in Dubai
Expatriate patients in need of kidney dialysis may suffer a stroke if they visit Dubai Hospital as the public hospital that handles most kidney cases has closed its doors to them citing lack of space. According to Gulf News, at least two expatriate patients, a Pakistani and a Filipina, were turned away last week. Ghosia [...]
Expats have to pay for Health Card while renewing Visa
December 12th, 2008 | by Dubai Dude | published in Health, Living in Dubai
Expatriates renewing their residence visas in Dubai will have to shell out an extra Dh300 for the health card that is now compulsory. Asma Ali Zain of Khaleej Times reports that according to this new rule, implemented from December 1, 2008, residents now have to pay a total of Dh550 instead of the Dh250 charged [...]