Egypt

Egypt pill reminder app sets sights on Germany

Despite having perfect health, Ahmad ElKaragy always dreaded having colds for one reason: he often forgot to take his medication...

Ahmed Gabr • 16 November, 2015

MEMakers Healthcare Egypt

U.A.E

Alemhealth brings accurate and timely healthcare diagnosis to developing countries

In order to link underserved patients in developing countries with top radiologists from around the world, Alemhealth, provides...

Maya Rahal • 29 October, 2015

M+M Minds+Machines MEMakers

Saudi Arabia

6 Saudi health apps helping people live better

National healthcare spending in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach $35 billion by the end of this year. The Kingdom Tower,...

Ahmed Gabr • 22 September, 2015

Saudi Ministry of Health Medica Reminders Nesma3k

Regional

Africa gets its first digital health accelerator

Ampion's cofounders Fabian-Carlos Guhl and Ifeanyi Oteh launch their new health-tech accelerator. (Image via Ampion) If there’s one c...

Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015

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Global

Online symptom checkers failed one test, but aren’t out of the game yet

Is a symptom checker app ready to replace a real-life doctor? (Image via iStock)  A recent audit by Harvard Medical School...

Roland Daher • 16 July, 2015

Symptom Checker Harvard Medical School MEMakers

Global

How this NASA-certified mat can help Muslims reduce knee injuries

Innovation often comes from a personal inspiration or a simple observation. In Nader Sabry’s case, it was both.  “I saw...

Reine Farhat • 14 June, 2015

MEMakers Timez5 Healthcare

Regional

MENA, birthplace for a digital health revolution?

Imagine waking up in the morning and checking your watch to see how many hours of deep, restful sleep you obtained, your caloric intake...

Natasha D'Souza • 24 May, 2015

Digital Health Live m-health Healthcare

Jordan

Health monitoring device takes first place at Amman’s Maker Hackathon

Attendees experiment with littleBits while developing preliminary prototype designs. (Images via Dina Al Zubi) A health-monitoring...

Melanie Butcher • 03 March, 2015

amman Healthcare Medical

Regional

M-health apps taking the pulse of the region

Following up on our recent piece on m-health in the region, we’ve compiled a list of other health applications and platforms that are...

Lucy Knight • 26 January, 2015

AlemHealth Faselty Eshraq

Saudi Arabia

A new Saudi healthcare app looks to solve the obesity epidemic

This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org We are surrounded by problems but it is those who are brave enough that see them as...

Safar Ayad • 02 February, 2015

Junnah obesity Diabetes

Regional

The growing m-health sector of the Middle East, too slow?

When the Arabic medical information platform AlTibbi accept their World Summit Award for best mobile medical content in February...

Lucy Knight • 08 January, 2015

MENA Healthcare Dr Bridge

Regional

Smart phones in healthcare: Lessons drawn from the experience of Kuwaiti AbiDoc

With technology infiltrating pretty much every aspect of life, the intertwining of disciplines is the norm, in particular, in the health...

Lynn C • 09 October, 2014

Healthcare Saudi Arabia Health & Beauty

WebTeb closes a $3.2M series C round led by Sadara Ventures

Arabic health and lifestyle portal, WebTeb, announced today that it has closed a $3.2M Series C investment round led by Sadara Ventures....

Maya Rahal • 15 September, 2014

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Egyptian pharmacist creates Dawaa, a digital pharmaceutical drug index

Designed to bridge the gap between the conventional hard copy drug reference manual and the digital lives of today's physicians, Dawaa is...

Ahmed Gabr • 09 February, 2014

Healthcare Health Mobile

Palestinian startup MobiStine to launch free healthcare app for new parents

At the end of October 2013, Husni Abu Samrah returned to Palestine after spending five months in the United States. He had just completed...

Eric Reidy • 09 January, 2014

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The story of Jordanian pharmaceutical giant Hikma: from bartering to IPO [Case Study]

This is the fifth post in our case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the A...

Wamda • 20 October, 2013

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Healthcare portal WebTeb closes Series B round from Siraj Palestine Fund

On top of reaching over 3.5 million unique visitors per month, Arabic medical content portal WebTeb just announced new investment from...

Glen Dalakian II • 03 October, 2013

Healthcare Content Portals Health & Beauty

The simplest way to improve your startup's chance of success

Running a start-up is extremely demanding. Whether you’re focusing on getting that product out or making sure you can pay out salaries, a...

Timothy Bataillie • 05 September, 2013

Healthcare Expert Advice How-Tos

Regional

Why healthcare in the Arab world needs to go mobile

This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) should take advantage of its...

Jamil Wyne • 01 September, 2013

Health Mobile Trends

Saudi Arabia

Saudi 3eesho brings healthy living to the Arab world

Obesity rates in the Middle East, and especially in Saudi Arabia, are spiraling out of control.  Yet information about how to lead a...

Fernande van Tets • 12 September, 2012

Health Healthcare 3eesho

This Algerian woman needs your vote to win a Harvard competition today

Algerian college student Meriem Chehih wasn’t taught how to code in high school. “Here in Algeria, we don’t study computers in high ...

Nina Curley • 19 September, 2013

Healthcare Health Mobile

How WebTeb is overcoming challenges to starting up in Palestine [Wamda TV]

[Arabic] At the World Economic Forum Meeting in Jordan this May, Mahmoud Kaiyal, founder of Palestinian medical Arabic platform WebTeb, di...

Wamda • 25 July, 2013

Healthcare Health Medical

Two of Algeria's leading entrepreneurs find success despite lack of local support

Dialife, a diabetes tracking platform, is one of the few Algerian tech startups to gain recognition. Although its founders won third place ...

Nina Curley • 16 June, 2013

Diabetes Healthcare