14-Jul-15 IBM supercomputer Watson is learning Arabic and setting up in the Middle East. The big data service will be part of a JV between IBM and Abu Dhabi's government investment arm. The company is banking on healthcare organizations turning to Watson, as customers like Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic have done in the US. [image: Andrew Spear-The Washington Post/Getty Images]

25-Jun-15 The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has agreed to lend USD172 mn to fund the building of the world's biggest healthcare facility, to be located in Turkey. The new campus will house eight hospitals with almost 2,500 beds and is part of a program to improve Turkey's public hospital infrastructure. [image: Hurriyet Daily News]

28-May-15 India-based Apollo Hospitals, a top healthcare provider, has unveiled a revolutionary knee replacement technique in the UAE, which can facilitate a replacement that lasts for more than 30 years and is suitable for patients between ages 45-55 and those suffering from obesity. [image: Trade Arabia]

29-Apr-15 Turkey’s public-private-partnership (PPP) model healthcare projects, dubbed the “city hospitals”, are to receive significant amounts of investment in the coming years, according to Turkey’s Minister of Health, Mehmet Muezzinoglu. “Turkey aims to increase the hospital bed capacity to 28 per 10,000 in population by 2018, and to 30 by 2023,” Muezzinoglu said. [image: Invest In Turkey]

03-Apr-15 Between 2002 and 2012 the number of private hospitals in Turkey grew at 14.8% on average. The core growth drivers are favorable government support, internal demand from Turkey’s burgeoning middle class, and external demand as Turkey emerges as a leading healthcare tourism destination. [image: eyeforpharma]