Overseas exhibitions are a great platform to build relationships with international journalists and Arab Health 2017 offered the perfect opportunity to work with Sky News Arabia’s health presenter Salam Alfeel.
During the exhibition, Salam interviewed a number of UK representatives including Nicola Blackwood, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and the Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI) Chairman, Phil Kennedy. Association of British Healthcare Industries (ABHI)
A number of clinicians were also interviewed on a variety of topics including Harley Street Medical Area and UK Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Dr Ros Miller. Globally, diabetes continues to increase, with nearly half a billion people affected worldwide and one person dying from it every six seconds. In the Middle East, diabetes is a huge problem and one that is growing rapidly. The region has the highest global prevalence of the disease, with around 20% of the population affected. In the interview Dr Miller, who specialises in foot and ankle pathology, talked about NEMISIS (Neuropathic Minimally Invasive Surgeries), a pioneering solution for the treatment of diabetic foot pathology.
Also interviewed by Salam was Antonis Pantazis, from the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals (RB&HH) who spoke about the pioneering cardiac surgery he performed on the UK Pavilion The technically demanding cardiac surgery provides hope to regional sufferers of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a common inherited cardiac condition. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common of all inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) and is associated with a higher risk of sudden death in the young. Due to its complex nature, clinical experience with these conditions is limited to a few centres around world.
Click here to see see the whole news piece that went out on Day 2 of Arab Health.
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