DUBAI, UAE - International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell and Dubai Insurance have launched a bespoke international health insurance service for Gulf-based companies with more than 50 expatriate employees which allows large companies to tailor their cover to meet their exact requirements.

DUBAI, UAE - After more than a decade of Safe & Sound, the message of preventing breast cancer and promoting early detection is stronger than ever.

BurJuman's Safe and Sound 2008-2009 campaign will see increased community participation as well as a comprehensive range of events which has made it the most commendable community awareness program in the Middle East.

The latest available statistics from the Ministry of Health state that between 1998-2002, there were 140 breast cancer cases in the UAE, making it the single most commonly occurring cancer among the UAE population. These statistics also revealed that breast cancer accounts for 22.8%

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai World, deeply committed to humanitarian campaigns and social welfare activities, announced that it will sponsor a gala event to be hosted by Kids with HIV Foundation, the Cape Town-based charitable organisation, to raise funds for HIV-affected children in South Africa.

The exclusive event, which includes a major auction, will be held at Mina Al Salam Hotel in Dubai on October 25, 2008 and will be attended by a number of dignitaries and celebrities.

ABU DHABI, UAE - Since the inception of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month program in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled in many countries for women 40 years of age or older and breast cancer deaths have declined.

This is exciting progress, but there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection opportunities and others who do not get screening mammograms or clinical breast exams at regular intervals. The main objective of Breast Cancer Awareness Month is to increase public awareness about the disease, educate women on the importance of early detection, and encourage as many women as possible to get tested.

DUBAI, UAE - Dubai will host a two-day international conference during 15-16 October 2008 on learning disability among children with the objective of raising awareness about this crucial issue affecting thousands of children around the world and exploring how to help students succeed in secondary and post-secondary education.

The 2nd GCC Learning Disability Conference (LDC), organised by Dubai-based Ishara Consultants under the auspices of UAE Ministry of Education at Dubai Women's Association auditorium, is intended to produce a blueprint of action to help governments and educational institutions design curriculum, evolve interventional methods and build up training resources to address the problems of under-achievers.

DUBAI, UAE - As part of its continuing commitment to raise awareness and reduce the risks of Diabetes in the UAE, Ibn Battuta Mall announced the 2008 Unite for Diabetes campaign scheduled to take place from Monday 10 November 2008 to Saturday 15 November 2008.

The five day fund-raising campaign in support of World Diabetes Day is an exclusive initiative in the UAE launched in 2007 by Ibn Battuta Mall and is officially endorsed by the Ministry of Health.

Diabetes is widely regarded as a minor disease by the general population but is tagged a silent killer by the medical community.

Globally, every 10 seconds a person dies from diabetes-related causes and two more people develop diabetes.

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