Meeting the Demands of Staff in the Healthcare Sector

ABU DHABI, UAE, August 26, 2010 - The head of the nation's biggest hospital yesterday explained how the UAE
can overcome the worldwide shortage of medical staff, days after a report
revealed that the number of doctors and nurses will have to double within a
decade.

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In 2006, it reported that 57 countries, most in Africa and Asia, face a
severe health workforce crisis. It estimated that at least 2.4 million
doctors and nurses and 1.9 health administrators are needed to fill the gap.

A report last week from the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) revealed
the need to double the number of health staff in 10 years, and the World
Health Organisation (WHO) has said the global shortage of health workers has
become a "crisis".

The HR in Healthcare Forum (17 - 20 October 2010) brings together Chief
Human Resources Directors, Heads of HR and their unit supervisors to focus on
topics of both strategic and practical interest in overcoming the staffing
shortage - recruitment, retention, engagement, pay for performance, measuring
performance and practices for solid induction programmes.

The event brings together some of the best hospitals in the region who
are strategic in how they envision the healthcare staffing shortages and
their stances to overcome this challenge. Attendees will gather to interact
with healthcare staffing industry leaders and gather best practices on
specific strategies that are integral to ensuring these challenges are
addressed.

Our confirmed speaker faculty from Sheikh Khalifa Hospital, Apollo
Hospital Group, Sanofi Aventis, King Fahad Military Complex, Clemenceau
Medical Centre, International Hospital of Bahrain consider this event their
must-attend event of the year.

As an HR professional you are challenged with developing robust and next
generation recruitment, retention and engagement practices to meet the
growing healthcare sector which is now estimated to be valued between $15
billion and $18bn and is expected to grow five-fold by 2025.

About HR in Healthcare

The HR in Healthcare Forum is a platform for HR professionals to discuss
how they are developing robust programs that achieve cost saving initiatives
and promote the adoption of unified healthcare IT systems with human resource
processes. They will present recruitment and retention best practices and
show you techniques on how to engage your employees in incentive programmes
to encourage greater accountability toward patient care.

    For more information contact:
    Mbali Dlamini, Forum Director, IQPC Middle East
    Tel: +971-4-364-2975
    enquiry@iqpc.com

For more information contact: Mbali Dlamini, Forum Director, IQPC Middle East, Tel: +971-4-364-2975, enquiry at iqpc.com