15 Emiratis among honourees as nominations open for Annual Health Awards 2025
Dubai: Nominations are now open for the Annual Health Awards 2025, organised by Health Magazine in collaboration with Thumbay Media. The event, scheduled for 9 October 2025 at the Grand Hyatt Dubai, will recognise healthcare professionals and institutions across 46 categories. For the first time, 15 Emirati nationals will be honoured as part of this year’s edition.
The Annual Health Awards, launched by Health Magazine, serve as a recognition platform for contributions to the healthcare sector in the UAE and the wider Gulf region. The 2025 edition includes awards for individuals and organisations in areas such as clinical care, public health, wellness, education, research, and healthcare innovation.
Nominees may include solo practitioners, hospitals, wellness start-ups, and multidisciplinary teams. Submissions are open to UAE-based and regional contributors whose work demonstrates measurable impact and alignment with healthcare advancement.
According to the organisers, the awards aim to provide public visibility to healthcare contributors and facilitate knowledge-sharing within the sector. The nomination process includes documentation of achievements and contributions, which will be evaluated by an independent jury composed of healthcare professionals, academics, and industry leaders. The process, according to Thumbay Media, is designed to be merit-based and transparent.
Vignesh S. Unadkat, Chief Operating Officer of Thumbay Media, stated that the platform offers large-scale exposure to nominees and awardees through associated media campaigns across television, digital, print, and social platforms.
Nominations will remain open until 20 September 2025. Further information, including submission guidelines and category details, is available on the official website: https://www.healthmagazine.ae/awards/.
The award ceremony will announce the final winners at the Grand Hyatt Dubai on 9 October at 11:00 AM.
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Kejriwal slams PM Modi over ED raids against Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora
New Delhi (PTI): AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ED raids against Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora on Saturday, alleging the state has been "ill-treated" and "coerced" by the Centre in the last few years.
The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches against Arora and some others allegedly linked to him as part of an investigation into a newly registered money laundering case, officials said. They said Arora's official residence in Chandigarh was among the five premises raided.
In a long Hindi post on X , Kejriwal charged, "Modi ji has got daily ED raids started in Punjab soon after the Bengal polls concluded. Modi ji has coerced Punjab in the last few years and ill-treated Punjabis by different means.''
Kejriwal said Mughal emperor Aurangzeb also tortured Sikh Gurus, but they saved people from him. Like Aurangzeb, he alleged, "Modi ji has dishonestly occupied various parts of the country and now reached Punjab.
"Punjab taking inspiration from the sacrifices of Sikh Gurus, will face Modi ji's torture and save the whole country from it."
The former Delhi chief minister alleged that attempts were made to weaken the water rights of Punjab, take away Punjab University, rural development funds were stopped and now relentless ED raids have started.
He said AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal joined the BJP after raids by the ED at his premises. Arora also faced the ED raid but did not join the BJP; so another raid has been conducted, he alleged.
Kejriwal said the prime minister, a few years ago, "challenged" Punjab's farmers and he had to bow down, adding he has now "challenged" the whole of Punjab.
