Media Info 2009\ABOUT MHW

A Turning Point in MENA’s Healthcare Industry
Over the years, healthcare professionals throughout the Middle East & North Africa region have become well acquainted with MENA Health World (MHW) magazine, the leading business-tobusiness magazine serving the Medical, Laboratory, Pharmaceutical, and Nutrition sectors since 1986. They rely on this pioneering publication to gain up-to-date information about the latest developments in the healthcare industry in the world. MHW, through its endless efforts to link the region to the four corners of the globe, has gained a shiny reputation among thousands of international companies who use it to promote their products and services inside the MENA, a region where they strive to increase their market share. Previously Arab Health World (AHW)
Structure	TOP
The magazine is kicked off with the Opening Letter, a page where the editor, inks his timely observations to paper bringing about his commentaries on the latest challenges and breakthroughs within the healthcare field. The MENA Health Digest presents the latest projects undertaken throughout the region. • The System Focus section targets a certain organ/system in the human body covering aspects of its morpho-anatomy including treatment of related disorders. This section is complemented by a Drugs & Pharmaceuticals overview of the latest drug innovations relevant to the concerned body organ. • The main focus of each issue is branded the Features section: A melting pot of technical articles on current practices and advancements, case studies, and technologies. • Market trends and new products making the headlines in the healthcare industry take to the fore in the Industry Spotlights section. • The issue always carries Country/Regional Reports detailing the healthcare products and equipment status in term of supply and demand as well as healthcare facility management policies and tried-and-tested solutions. • The Departments section is a miscellaneous area where recent industry publications are highlighted under Industry Literature; interviews with decision-makers and specialized professionals as well as corporate profiles under Interviews & profiles; company activities and accomplishments under Corporate Happenings; product developments and services under Products and Services; latest software and IT news under E-news; dental products and equipment under Dentistry, and nutritional formulas and natural curing methods under Nutrition & Natural Healing. • Health-related events are granted ample room in the back stern with pre-show reviews and post-show reports. • In the Industry Contacts listings, companies’ details are displayed. • The magazine also provides the following services: Coming Events offers a comprehensive listing of health-related events, conferences, seminars, and workshops. The Buyers’ Guide presents a 9 cm x 6 cm classified ad including the advertiser’s logo, a brief message and the product’s photo.
A Wealth of Experience	TOP
Over the years, our magazine has been reviewing research advances to promote a greater understanding of the industry and help decision- makers meet the increased demands for innovative solutions in the MENA region. MHW delivers up-to-the-minute, hard hitting news that capture the first and foremost in the healthcare industry. The long experience we have accumulated allows us to beat at the heart of each and every story. With a tight gripped hand on the field, an efficient management, an experienced scientific editorial team and Honorary Editorial Consultants (HEC) Board, MHW dwells on mainstream topics and always looks for unconventional ones.
Quality at the Heart	TOP
When providing news to our readers, we always put quality before quantity as we continuously avoid getting caught in the twirl of softhitting bulk material. MHW is circulated to the desktop of leading decision-makers working in over 6,280 firms engaged in the healthcare industry, and is published nine times a year in a bi-lingual format (English-Arabic). On an average of 4 readers for every copy, we can say that more than 25,000 individuals read every issue of MHW magazine. In terms of digital circulation, each issue of MHW magazine reaches over 13,200 firms through a direct link to download the PDF version or view the HTML edition, delivered via email to their inbox. The magazine receives a wholesome welcome from regional and international readers, having earned an esteemed reputation it has built over the years by providing updated and trusted content through a professional and elegant layout.
Online	TOP
Visit our website www.mhwmag.net to access the magazine issues anytime and anywhere. These issues are made available for you in two optional formats: the html version and the PDF version. Logon now and delve into the digital world of healthcare news.

Editor-in-Chief	TOP
Rajaa Chatila graduated with a BS in biology and then an MD from the American University of Beirut (AUB) after which she traveled to the US where she did her residency training in Internal Medicine and got the American Board Certiﬁcation. She then did a fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University and got board certiﬁed Gastroenterology. Rajaa was the head of the gastroenterology division at Makassed Hospital in Beirut from 2002 till Dec 2005. Currently she is an attending physician in the division of gastroenterology at Clemenceau Medical Center (an affiliate of John Hopkins Medicine) and at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital (RHUH). She is also a member of the Lebanese Society of Gastroenterology. To contact Rajaa, you can send an e-mail message to editorial@mhwmag.net
For more deatils about the different sections and content of MHW magazine, please contact the editorial department at editorial@mhwmag.net