Doha / EMIRATES BUSINESS With a rapid increase in the number of people using primary healthcare services, a major expansion in the facilities is on the anvil in the Western region of the country that comprises a large geographical area. The new appointment system through the Wayyak telephone service has helped organise the functioning of health centres and improve performance. …

Bloomberg Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has attacked China and warned about the dangers of deficient immigrant screening. “They’ve taken our jobs, they’ve taken our money, they’ve taken everything,” he said of China in a speech late last month. He has called for a revamping, even a freezing, of the immigration system, but says he would make an exception …

ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Boeing and the Paramount Group, the South African based global defence and aerospace business, have expanded their 2014 agreement to cooperate on an advanced mission system for a variant of the Advanced, High Performance, Reconnaissance, Light Aircraft (AHRLAC). A high-wing, two-seat aircraft, AHRLAC is designed to incorporate advanced intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities and weapons …