HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, patron of the Medical Science Award, received 16 winners at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center (DICEC) yesterday, in the presence of officials from the health and medical sectors and official delegations representing the winners' countries.
HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid emphasized in his speech on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the award that the culture of excellence and innovation drives us to enhance the aspirations of the prize in spreading the culture of scientific research and investment of its outputs. This can be achieved only with full coordination at the local and international levels. Research, and stems from the new strategy followed by the award.
For his part, Minister of Health and Community Protection, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Award, Abdulrahman Al Owais, said that the policies followed by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which focused on science and knowledge and benefit from the experiences of others.
HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners and handed them the awards. The King Salman Center for Humanitarian Relief and Works awarded the award of the corporate personality of the year in conjunction with the UAE's 100th anniversary this year. the world.
The diseases of the musculoskeletal system have been the main theme of this course, as well as the diseases of rheumatism, orthodontics and orthopedic mechanics as a global health burden as subjects of the global awards to scientists who have contributed to unique innovations that are universally applied in the field of diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid awarded the Shield of the World Hamdan Grand Prize to Dr. Frederick Kaplan, Professor of Molecular Molecular Medicine, whose research has challenged many beliefs in musculoskeletal medicine.
The Hamdan Award for Excellence in Medical Research won three researchers: Dr. Graham Hughes, President of the London Lupus Center at London Bridge Hospital, for his achievements, including Hughes syndrome associated with coagulation disorders. Dr. Franklin Sim and his team at Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA, and won the recognition for his research that provided models for new treatments for complex tumors. And Dr. Vijay Ki-Joel, professor of biomedical engineering of orthopedic surgery at the University of Toledo, USA, who obtained high-resolution 3D maps of the spine.
The award of the Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Medical and Humanitarian Services, Mohammed Yahya, is received by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Switzerland.
HH Sheikh Hamdan, winner of the Hamdan Award for Best Medical Center in the Arab World, honored the King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan.
The three winners of the Award for Outstanding Medical Figures in the Arab World were: Dr. Qutaiba Hameed (UAE) and currently Vice-Rector for Medical Colleges and Health Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sharjah. Dr. Ahmed Mohamed El Hassan of Sudan, a full-time professor of pathology at the Institute of Endemic Diseases at the University of Khartoum, former Minister of Higher Education in Sudan and founder of several independent academic institutions in Sudan and Saudi Arabia. And Dr. Faisal Abdul Rahim Shahin of Saudi Arabia, one of the leading scientists in the field of organ transplantation.
Dr. Jamal Al Saleh and Dr. Mariam Abdul Karim received the Hamdan Award for the best medical sector in the UAE government sector: Rheumatology Department, Dubai Hospital, the first unit of Rheumatology in the UAE.
HH Sheikh Hamdan also honored four winners of the Hamdan Award for outstanding medical personalities in the UAE: Dr. Abdulwahab Yousef Al Muhaideb, who has been a prominent contributor to the development of preventive medicine and health care and in establishing common environmental and regional environmental action rules. And Dr. Abdul Razzaq Ali Al Madani, the first national physician to specialize in endocrinology and diabetes. Dr. Al-Nouriani, Head of Heart Center and Consultant of Interventional Cardiology, and a prominent leader in Cardiology in the UAE and the GCC. And Hussein Mohammed Hussein Qaid, the first Emirati nurse.
While the award of the Best Research Award was published in Hamdan Medical Journal by Dr. Sihamuddin Kaldari and his team (Siraj Balichan Kendi, Anis Rahman, Faisal Thaialathil) for a research entitled «Effect of the Safinogensin FTY720 on the process of self-induction of malignant tumor cells caused by arsenic trioxide» .
The 10th Dubai International Medical Conference will be held today and will last for two days, including 11 workshops and 13 lectures with the participation of the winners in the international awards category.