In cooperation with the Dubai 10X initiative and Dubai Future Foundation, Emirates Today publishes the most prominent projects participating in the initiative, which was directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to all government agencies in Dubai To apply today what the cities of the world will apply after 10 years, Dubai 10X seeks, in cooperation with the relevant authorities in the Dubai government, to adopt new models for future governments, by bringing about a comprehensive change in the governmental work system, and setting future plans that restore the government’s role in serving societies and making the future.
The Dubai Health Authority is moving towards the future with its qualitative “genome” project, through which it aims to establish a huge bank that documents the genetic makeup of Dubai residents, citizens and residents, and can predict diseases, and treat each patient through its own treatment protocol, as part of the phase projects. The first of the "Dubai 10X" initiative adopted by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, and supervised by the Dubai Future Foundation.
The "genome" project adds a new dimension to the health services system in Dubai, where the DNA sequence of the population of the emirate will be analyzed, and then the establishment of a huge bank to document the genetic makeup of citizens and residents and determine the genetic map of them, through the exploitation of periodic procedures, such as pre-marriage and newly-examined Birth, employment examination, and residency visa examination, to collect genetic samples from the entire population. Accordingly, genetic research is conducted in an opposite direction. Instead of studying the genes of the injured, the artificial intelligence means in the database search for pathological cases and then filter out non-infected patients with similar genetic structures, To anticipate diseases and pre-forecast people at risk.
The first stage includes building the necessary information systems and collecting the samples required to carry out a broad analysis of the DNA sequence of the population. In the next stage, artificial intelligence technology is integrated to link electronic health records with the aim of improving diagnosis and disease prediction, and the development of new programs for the use of doctors and medical teams, and in the third stage , Pharma Genomics will be used to develop effective and safe drugs and dosages, which will be tailored to suit a person's genetic makeup.
The project contributes to supporting the health sector's efforts in reducing diseases caused by genetic genetic causes, and promoting the adoption of the concept (personal medicine), which aims to design a specific treatment for each patient rather than using standard protocols for disease states, as well as anticipating the possibility of community members being ill, Provide medical advice to those at risk and guide them to follow the best lifestyle.
Reliance on the use of personal medicine mainly contributes to providing the patient with a treatment designed according to its genetic makeup, rather than the pre-existing treatment that was originally designed to treat the disease, in a way that supports Dubai's efforts to achieve a global leadership in the field of genetic research and personal medicine.
The project is linked to the quality of life index within the international competitiveness report, in which Dubai ranks advanced, and contributes to the Emirate's efforts to achieve the first position globally in various sectors.
The Dubai Health Authority emphasized that the project aims to raise the level of medical staff competence and human health supervision by scanning genes to follow a healthy lifestyle in a prepared medical and scientific environment, and laboratories dedicated to the study of genetics in the Emirate of Dubai, where the study of genomics will enhance efforts to slow The aging process, reducing genetic disabilities, eliminating chronic diseases.
“The formation of the genome laboratories in Dubai is an actual translation to anticipate the future of the health and medical services sector in it. It will provide the first national genetic database for future research and development, which supports decision-makers’ efforts in future planning of health strategies, and contributes to achieving global competitiveness and strengthening the knowledge economy, ”the authority said. And through it the authority seeks to achieve leadership in genetics to achieve sovereignty at the level of global councils of ethics and legislation in genetics and industry, and to establish the position of Dubai and the Emirates as the first country that possesses the basic biological composition of its population ». She stressed that she has harnessed all her energy and taken all possible measures, and has identified several internal bodies responsible for implementing the ambitious project, including laboratory management and genetics, and the Dubai Center for Cord and Specialized Administrations, and formed a scientific committee specialized in genetics, and benefited from the most successful global studies and experiences in This field, and I extracted all the expected challenges, and ways to deal with them and overcome them, in a way that enhances the implementation of the project according to its approved timetable.
Advantages
Doctors can use genetics information to choose the right medications.
It predicts diseases and treats each patient with its own protocol.
The doctor treats the disease, not the patient.
Dubai is achieving a world leader in genetic research and diagnostic medicine.
Raising the level of the competence of medical personnel and supervising human health.
Strengthening efforts to slow the aging process.
Preparing the first national genetic database for future research and development.
Supports decision-making efforts in the future planning of health strategies.
It contributes to achieving global competitiveness and enhances the knowledge economy.
Identify genetic diseases
Dubai Health Authority reported that, thanks to genome research, doctors will soon be able to use information about a person’s genetics to choose those medications and dosages of drugs that suit him exclusively, with minimal side effects, and genome research also helps to identify specific diseases that an individual may have inherited from his family.
Based on the information provided in the individual's genome, the health care provider will be able to develop more specific strategies for detecting, treating and preventing disease, and an individual whose genetic makeup indicates an increased risk of colon cancer will undergo frequent colon screening, while an individual with diseases is advised Heart by taking medication that lowers cholesterol.
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Studies have reported monitoring about 220 genetic diseases in the country until 2016, while genetic disorders cause 70% of deaths of children under the age of six, and about 20% of cancer cases can be predicted by studying the genes of the individual and his family, and using machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze data , Disease prediction.