Rashid bin Hamdan honored the winners at a ceremony at the Museum of the Future

Granting the "Hamdan Medical Award" to the Genome Center in "Al Jalila" and to Emirati and international doctors

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Yesterday evening, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored 14 winners of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, in its 12th session, 2021-2022, which takes infectious diseases as its main topic, as he won the Hamdan Award for the best medical department in The government sector in the Emirates, Genome Center - Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital in Dubai.

The ceremony was held at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, in the presence of sheikhs, dignitaries, ministers and officials in the health and medical sectors at the state level.

The Minister of Health and Community Protection, Chairman of the Award's Board of Trustees, Abdul Rahman Al Owais, said, "The ceremony misses the presence of the founder of the award, the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who has a big heart and abundant giving... and an inspiring model in national action... which formed a unique legacy." In his interest in building a person, and his appreciation for the centrality of science and knowledge, as well as his belief that achieving excellence and his appreciation for them have the greatest impact in inspiring new generations to continue giving, which keeps his fragrant biography and his positive impact always present with us.

He added that the selection of the topic "Infectious Diseases" to be the focus of the award aims to contribute to the efforts aimed at supporting the health sector and enhancing its readiness, in line with the country's vision and objectives for the sector, stressing that the UAE attaches great importance to people and their health, and the health sector will remain at the forefront of national priorities. And an important part of the UAE development vision.

The ceremony included the presentation of a documentary film about the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and his humanitarian work that covered the whole world. A film was also shown about the winners of the award in its 12th session, about their achievements that made an important qualitative leap in health services provided around the world.

Then Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum honored the winners and handed them the prize shields. In the category of international awards, it was received by Professor at the College of Medicine - University of Queensland, Founding CEO, Director of Research at the Translational Research Institute, Head of the Cancer Immunotherapy Program at the University of Queensland, Dr. Ian Hector Fraser .

The son of the late Dr. Jian Zhou, former research fellow at the Lyons Laboratory and former head of the Human Papilloma Virus Structural Proteins Laboratory at the Center for Immunology and Cancer Research, University of Queensland, Andreas Zhou, received the Grand International Hamdan Award, which focuses on the topic of infectious diseases, in appreciation. For their important role in HPV research.

He also honored the winners of the Hamdan International Award for Distinguished Medical Research. In the field of prevention, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Langone College of Medicine, New York University, Director of Technical Services at the India Institute of Serology, Director of the Meningitis Vaccine Project, Dr. Mark LaForce, won in recognition of his role in providing a vaccine against the meningococcal bacterium that causes meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa.

The second winner in the subject of Immunology, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, Founding Scientific Director of the Aaron Diamond Center for AIDS Research, Clyde 56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, Dr. David, in recognition of his studies that revealed the dynamic nature of HIV replication in vivo.

Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honored the winners of the Hamdan International Award for volunteers in medical and humanitarian services, who are Professor of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in the United States of America, founder of the Novik Heart Alliance Foundation and the Global Sight Foundation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Dr. William Novik The award was received by Dr. Adel Al-Rashoud.

In the category of the Arab World Awards, he won the Hamdan Award for the best college, institute or medical center in the Arab world, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University - Saudi Arabia, and the award was received by Dr. Dr. Fawzan Al-Kuraya, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a senior researcher in the field of Mendelian genetics.

In the UAE Awards category, the Hamdan Award for the best medical department in the government sector in the UAE was won by the Genome Center - Al Jalila Specialized Hospital for Children - Dubai, where the shield was received by Dr. Ahmed Abu Tayoun, Dr. Muhammad Al-Awadi, and Maha Al-Nofal.

Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honored the winners of the Hamdan Award for distinguished medical personalities in the medical field in the UAE, and they are Dr. Wael Al-Mahmeed, a consultant physician at the Cardiovascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and Dr. Nawal Al-Kaabi, Chair of the National Committee The clinical trial of the Covid-19 virus, and the late Dr. Ahmed Kazem, and the award was received by his daughter, Dr. Houria Kazem, and the late Dr. Muawiya Al-Shunnar, and the award was received by Dr. Muawiyah Saleh Al-Shunnar.

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