( MENAFN - Dubai PR Network) Dubai May 27, 2024 : The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organized a workshop to provide an orientation about the UAE Health Research Platform, developed in collaboration with Elsevier and the National Center for Health Research. The workshop aimed to shed light on the platform's capabilities and its significance to various stakeholders, including health institutions, hospitals, and academic bodies. The platform is designed to offer valuable information on the current state of health and medical research in the UAE, along with fundamental science research subjects relevant to the country's healthcare sector.
The seminar was attended by a number of leaders in the health and academic fields, including HE Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for the Health Regulation Sector, HE Dr. Marwan Al Kaabi, Acting CEO of Shakhbout Medical City, Dr.
Khalil Ibrahim Qayed, Director of the National Centre for Health Research at the Ministry, Dr. Ismail Matalqa, President of Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, deans of colleges of medicine and health sciences, deputy deans in the country, as well as directors of the departments of research, statistics, policy and innovation. The symposium provided a platform to improve communication and collaboration between health institutions and academic entities in the field of health research within the country.
It also aimed to speed up the process of updating researchers' data.