EGP opens new sample collection centres in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, 10 hours, 42 minutes ago The UAE’s Department of Health (DoH) has announced that new sample collection sites have been launched as part of the Emirati Genome Program’s (EGP) expansion in Abu Dhabi. Sample collection sites participating in the Emirati Genome Program now include the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec), Biogenix Labs in Masdar City, Al Towayya in Al Ain, Al Ain Convention Center and CurePlus Medical Centre, Al Ain. This is in addition to NMC Healthcare’s network in Abu Dhabi, which includes NMC Royal Hospital in Khalifa City, Bareen International Hospital, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain, NMC Royal Medical Center- Abu Dhabi and NMC Royal Women’s Hospital.
UAE s health ministry urges Emiratis to participate in
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The health ministry in the United Arab Emirates has called upon all citizens to participate in the Emirati Genome Program, a ground-breaking national genomics initiative and one of the world’s largest, and most comprehensive genomics programs. Courtesy photo
ABU DHABI The health ministry in the United Arab Emirates has called upon all citizens to participate in the Emirati Genome Program, a ground-breaking national genomics initiative and one of the world’s largest, and most comprehensive genomics programs.
The program aims to provide the best healthcare system for all Emirati citizens, understand the nature of the genetic diseases prevalent among the UAE population, implement personalized medicine for Emiratis to provide accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment, strengthen the prevention of genetic and chronic diseases in the coming generations, equip national competencies to reshape the future of healthcare policies in cooperation w