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Abu Dhabi’s SEHA, Israel’s Maccabi Healthcare to collaborate, promote regional research

Maccabi company KSM will support SEHA in sharing research and knowledge on epidemiological, diagnostic and interventional studies

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The UAE’s largest healthcare network, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Kahn Sagol Maccabi (KSM), the research wing of Israeli Maccabi Healthcare Services, have agreed to jointly carry out research work and studies in the region.

SEHA will be able to access KSM’s global experience and worldwide partnerships and support and infrastructure for collaborative research, workshops and digital health development. The partnership will also support Abu Dhabi’s goal of building a genomic research registry to optimise clinical data, sample collection and clinical reporting.

At the signing ceremony held recently, SEHA Group CEO Saeed Al Kuwaiti, said: “This partnership supports SEHA’s vision and objectives of exploring collaboration opportunities in other areas that foster cooperation in education, research, health technology, and clinical programmes.”

Saeed Al Kuwaiti

SEHA Group Education Director, Dr Ghanem Al Hassani, added: “Such collaborations are essential to bringing the best know-how and research to the forefront and are fundamental to promoting research, training and academics to overcome future healthcare challenges.”

Dr Tal Patalon, head of KSM, commented: “With this strategic cooperation between KSM and SEHA, we are constructing a bridge together for joint research and support in the development of an ecosystem in the field of medical innovation.

“We aim to advance medical research and development in partnership with SEHA and create new value for the entire Middle East.”

The research will focus on epidemiological, diagnostic and interventional studies, including clinical trials. Both the partners will be involved in workshops on research methodologies and exploring opportunities for health technology, digital health and innovation.

Genetics will be a big area of cooperation. They will explore ways to expand genetic research capabilities, develop best practices for using genetic data, and develop collaborative studies focusing on the genetic etiology of various relevant morbidities such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

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Abdul Rawuf

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