Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Approves the Winners of the 12th Term of the Hamdan Medical Award
04 October 2022
Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Bin Rashid received His Excellency Abdulrahman Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hamdan Medical Award, His Excellency Awad Al Ketbi, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, His Excellency Mirza Al Sayegh, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Award, and His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Hashemi is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Award, His Excellency Abdullah Bin Souqat, Executive Director of the Award, and His Excellency Issa Al Maidour, Director General of Dubai Development Group.
at Zabeel Palace. During the meeting Sheikh Rashid approved the names of the 14 winners of the Award’s 12th term (2021-2022), which is centered on infectious diseases.
Sheikh Rashid was briefed on the winners of the International, Arab World and UAE Award categories. He praised the transparency and impartiality in the process of selecting the winners, which itself is a result of dedicated efforts made, during the previous two years, by the Members of the Award’s Scientific Committees, General Secretariat, and Board of Trustees.
He was also briefed on the progress of the arrangements for the Award ceremony honouring the winners next at the Museum of the Future in Dubai.
On the other hand, the Members of the Board of Trustees of the Award thanked Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum for generously continuing to support the Award after the late Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and for valuing the important role played by the Award in stimulating the achievement of medical excellence locally, regionally and internationally.
The category of the international awards include the Grand Hamdan Award, the Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence, and the Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services.
The Arab World Awards include the Hamdan Award for the Best Medical College/Institute or Center in the Arab world, and the Hamdan Award for Honoring Distinguished Personalities from the Arab World.
Finally, the UAE awards include the Hamdan Award for the Best Medical Department in the Government Sector in the UAE, the Hamdan Award for Distinguished Medical Personalities, and the Hamdan Award for the Best Research Published in the Journal of Medical Sciences.
