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Dubai Healthcare City & Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai Further the UAE's Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Offering
Monday, Oct 15, 2012
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai today signed an MoU to further the UAE’s medical education and research offering. The collaboration will strengthen cooperation between the two organisations to promote medical education and the continual development of specialized healthcare in the UAE.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai today signed an MoU to further the UAE’s medical education and research offering. The collaboration will strengthen cooperation between the two organisations to promote medical education and the continual development of specialized healthcare in the UAE.
DHCC is an internationally recognised centre of healthcare excellence and is committed to education through provision of institutions representing global standards in healthcare education. Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai (Moorfields), located in DHCC, is the leading eye hospital in Dubai, and offers a comprehensive range of ophthalmic services from simple eye tests to complex eye surgery.
Together, DHCC and Moorfields will cooperate to progress the UAE’s healthcare education, professional development and research. Their cooperation will particularly focus on conducting medical and scientific research into eye care and promoting medical education in this field.
Marwan Abedin, CEO of DHCC said “We are delighted to be collaborating with Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai in signing this Memorandum of Understanding. DHCC is committed to establishing a globally recognised hub of healthcare excellence and medical education. Through our partnership with Moorfields, we will promote our vision of furthering healthcare education in the UAE and developing a highly qualified, specialized and sustainable healthcare workforce.’’
Dr Amer Sharif, Managing Director of DHCC’s Education division said, “DHCC is committed to providing healthcare professionals across the UAE with the most up-to-date knowledge and training. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Centre is continuously developing its medical education portfolio, and the MoU with Moorfields will further enhance the reputation of Dubai as a leading medical education provider.”
Mr Mariano Gonzalez, Managing Director of Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, added: “Dubai Healthcare City has developed into a genuine international hub for healthcare with a progressive attitude, and this was one of the reasons Moorfields chose to open our first overseas branch here. DHCC has proved to be the perfect host, allowing and encouraging us to develop research programs looking at genetic conditions shared by the UAE and the UK. As a result of this MoU with DHCC, we now look to the further expansion of our teaching and research activities, alongside our clinical services in the UAE.”
