QF and QAFA Join Forces to Promote Qatar National Autism Plan
Wednesday, 06 December 2017
by Content Editor - WISH
Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), and Qatar Autism Families Association (QAFA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The partnership is aimed at providing socially inclusive opportunities at QF facilities, particularly sports and leisure activities, for those with autism and their families, advancing the
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WISH presents research findings on Dementia and Autism in Oman
Friday, 24 November 2017
by Content Editor - WISH
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, has presented its findings from research into dementia and autism to the fifth International Workshop on Food and Brain Health, held at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman. The two-day event, which was held under the patronage of Her Highness Dr. Mona
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WISH Genomics Research Presented at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar
Friday, 24 November 2017
by Content Editor - WISH
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) presented findings from its research on genomics and Islamic biomedical ethics at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) on November 8. The presentation was attended by the inaugural class of HBKU’s Genomics and Precision Medicine program, the first of its kind in the Middle East. Maha El Akoum, research
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Innovative technique to diagnose blood cancer developed by WISH and HMC researchers
Thursday, 23 November 2017
by Content Editor - WISH
World-first Genomics-based Innovation Supports Move Towards Development of a Precision Medicine Agenda within Qatar’s Healthcare System Researchers from the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an intitiative of Qatar Foundation, and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have developed a molecular diagnostic technique that enables cancer testing at the genetic level for the first time. The Molecular
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