Hamdan Award's new web site launched

DUBAI — The Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences has launched their new bilingual web site that will enable the users to log in to participate in the award activities.

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Published: Tue 16 Aug 2005, 10:03 AM

Last updated: Thu 2 Apr 2015, 7:13 PM

It has a photo gallery, which gives a panoramic view of the award ceremonies and conferences of the previous years. The site www.hmaward.org.ae has the information on its various categories of awards.

In the international category there are three awards, The Grand Hamdan International Award and the subject selected is ‘Molecular and Cellular Pathology of Neurological Disorders,’ Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence and the topics are ‘Biology of Aging’, ‘Cytokines in Pathogenesis and Therapy of Diseases’ and ‘Pathogenesis of Hypertension’. It also has Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services.

In the Arab World category there is Hamdan Award for the Best Medical College/Institute or Centre in the Arab World while in the UAE category, there are Hamdan Award for an Outstanding Clinical Department in the Public Sector in the UAE, Hamdan Award for Original Research Paper Published in Emirates Medical Journal and Hamdan Award to Support Medical Research in UAE.

It also lists the detailed information about the nominations, procedures and the last date for receiving the completed nomination, which is November 10, 2005.

This foundation presents the awards once in every two years and also organises the Dubai International Conference for Medical Sciences where winners and pioneers from the selected categories present their state-of-the-art lectures.

Professor Najib Al Khaja, Secretary-General of the foundation, said the new web site was aimed at providing information about the awards and its activities to the larger audience around the world at a click.

The site has important links with different government organisations and information about the UAE. The media centre window in the homepage of the web site gives the latest information about the awards and its activities. This web site will have the latest technology to make use of bulk mailing newsletters and have the facility to subscribe to the newsletter of the foundation’s activities.


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