Hamdan Award for Medical Sciences winners announced

Worth a total value of Dh2.8m, 16 winners will be honoured on December 12

The Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences announced the names of its 16 winners yesterday during a press conference at the Al Rawda Bustan Hotel.

The award’s 10th edition, which is focused on Musculoskeletal Disorders, includes three categories: the international awards, the Arab awards, and UAE awards.

The awards total value is Dh2.8 million.

“The year 2018 had witnessed a number of events, which were held in the UAE to commemorate the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the country has felt Zayed’s benefits and his great heritage,” said Dr Ahmad Al Hashemi, member of board of trustees.

The winners will be honoured during the Award Ceremony on December 12, at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, which will be attended by the patron of the award Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and president of Dubai Health Atuthority.

Al Hashemi pointed out that Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid honoured King Salman’s Centre for Relief and Humanitarian Work with the title of this year’s personality award, “The Year of Zayed” Award.

In conjunction with the ceremony, the 10th Dubai International Conference for Medical Sciences will be held on Musculoskeletal Disorders, with a focus on Rheumatology, Orthopedics and Orthopaedic Mechanics.