Over 500 volunteers join the effort as group seeks to strengthen community partnerships while expanding free screenings and treatment plans in the country

 

UAE Genetic Disease Association (UAEGDA), the sole non-profit genetics organization in the UAE, has concluded a fruitful week of discussions with regional and international bodies during the group’s first appearance at Arab Health Congress earlier this week. As a first-time exhibitor, UAEGDA says that the experience has proven extraordinarily valuable and that the Health Authority of Dubai has played a tremendous role in raising local awareness of battling genetic diseases in the country.

Friday May 8th marks the International Thalassemia Day, a serious genetic diseases that is common in the UAE