Group supports UAE Government’s medical initiatives to counter the pandemic
Tristar Group recently donated AED 600,000 (US$ 166350) to support the Al Jalila Foundation’s Covid-19 research. Since 2016, Tristar has supported Al Jalila Foundation in its research efforts to bring global best practices together with regional expertise to solve the region’s biggest health challenges.
Al Jalila Foundation, part of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, invests in research and healthcare programmes to position Dubai at the forefront of medical innovation. To date, Al Jalila Foundation has invested more than AED 28mn (US$ 7.62mn) in grants awarded to UAE-based researchers working in the areas of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and mental health, and more recently, Covid-19.
“This donation towards research ties in with our efforts to support the UAE government as it marches forward in the fight against Covid-19,” affirmed Eugene Mayne, Group CEO, Tristar Group.
“Now more than ever, we are counting on scientists and doctors to come together and develop diagnostic testing and treatments to gain a better understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 biology and combat the pandemic,” observed Dr Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama, CEO, Al Jalila Foundation.
