Dasman Diabetes Institute Wins the UN Interagency Task Force on Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases
After careful consideration by the UN
Interagency Task Force on prevention of
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and
in recognition of the continuous efforts
of the Dasman Diabetes Institute – one
of the centers of the Kuwait Foundation
for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
– it has been selected to receive the
prestigious international award for 2021.
This award is the result of months of tireless work with the Ministry of Health
to develop a national diabetes registry, as
well as the Institute’s remarkable
contributions to the prevention and
treatment of diabetes and its related
complications, as well as obesity.
The announcement of the Institute’s
winning of this important award, is an
addition to the rich balance of honors,
awards and achievements that it has accomplished, was made recently during
the meeting of the working groups on the
occasion of the convening of the United
Nations General Assembly.
From his side, Dr. Qais Al-Duwairi,
Director General of the Dasman Diabetes
Institute, has expressed his gratitude for
the institute’s winning of this award,
saying, “This award is another
international honor awarded to the
institute, and this award motivates us to
aspire and strive to do more. Putting all
our efforts, energies and expertise to
make more progress in the medical,
research and awareness fields for the
benefit of our beloved country.”
Dr.
Al-Duwairi added, “I take this
opportunity to express our great gratitude
to the World Health Organization for
their confidence and being a partner with
our institute, as well as many thanks to
Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel, Director General of
KFAS and members of its board of
directors for the continuous support and
funding provided by KFAS to the Institute
since its establishment until today, and
for KFAS’ support for the acceleration of
science, research and development.”
In conclusion, it is worth noting that
the Institute has made great progress,
especially in the field of research and the
publication of a large number of studies
in prestigious international journals and
in cooperation with leading institutions
in the world, where the Institute pays
most of its attention to scientific
research, but this goes hand in hand with
the services it provides, such as treatment
in various specialties of complications of
diabetes, awareness and training at an
advanced and integrated level.
