Abu Dhabi: Shaikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi's Court, has inaugurated Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Building for Personalised Cancer in Houston, in the United States.
This came during a ceremony held in the building attended by Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States, Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation and a number of Emirati doctors at the medical centres in the United States and Canada, as well as a group of American officials, doctors, and administrative, technical and medical staff of the centre.
The building - which covers an area of 626,000 square feet and financed by the Khalifa Foundation, The Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalised Cancer Therapy, and The Shaikh Ahmed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan centre for Pancreatic Cancer Research, is supervised by MD Anderson Cancer Centre at the University of Texas, US.
Shaikh Hamed bin Zayed toured facilities and sections of the building, where he was briefed on equipment and research and medical systems, and heard from those in charge of the Shaikh Zayed Building for Research on Cancer, about the work of specialist centre.
It provides effective diagnosis and treatment.
Shaikh Hamed stressed that UAE, led by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is a pioneer in the establishment of humanitarian and development partnerships that serve human progress work in many vital sectors, notably the health sector.
Shaikh Hamed said that the Shaikh Khalifa Foundation through this work and other initiatives, reflects the legacy of the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan sustained by the UAE President to advance works that serve humanity.
During the ceremony, a number of officials from Texas University and MD Anderson Cancer Centre delivered speeches on the occasion. Ronald DePinho, M.D. President of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre, commended the UAE for funding this great humanitarian work, noting that it would further enhance advanced research in the cancer diseases to ensure more effective treatment.
Dr. Robert A. Wolff, Oncology Fellowship programme Professor, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Distinguished University Chair of Medical Oncology, said that the Shaikh Zayed Building, "is an opportunity for scientists and oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and pathologists to coordinate their efforts and work under one umbrella to draw experiences and ideas about causes of cancer."
He added that he had met with the late Shaikh Zayed and heard him speaking about the importance of doing something regarding the joint research, noting that today "We are witnessing this important medical institution," which aims to improve the lives of cancer patients everywhere.
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