Mission:-
The Mission of HAAD’s Medical Research Section is to promote world class research that improves health and quality of life for all people in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi while ensuring ethical research conduct and protection of human subjects.

Vision:-
The Vision of HAAD’s Medical Research Section is “Optimal Health Through Research”
The Medical Research Section facilitates the work of the Abu Dhabi Health Research Council, the Abu Dhabi Research Ethics Committee (ADREC), and the Scientific Peer Review Committees (PRCs).  The Medical Research Section helps develop the Abu Dhabi Health Research Strategy, define Research Ethics policies and standards, create Research Funding / Grant Administration procedures, apply evaluation methods, and measure key performance indicators of Abu Dhabi’s progress in health research.

The Goals of Medical Research in Abu Dhabi are to:

1. Develop the best methods to improve public health by addressing priority disease conditions and monitoring progress towards achieving targets.
2. Create a world class health research environment that protects human subjects, generates productive research, and fosters professional development of health care practitioners.
3. Support “The Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030” by contributing to our society’s economic diversification into knowledge-based industries, including vibrant health research, biotechnology, and life sciences sectors.

Medical Research Section Strategy

• The strategy for building a world class health research system in Abu Dhabi is to:
• Produce evidence for health policy decision-making
• Conduct research to address priority health needs
• Strengthen capacity with appropriate policies and standards
• Regulate research practices to ensure high ethical standards
• Translate health research into equitable health and economic development
• Monitor research progress and evaluate public health outcomes.

Public Health Priority Target Areas (2011):

• CVD prevention and management
  • CVD Prevention: Unhealthy lifestyles
  • CVD Prevention: Obesity
  • CVD Prevention: Diabetes  
  • CVD Prevention: Hypertension
  • CVD Management
• Road safety
• Tobacco control
• Cancer control: Breast, colon and cervix
• Mental health
• Mother, infant and school health
• Musculoskeletal health
• Chronic respiratory disease, including asthma
• Infectious diseases: MDRO and surveillance
• Oral health

To apply for a Health Research Grant, investigators should complete the following form: 
HRC 398: Abu Dhabi Health Research Council Grant Application.

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