Mary Robinson, former Irish president, announced as first keynote speaker for WISH 2018

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced Mrs. Mary Robinson as the first keynote speaker of its fourth global summit, to be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) on November 13and 14, 2018. Mary Robinson is currently a member of the ‘Elders’, a group of

WISH Begins Study Into End-of-Life Care From an Islamic Perspective

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that ‘Islamic Ethics and Palliative Care’ will be one of nine research topics that will form the focus of the WISH 2018 conference. WISH 2018 will take place at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from November 13-14. The World

Eliminating Viral Hepatitis To Be a Major Focus at WISH 2018

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that viral hepatitis will be one of nine research topics that will form the focus of the WISH 2018 conference. WISH 2018 will take place at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) from November 13-14. Viral hepatitis, a disease of

Walid Qoronfleh, Director of Research & Policy at WISH, mentors students of Qatar Research Leadership Program

Dr Walid Qoronfleh, Director of Research and Policy Development at the World Innovation Summit for Health, has mentored Qatari students taking part in the Qatar Research Leadership Program (QRLP) during the program’s annual gathering at Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha. QRLP, a program supported by the Qatar National Research Fund, is an initiative that

World Innovation Summit For Health Launches Young Innovators Competition

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has launched its Young Innovators competition, which will form part of the recently announced fourth edition of WISH. WISH’s Young Innovators competition gives people under the age of 30 the opportunity to present novel healthcare-related products and innovations globally to an international audience of policy makers and influencers

WISH Announces Eye Health as First Area of Research Focus For WISH 2018

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) has announced “eye health” as the first of the nine research topics that will be the focus of next year’s summit. A report outlining the findings of the research will be published and presented during a panel discussion at WISH 2018, which will be held at Qatar National

QF and QAFA Join Forces to Promote Qatar National Autism Plan

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), and Qatar Autism Families Association (QAFA), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The partnership is aimed at providing socially inclusive opportunities at QF facilities, particularly sports and leisure activities, for those with autism and their families, advancing the

WISH presents research findings on Dementia and Autism in Oman

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, has presented its findings from research into dementia and autism to the fifth International Workshop on Food and Brain Health, held at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman. The two-day event, which was held under the patronage of Her Highness Dr. Mona

WISH Genomics Research Presented at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) presented findings from its research on genomics and Islamic biomedical ethics at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) on November 8. The presentation was attended by the inaugural class of HBKU’s Genomics and Precision Medicine program, the first of its kind in the Middle East. Maha El Akoum, research

Innovative technique to diagnose blood cancer developed by WISH and HMC researchers

World-first Genomics-based Innovation Supports Move Towards Development of a Precision Medicine Agenda within Qatar’s Healthcare System Researchers from the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an intitiative of Qatar Foundation, and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) have developed a molecular diagnostic technique that enables cancer testing at the genetic level for the first time. The Molecular