HE Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi and Kurt Newman, M.D., president and CEO of Children’s National Hospital.ABU DHABI, UAE , June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed a Declaration of Collaboration with the Children's National Hospital, home to the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, as part of the Abu Dhabi Life Science Mission to the USA.

The signing cements the long-standing partnership between Abu Dhabi and Children's National Hospital in Washington DC and facilitates both entities collaborating on three key areas including genomics and oncology research and other innovations to address pediatrics, diseases and patients' management. The agreement also explores establishing Abu Dhabi as a regional pediatric hub.