Gulf Medical University Establishes ‘BA Center for Online Health Professions Education and Training’
Ajman: The Board of Trustees of Gulf Medical University (GMU), Ajman has established a new center for online health professions education and training, with the aim of extending world-class health education to health professionals, individuals and communities worldwide. The new center has been named ‘BA Center for Online Health Professions Education and Training’, in honor of renowned Indian businessman and philanthropist, the late Dr. B. Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, Founder of BA Group India, an honorary doctorate recipient of the university and father of Dr. Thumbay Moideen, Founder, President Board of Trustees, Gulf Medical University.
Speaking about the new center, Dr. Thumbay Moideen, Founder, President Board of Trustees, GMU said, “BA Center for Online Health Professions Education and Training has been created with the vision of enhancing the skills and knowledge of healthcare professionals and to improve health outcomes in different parts of the world. The center has been named after Dr. B. Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen in remembrance of his support to medical and health professions education.”
Prof. Hossam Hamdy, the Chancellor of GMU and Member-Secretary of the Board of Trustees said that the new center would design and deliver online professional education to medical professionals, students and individuals around the world, through a range of certificate programs. “It is envisioned as a global center for extending our expertise and knowledge to learners around the world. The center will be a platform for professionals and learners to connect and interact between themselves as well as with the faculty and experts of GMU.”
The first and only private academic health system in the Middle East region, GMU has made several contributions in medical education, healthcare and research. It has established collaborative partnerships with over 70 international universities and institutions, and has students from over 86 nationalities studying at its campus in Ajman for various undergraduate and graduate programs. With 6 colleges, 26 accredited programs and a network of teaching hospitals within its academic health system, it is uniquely positioned to transform advances in academic and research into tangible health benefits.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases; Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
