People urged to participate in Qatar Biobank health research – The Peninsula

People urged to participate in Qatar Biobank health research – The Peninsula

Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation, has encouraged eligible individuals to participate in its medical health research initiative to improve the health of the local population through personalised medicine.

Qatar Biobank is making vital health research possible through its collection of biological samples and data on health and lifestyle from a large number of Qatar’s population. Its cohort study, a population-based long-term study, aims to collect high quality biological samples and annotated data among Qataris and long-term residents who live in Qatar for at least 15 years to promote medical research. “You can download Qatar BioBank application, enter the data required for registration, and choose an available date for the first appointment date,” Qatar Biobank said in a tweet.

A follow-up study on the participants is done after five years of the first visit.

Qatar Biobank said, “We would like to invite all the participants at Qatar Biobank to book their 5-years follow-up visit. All you need to do is to contact us at: 44541177 and donate 3 hours to visit Qatar Biobank for a better healthier future.” All participants will consent to provide their biological samples and information to benefit research studies supporting translational medicine benefiting each patient.

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