DoH and US-based Eversight partner to establish the country’s first Eye and Tissue Bank

DoH and US-based Eversight partner to establish the country’s first Eye and Tissue Bank

- Through this strategic collaboration, DoH and Eversight will set the building blocks across three phases which include programme design, implementation and management

- Both parties will focus on implementing the necessary arrangements for the Eye and Tissue Bank - Abu Dhabi to serve as an importer for corneas and other eye-related tissues into the region

Abu Dhabi, UAE: Reiterating the Emirate’s position as a leading destination for healthcare across all fronts, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, and US-based Eversight, one of the leading non-profit eye banks in the world, partnered to establish the UAE’s first Eye and Tissue Bank. The Agreement will witness the creation, development and operation of a comprehensive and seamless eye transplantation framework in the UAE.

In attendance of HE Abdulla bin Mohamed Al Hamed, Chairman of DoH and Carrie Wolverton - Global Development Director at Eversight, the partnership was reflected through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which was signed by HE Dr. Jamal Mohammed Al Kaabi, Undersecretary of DoH and Global Director, Development at Eversight.

Through this strategic collaboration, DoH and Eversight will set the building blocks across three phases which include programme design, implementation and management.