Qatar Biobank enrols nearly 30000 for cohort study – The Peninsula

Qatar Biobank enrols nearly 30000 for cohort study – The Peninsula

Qatar Biobank, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has enrolled nearly 30,000 participants, as part of its medical health research initiative to improve the health of the local population through personalised medicine.

The 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.

“Qatar Biobank has enrolled 29,438 participants for the cohort study, and among them, 20,466 are Qataris, 5944 Arab nationals and 3028 other nationals. In 2021, we recruited 2956 participants and among them 2002 are Qataris, 757 are Arab national, and 197 are others,” Shaikha M Al Hassan, Lab Technologist at QBB Laboratory, told The Peninsula.

Qatar Biobank is a platform that will make vital health research possible through its collection of biological samples and data on health and lifestyle from large numbers of the Qatari population.

Qatar Biobank, Qatar’s long-term medical health initiative, was created to give Qatar’s population and residents better chances of avoiding severe illnesses and promote better health for country’s future generations. All research studies in Qatar Biobank are IRB approved.

All participants will consent to provide their biological samples and information to benefit research