{"id":3992,"date":"2017-07-13T07:41:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T07:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.js.com\/ur\/international-partnership-to-expand-knowledge-of-genetic-medicine-to-improve-childrens-health-worldwide\/"},"modified":"2024-09-30T14:36:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:36:01","slug":"international-partnership-to-expand-knowledge-of-genetic-medicine-to-improve-childrens-health-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.js.com\/ur\/international-partnership-to-expand-knowledge-of-genetic-medicine-to-improve-childrens-health-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF GENETIC MEDICINE TO IMPROVE CHILDREN\u2019S HEALTH WORLDWIDE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Future Trust, Children\u2019s National Health System Sign MOU to Collect and Analyze Genetic Data in Pakistan<\/p>\n

LONDON, July 6, 2017 \u2013 The Future Trust and the Children\u2019s National Health System signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch a unique research partnership to set up a genomics center in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Dorchester in London, Ali Raza Siddiqui, Chairman of Future Trust, said, \u201cOur partnership with Children\u2019s National, a world leader in children\u2019s health, will significantly expand knowledge of children\u2019s genetic makeup in Pakistan and lead to better health for children everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kurt Newman, MD, President and CEO of Children\u2019s National, based in Washington, D.C., expressed his appreciation for Future Trust\u2019s partnership. \u201cFuture Trust shares our vision to improve children\u2019s lives by collecting and analyzing genetic data. We are inspired by the opportunity to make advancements in areas like cancer, immunology, neurological disorder, and other conditions for children in Pakistan and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The field of genomic medicine depends on large-scale genetic information from many individuals, and it has largely relied on data from Caucasian populations, which is poorly adapted to other ethnicities around the world. The signing of this MOU is an important step toward setting a benchmark for population-based genomic medicine worldwide, and the partnership with also improve health of Pakistani families for years to come.<\/p>\n

The data collected through this partnership will help detect rare undiagnosed diseases and set the stage for prevention, intervention, and eradication of diseases.<\/p>\n

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Future Trust is a non-profit benevolent philanthropic organization, a charitable trust, set up by JS Group for the promotion, advancement and encouragement of technology and innovation against poverty and general improvement of socio economic conditions and living standards of the people of Pakistan. It supports youth in acquiring progressive education, vocational and career guidance and entrepreneurship. JS Group is one of Pakistan\u2019s largest and most prominent business entities.<\/p>\n

Children\u2019s National Health System, based in Washington, D.C., has been serving the nation\u2019s children since 1870. Children\u2019s National is #1 for babies and ranked in every specialty evaluated by U.S. News & World Report including placement in the top 10 for cancer, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and nephrology. Children\u2019s National has been designated two times as a Magnet\u00ae hospital, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. Home to the Children\u2019s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children\u2019s National is one of the nation\u2019s top NIH-funded pediatric institutions.<\/p>\n

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A signing ceremony to set up a genomics center in Pakistan was held between Ali Raza Siddiqui, Chairman Future Trust,\u00a0 and Kurt D. Newman, MD, President and CEO Children\u2019s National Medical Center.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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