Support widens for upcoming Abu Dhabi-GCC Health and Development Investment Forum

Such entities include the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning and Economy as well as Al Qudra Health Care, a branch of the leading investment company Al Qudra Holding, from Abu Dhabi, among several other important companies.

The first Abu Dhabi-based GCC Forum, organized by The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria together with Santeum Partners, has also succeeded to gather support from other prestigious organizations such as Gulf Capital, Daman, The National Investor UAE, Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA), Bioventures for Global Health and Sanofi Aventis, among others.

To be sure, Al Qudra Health Care has recently joined at the Platinum-level to sponsor the Abu Dhabi-GCC Health and Development Investment Forum, which in recognition of its importance as a regional and international health summit will be held at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR).

Among the distinguished group of featured speakers, are: Dr. Ali Abdulkareem Alobaidli, Abu Dhabi Health Services Co., (SEHA); Sheikh Sultan al Qassemi, founder of Sharjah-based Barjeel Securities; Ambassador Louis-Charles Voissat, Ambassador in charge of the Fight against AIDS and transmittable diseases, France; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Samih Darwazah, founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Jordan; Michael Bitzer, Chief Executive Officer National Health Insurance; Simon Turton, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus, and others.

"The UAE has one of the most developed healthcare markets in this part of the world, it is therefore natural that an event of this magnitude is launched from Abu Dhabi as the first stop of the many to be held periodically throughout the various countries of the GCC region," said global strategist Eliana Benador whose firm, Benador Public Relations, is joining forces with the organizers of the Abu Dhabi-GCC Health and Development Investment Forum 2009.

The Abu Dhabi-GCC Health and Development Investment Forum 2009 offers 2-days of cutting edge presentations, panel discussions, open sessions and social events, It aims to achieve recognition as a top-tier platform where public and private sector decision makers, service providers, investors, not-for-profits and sovereign wealth funds can debate, learn and share best-practice on building and funding best-in-class health systems.

Delegates attending the Forum will come from the UAE as well as other GCC countries and have a common interest in healthcare related issues, including finance and banking, not for profits, health authorities and associations, academia, as well as pharmaceutical services and other health-related industries.