Middle East Region Recognized During Annual Forum

The American Heart Association Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region celebrated winners, successes and accomplishments for several facilities during it is Annual MENA Summit December 9 -10, 2019 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Awards were presented by:
Mrs. Zehra’ Al-Hilali, Regional Director, MENA
Mrs. Lindsey Hilton, Vice President Middle East, North Africa & India ECC
Mr. Keith Jansen, Senior Vice President, International

2019 Recipients are

MENA Training Network ECC Category:

Annual Recognition Award for achieving large training numbers in Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) courses while maintaining high quality standards, arranged from the largest:

Gold Category:

John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Clinical Skills Center and Simulation Lab MOH, Riyadh, KSA
King Saud University's Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, Riyadh, KSA

Silver Category:

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
National Guard Health Affairs - International Life Support Training Center, Riyadh, KSA
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
Life Science Academy Training Center, Kuwait
Life Support Training Center MOHAP – Sharjah, UAE
Prince Sultan College for EMS - King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
Target Training Services, Muscat, Oman

Heartsaver Month winners for most Hands-Only CPR community trainings in March 2019, arranged from the highest:  
King Saud University's Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, Riyadh, KSA
Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, KSA
Princess Nourah University Life Support Center, Riyadh, KSA
Ambulatory Health Care Service Life Support Center, Al-Ain, UAE
Prince Sultan College for EMS – King Saud University, Riyadh, UAE

Reference Centers for their support to the network throughout MENA:
King Hamad University Hospital, Manamah, Kingdom of Bahrain
BAU Life Support Center, Beirut, Lebanon
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
KFMMC Reference Center LSTC, Dhahran, KSA
King Saud University's Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, Riyadh, KSA
Medical Simulation Center, Muscat, Oman
Regional Life Support Training Center, Amman, Jordan

Resuscitations Quality Improvement (RQI) Facilities:
American Hospital Dubai LLC, Dubai, UAE
Saud Albabtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, KSA

Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitations (GWTG-R) Facilities:
King Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of Health (MOH), Jeddah, MOH
King Saud University's Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, Riyadh, KSA
Saud Albabtain Cardiac Center, Dammam, KSA

Go Red for Women (GRFW) Category:
Recognizing Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Feel the Beat partners who screened around 12,000 mall visitors for cardiovascular risks throughout September and October 2019.
City Centre Mirdif, Dubai, UAE
City Centre, Ajman, UAE
City Centre, Sharjah, UAE
Mall of The Emirates, Dubai, UAE
My City Centre, Al Dhait Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
City Centre, Fujairah, UAE
City Center Deira, Dubai, UAE
My City Center Al-Barsha, Dubai, UAE
My City Centre Masdar, Abu Dhabi, UAE
City Center Muscat, Oman
City Center Qurum Muscat, Oman
City Centre, Bahrain
City Center, Alexandria
Mall of Egypt, Cairo
City Center Almaza, Cairo
City Center Maadi, Cairo

Medical Partners:
Ministry of Health and Prevention, UAE
Burjeel Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
Bujeel Hospital, Dubai, UAE
King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Ministry of Health, Oman
Wadi El Neel Hospital, Egypt

Medical Societies:
Emirates Cardiac Society, UAE
Gulf Heart Association, GCC

Also, student volunteers from two universities in UAE supported the campaign:

Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
Higher Colleges of Technologies, Dubai, UAE

And finally, there were many other recognitions awarded during the summit, including two survivors from UAE and KSA, along with a Heart Hero, Renewal of 48 MENA Territory Faculty status, the Dubai Healthcare City who supported the event, the Dubai Health Authority, who issued the CME for the event, Conference Chairman, Dr. Osama Kentab, moderators, speakers, scientific and organizing committees, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention Heart Expert Ambassadors and seven scientific societies:

• Emirates Cardiac Society, UAE
• Eastern Mediterranean NCD Alliance, Regional
• Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine, UAE
• Lebanese Society of Cardiology, Lebanon
• MENA Stroke Organization, Regional
• Saudi Society of Emergency Medicine, KSA
• UAE Genetic Diseases Association, UAE

Summit Sponsors:

• American Hospital Dubai
• Prestan Products LLC
• WorldPoint (AHA Authorized Distributor)
• Gulf Group Company (AHA Authorized Distributor)
• Philips
• Pfizer Upjohn
• Stryker
• Life Sciences International (AHA Authorized Distributor)
• Gaumard
• National Ambulance LLC
• Al Hayat Pharmaceuticals
• Modern Pharmaceutical LLC