The UAE's APEX National Investment and Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer have signed an historic memorandum of understanding that will promote a range of healthcare solutions through innovation in the UAE and Gulf regions.
This has made Sheba Medical Center the first Israeli medical center to forge an agreement with the Gulf kingdom.
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APEX and Sheba will cooperate on key medical challenges ranging from battling COVID-19 and medical education through innovative simulation, as well as medical tourism, research and transforming the dream of the '2030 Future Hospital' into a reality.
Sheba Director Professor Yitshak Kreiss said, "We are proud to be the first Israeli hospital to sign such a historic agreement with a renowned company in the UAE. The agreement with APEX represents the culmination of our year-long effort to establish ties with the Gulf, in the aftermath of the meetings I had at the 'Peace to Prosperity Conference' in Bahrain."