Five top medical experts from Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem will travel to Argentina this month in order to share their expertise with colleagues and provide insight into the treatment of COVID-19 based on their own experience, Hadassah International said in a statement on Monday.

The organization further said that the two sides were holding discussions on "a phase III study of Brilife, the Israeli COVID-19 vaccine, which was developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research and tested primarily at Hadassah."

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"Hadassah Medical Organization's delegation to Argentina seeks to provide critical knowledge and experience to frontline medical professionals in Argentina in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Israeli delegation's visit also provides an opportunity to broaden the lines of communication and co-operation that go beyond the challenges of COVID-19 and may result in a wide range of areas in which lifesaving procedures and research can be shared for the betterment of humankind," President of Hadassah International Robert Dorfman said.

Dalia Itzik, who is the chair of the Hadassah Medical Organization's board of directors in Israel added that "Global pandemics do not know political or geographical boundaries, they hit everywhere and anywhere with the same strength, without differentiation" and noted that "these are the times when the beauty of humankind needs to prevail, and as such Hadassah's obligation is to share its knowledge and  COVID-19 expertise obtained during the past 14 months when HMO treated more patients than any other hospital in Israel."

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One of Israel's largest hospitals, the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, is reportedly in negotiations with medical organizations in the United Arab Emirates to discuss the setting up of a branch of the hospital in Dubai.

The idea reportedly grew out from a visit that Hadassah Medical Organization director-general Prof. Zeev Rotstein made to Dubai as part of an official Israeli delegation that met with Emirati government ministers.

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"I'm thrilled that the name of Hadassah has reached the UAE and that they want to bring Hadassah to them," said Rotstein. "I could never even have dreamed of such a thing and I pinch myself to check that it is real. They want to take Hadassah, build new homes, a series of buildings, and new equipment for our staff in Dubai."

Rotstein added that the talks are in a preliminary stage with many issues still needing to be ironed out, and said that even a concrete proposal has yet to see the light of day.

It is thought that Dubai would want to relocate 1,000 Hadassah doctors and nurses to the emirate, along with their families. Any staff that would be prepared to move would likely request generous remuneration and other conditions.

"They are offering staff amazing terms, homes, jobs, for their partners and children, free education and full healthcare.," Rotstein maintained. "They have unlimited money. We asked that they also help here in Israel but it's not certain that that's what's in mind."

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Hadassah's director-general said that talk of opening a branch in Dubai was not a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Finance Ministry. He maintained that the ministry would have to decide whether "it is interested in the continued existence of Hadassah as a leading hospital in Israel, or not."

This article was first published by i24NEWS.

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