A three-way Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the Gulf Anti-doping and Monitoring Enterprise (GAME) was signed by Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a member of TECOM Investments, the Government Authority for Youth and Social Welfare, and the UAE National Olympic Committee.
The new entity, the first of its kind in the GCC region, will be a subsidiary of DuBiotech and will be dedicated to conducting anti-doping testing for all professional and amateur athletes in the UAE.
GAME will work towards obtaining an ISO 17025 certification within a year. After this, it aims to get an accreditation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an international independent organization that implements the World Anti-Doping Code. There is no similar laboratory in the GCC and there are only 32 WADA accredited laboratories around the world.
The MoU was signed on the second day of Arab Health 2008, the Middle East's largest healthcare exhibition, by UAE Minister for Culture, Youth and Social Development Abdul Rahman Al-Owais, representing the Government Authority for Youth and Social Welfare, Secretary General of the UAE National Olympic Committee Ibrahim Abdul Malik and Dr. Abdulqader Alkhayat, Executive Director, DuBiotech.
"The new initiative marks the UAE's sincere commitment to the World Anti-Doping Code", said Al-Owais adding that the MoU is a major step forward that will raise the profile of our sporting infrastructure and help uphold international sport free from drugs." "This is the first step which will be followed by the passing of the new law and implementation plan, currently being finalized by the UAE Cabinet." The laboratory at DuBiotech aims to be one of only three WADA laboratories that currently conduct blood sampling, in addition to the traditional urine testing. It will be a leading blood and gene doping testing centre, with additional testing for Erythropoietin (EPO), and human growth hormone (Hgh). These doping methods are increasingly being utilized in modern sport.
The new entity will bring additional benefits for us as it will generate research relevant results, according to Dr. Alkhayat. (WAM)
The new entity, the first of its kind in the GCC region, will be a subsidiary of DuBiotech and will be dedicated to conducting anti-doping testing for all professional and amateur athletes in the UAE.
GAME will work towards obtaining an ISO 17025 certification within a year. After this, it aims to get an accreditation from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), an international independent organization that implements the World Anti-Doping Code. There is no similar laboratory in the GCC and there are only 32 WADA accredited laboratories around the world.
The MoU was signed on the second day of Arab Health 2008, the Middle East's largest healthcare exhibition, by UAE Minister for Culture, Youth and Social Development Abdul Rahman Al-Owais, representing the Government Authority for Youth and Social Welfare, Secretary General of the UAE National Olympic Committee Ibrahim Abdul Malik and Dr. Abdulqader Alkhayat, Executive Director, DuBiotech.
"The new initiative marks the UAE's sincere commitment to the World Anti-Doping Code", said Al-Owais adding that the MoU is a major step forward that will raise the profile of our sporting infrastructure and help uphold international sport free from drugs." "This is the first step which will be followed by the passing of the new law and implementation plan, currently being finalized by the UAE Cabinet." The laboratory at DuBiotech aims to be one of only three WADA laboratories that currently conduct blood sampling, in addition to the traditional urine testing. It will be a leading blood and gene doping testing centre, with additional testing for Erythropoietin (EPO), and human growth hormone (Hgh). These doping methods are increasingly being utilized in modern sport.
The new entity will bring additional benefits for us as it will generate research relevant results, according to Dr. Alkhayat. (WAM)
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