National Genome Strategy

The National Genome Strategy aims to create a comprehensive and sustainable ecosystem to enable the development and implementation of personalised healthcare and precision medicine programmes that support public health priorities and enhance the quality of life and wellbeing in the country.

It will enhance efficiency in the country’s healthcare sector through the introduction of preventive medicine programmes that focus on genetic risk, and precision medicine programmes that target genetic and rare diseases.

The strategy will also support healthcare professionals in taking proactive steps to reduce the prevalence of certain diseases by enabling early intervention and helping identify the most effective treatments.

It will enable technical capabilities and accelerate healthcare research and innovation in the UAE, and pave the way for further collaboration with leading institutions to unleash the potential of genomics, and make genome applications a reality at home and globally.

The National Genome Strategy encompasses five key pillars: