SIDRA MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
Sidra Medical and Research Center will be a landmark development encompassing three primary missions: patient care, medical education and biomedical research. It is envisioned as a center of excellence that will raise the quality of medical care for Qatar and the region.
Health is central to the country's commitment to enhancing quality of life, and Sidra will contribute to all three parts of Qatar Foundation's human development mission - education, scientific research and community outreach.
Located in Education City and due to open in 2012, Sidra will incorporate the most sophisticated digital technology in all areas - from administrative functions to the assembly and application of genetic coding in advanced scientific research.
Sidra's specialization will be women's and children's health, but it will offer select medical and surgical services for all adults. The facility will also focus on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and other illnesses.
Sidra will serve as a premier teaching venue for Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and it will help establish the nation as a leader in the creation of scientific knowledge through its biomedical research center. Translational and clinical research will begin prior to Sidra's opening through partnerships with WCMC-Q and Hamad Medical Corporation, the country's major public health provider. The translational research agenda will encompass pregnancy health and infertility, women's health and developmental and preventive medicine. The clinical portfolio will include medical devices, diagnostics, drugs and vaccines.
Qatar Foundation has committed $7.9 billion USD to Sidra the largest cash endowment of a medical center anywhere in the world. Construction will begin in 2008.
For more information and ongoing updates about Sidra Medical and Research Center, visit www.sidra.org.