General

Prof. Fahd Almulla and his colleagues investigate what makes some cases of COVID-19 more severe. A striking feature of COVID-19 has been the variability in outcome, which ranges from silent infect

DDI held an introductory meeting with the WHO representative in Kuwait Dr Assad Hafeez and Dr Amgad Elkholy, the Medical Epidemiologist from WHO Regional Office for Eastern collaborations.. This meet

In celebration of the 100 years of Insulin Anniversary, Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI), a research Institute established by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, has held a series o

Dr. Khaled Al-Fadhel, Director-General of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, visited DDI today and met with Dr. Hilal Al-Sayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Qais Al Duwa

A training program conducted by Education and Training unit in collaboration with nutrition, podiatry, and medical fitness center at DDI for MoH primary care nurses and health educators.

On December 9, 2020, DDI won the Sheikh Hamdan Award for the Best Medical College or Institute or Center in the Arab World. The Awards Ceremony was televised on the Sama Dubai Channel. The Award winn

DDI’s Education and Training team was invited to celebrate World Diabetes Month with the Ministry of Health (MoH). In honor of this month, Mrs Naeema Alqabandi, Specialist Diabetes Educator, ga

Imperial College London released the below News on Wednesday, June 3rd 2020. The below press release summarizes a recently published study that highlights DDI’s contributions from Dr Monira Alarouj a

DDI’s Chief Scientific Officer, Prof Fahd Al-Mulla, and his team of scientific researchers utilized the Institute’s genetic sequencing capabilities to investigate the variations of the COVID-19 cell

DDI today announced the online publication in BioRXIV of preliminary data correlating the medical and infection history of patients in countries with lower COVID-19 infection and mortality rates to t

Our team of researchers have worked closely with Kuwait University to develop a model to study the spread of coronavirus...

New research links “desert genes” to high obesity and diabetes in Kuwaitis In a recently published article in the Oxford Genome Biology and Evolution Journal, Professor Fahd Al Mulla, Chief S

Chosen by “Al-Qabas” from the “Prince of Humanity” School, Hilal Al-Sayer…Personality of the Year. Click here to read more.

DDI visited AlResala Bilingual School (RBS) with its Diabetes Mobile Clinic on November 26th 2019. A team of medical professionals and educators were there to perform blood glucose testing and provid

DDI’s team of healthcare professionals visited the Jaber Al-Ahmed Armed Forces Hospital in celebration of World Diabetes Month. The team was there to perform blood glucose and blood pressure testing.

DDI’s team of professionals presented lectures at the Australian Business Group in honor of World Diabetes Day.

Dasman Diabetes Institute and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) celebrate World Diabetes Day on their premises in Shuwaikh. The Student Affairs Office organized an event

DDI hosted the Digital Marketing Workshop organized by KFAS on November 5-7, 2019. This workshop was run by AstroLab’s Head of Digital Development, Mr. Mohtab Arabiat. This three-day workshop offered

Dasman Diabetes Institute, founded by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, has recently participated at the American Society for Human Genetics’ (ASHG) 69th Annual Conference in Houston

Dasman Diabetes Institute in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands held a seminar titled Healthy Food, Healthy Lifestyle. His Excellency Mr. Frans Potuyt, Ambassador to the