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Ministry of Health & Prevention Inaugurates Mercks Regional hub in Dubai

Merck, a leading science and technology company, ushered in today its scientific office in the United Arab Emirates, in the visibility of His Excellency Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Undersecretary for Public Health Plan and Licensing Market in the Ministry of Health and Prevention, and Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp, chairman of the Executive Board and the Household Board of E. Merck KG. The company's regional center is located in Central Park Towers, DIFC, and covers the Middle East, Africa and Turkey region.

Coinciding the company's 350 th anniversary in the science and technology field, where it started with a pharmacy in Darmstadt in the year 1668, the commencement was celebrated in the existence of reps from the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and Merck employees.

H.E. Dr. Amin Hussein El Amiri said on this occasion, " The United Arab Emirates remains to attract leading global pharmaceutical firms to run their operations for the region as a result of the country's solid business infrastructure. Merck was the initial global company to start the production of innovative medicines in the UAE and we are pleased with Merck's continuous commitment to purchasing the UAE and the bigger region to cover nations that exceed the Middle East region. The UAE places a high priority on the constant innovation of its requirements of treatment. As we march to a much healthier country, our community's health and happiness stays at the forefront of all our initiatives as specified in the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai to attain the best positions worldwide in numerous areas. It is of utmost significance for us to earn sure our people have access to the most recent therapies which can significantly boost their lifestyle." " We are thrilled to invite Dr. El Amiri to our workplaces, as we take this chance to reiterate our expanding dedication to the nation and the broader region. We consider the UAE as a prime market for us given its durable framework and health care system. Individuals are at the heart of our endeavors and we look forward to functioning very closely with the UAE leadership in the ministry of health and prevention making certain the community has accessibility to the most recent treatments", said Paolo Carli-Head of Middle East, Africa & Turkey.

The Ministry of Health and Prevention additionally announced the approval of Merck's development medicine - the initial dental short-course treatment in order to help people dealing with Multiple Sclerosis. MAVENCLAD is a medicine utilized to deal with several sclerosis (MS) in adults. The new therapy is characterized by 20 days of therapy over 2 years with continual efficiency of as much as four years. In this context, Dr Amin El Amiri highlighted the smart management's dedication to support excellence in the medical care market in general which made the Ministry of Health and Prevention pay terrific attention to Multiple Sclerosis particularly and to people coping with this illness.

The UAE is the very first nation in the region (Middle East & Africa) and the 5th globally to authorize the registration of this brand-new therapy, which is a direct outcome of the effective implementation of the Ministerial Mandate (28) of year 2018 concerning the registration of advancement medicines and orphan drugs by the Ministry of Health and Prevention that aims at making the current developments and best top quality of healthcare services and drugs readily available within the country.

" It is Merck's continual ambition to establish innovation therapies for individuals with considerable unmet medical requirement. Along with its companions, Merck non-stop jobs to make sure that individuals can access the medicines they require", added Paolo Carli. Multiple Sclerosis is among one of the most usual neurological disorders worldwide. It impacts over 2.3 million people globally typically between the ages of 20 and 40, which equates to an average of 30 per 100,000 people, according to the World. Health Organization. There are various kinds of MS, the most common being. Relapsing-Remitting Several Sclerosis, where people experience flare-ups or relapses between periods of recovery.

As a result of the medication's unique device of activity, MAVENCLAD (Cladribine tablets) precisely reconstitutes the body immune system with minimal impact on the innate body immune system features, making it the only dental short-course treatment to offer up to 4 years of disease control with an optimum of 20 days of treatment over the initially 2 years.

" We are thrilled that the Ministry of Health and Prevention has reached this decision which has enabled quick person accessibility to this new medication in the UAE" stated Yasser Tawfik-General Manager of the GCC region at Merck. "Clients will should take the medication for just 20 days over 2 years, which is primarily 10 treatment days each year, which reduces the therapy phase problem. Given that the medicine is an innovatively simple tablet and due to the fact that the drug has the most affordable tracking burden amongst high efficiency treatments, clients don't need o to the healthcare facility to take their dose, or often visit labs for tracking, which additionally substantially minimizes prices for people, healthcare facilities and medical insurance firms. This development treatment is the closest service to life without MS", he added.

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