Fatima Jabri, Author at Zahrawi

Zahrawi Group Laboratory team in Oman and our partner Illumina hosted the Illumina Day on Sunday 19^th June 2022 that had for theme “Unlocking the power of the genome to improve human health”.

The event took place at the W hotel in Muscat and welcomed more than 60 attendees including the Director of Central Public Health Laboratory, Doctors and laboratory technicians from renown hospitals such as Royal Hospital, National Genetic Center, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Research Center and Central Public Health Laboratory.

The scientific program included presentations from Illumina team who tackled topics such as Genomics Surveillance for COVID-19 and Beyond, Enabling Precision Oncology through Genomics, How Genomics Can Improve Patient Care? Partnering with Illumina to facilitate Patients Access to unlock the power of Genome. Moreover, we had the honor of having Dr. Fahad Al Zadjali, Assistant Dean of Scientific Research SQU who presented an overview about Genomic research in Oman and Dr. Maryam Al Shehhi Consultant Clinical Geneticist from The Royal Hospital who spoke about Precision Medicine in Pediatrics: Examples of Omani Cases Solved by Whole Genome Sequencing.

Overall, this event was an opportunity for Zahrawi Group, Illumina and the speakers to share their insights on the intersection of genomics and clinical practice with a diverse audience of policy makers, researchers, and healthcare professionals.

Congratulations to Oman Laboratory team for an extremely interactive and informative day!

In April 20 and 21 and after the end of the first quarter of 2022, Zahrawi Group held its Quarterly Business Review meetings for the GULF and KSA operations.
Senior management along with business leaders gathered and addressed market challenges along with solutions to overcome them. The QBR meetings highlighted Q1 achievements, share and celebrate success stories and growth but most importantly discuss the adequate strategy for the rest of 2022 that each Division needs to put in place to meet the annual goal.
Zahrawi Group Q1 2022 revenue reflected a double-digit growth compared to same period last year. The Group is determined to continue its growth path and with the combined efforts of all, we anticipate closing the year on a strong note.