Overview
The Center of Excellence for Public Health serves as a collaborative and interdisciplinary platform for research, education, training, and innovation in the field of public health. The center's primary focus is on improving public health outcomes through impactful and innovative research across different areas. It is comprised of seven research groups that cover core public health activities, such as health promotion, improving healthcare delivery and medicines use, health economics, health and workforce studies, clinical epidemiology, operational research and integrated AI in healthcare, and nutrition and food science. Each of these research groups is committed to contributing to the significant improvement of health outcomes in the UAE and the region by conducting research that addresses critical public health research priorities and implementing evidence-based interventions that promote health and prevent disease. The Center embraces new technologies and approaches to improve the delivery of health services and advance public health knowledge.

Vision
To become a leading center of public health in the UAE, contributing to the imrovement of public health outcomes in the region.

Mission
To conduct innovative and interdisciplinary research that informs policy and practice; and to generate and translate knowledge to promote the public health of the UAE population.

Strategic Goals

• Innovative research
• Community Engagement
• Training and mentorship
• Informing policy and practice
• Fostering Collaborations
• Develop interventions, policies and practice

Focus Areas

• Epidemiology (communicable and NCD)
• Health Systems and Policy
• Health behavior and promotion
• Mental Health and Well-being
• Addressing health disparities
• Disease Prevention and Control
• Environmental and occupational health
• Health Economics