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​ His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, President of the Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services, and Patron of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, has received the members of the Higher Committee organizing the first conference for non-communicable diseases held in the UAE representing the Ministry of Health, Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, and the Emirates Medical Association.  His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid welcomed the convention of the conference under the auspices of His Highness from January 9th until January 11th 2014. This conference is held for the first time at the national level in the region, and His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid stressed that the conference comes within the framework of the national commitment to implement the global strategy for the prevention of non-communicable diseases, issued by the United Nations.