Center of Excellence for Public Health

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. This Center comprises nine research groups that address core public health priorities across the UAE and the wider region. These include health promotion, improving healthcare delivery and medicines use, health economics and financing, health workforce studies, clinical epidemiology, operational research and integrated artificial intelligence in healthcare, nutrition and food systems, healthy aging, longevity and sustainability, and health and science communication. 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.

Objective

Promote public health and well-being of UAE communities and populations. The Center aims to conduct innovative research in the field of public health that aligns with national priorities and contributes to improving community health and quality of life.

Vision

To become a leading center of public health in the UAE, contributing to the improvement of public health outcomes in the country and 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

Develop interventions, policies, and practice

Fostering collaborations

Informing policy and practice

Training and mentorship

Community Engagement

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