Mustafa(pbuh) Prize News

Rustam B. Rustamov, professor at eiLink Research and Development Center of Khazar University in Azerbaijan, described the vital role of satellite technology, satellite remote sensing, and Earth Observation in fighting COVID-19 in the 7th Science and Technology Exchange Program.

During the 7th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) on May 18, 2020, Iraj Harirchi, Iranian deputy minister of Health and Medical Education, shared the data of the condition of Iran’s COVID-19 cases and the experience of the country in dealing with the crisis with scientists of the Islamic world.

Sherina Mohd Sidik, deputy director of Cancer Resource and Education Center in Malaysia and professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, discussed “Experiences and Observations in dealing with COVID-19 among patients with cancer” during the 7th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) on May 18, 2020.

Daryono Hadi Tjahjono, Dean of School of Pharmacy, Bandung Institute Technology in Indonesia, discussed the ways universities, private sectors, and non-government organizations contribute to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic during the 7th Science and Technology Exchange Program (STEP) on May 18, 2020.

The 7th Science and Technology Exchange Program is going to held on May 18 and 28, 2020 virtually, focusing on the achievements of scientists in the Islamic world regarding Coronavirus and creating a platform for cooperation in solving the crisis.

A Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Mustafa(Pbuh) Prize Laureate, Ugur Sahin, gets authorization for the first clinical trial on human beings.

A laureate of the 2017 Mustafa(Pbuh) Prize is working on a Coronavirus model based on the infectious interactions’ patterns which, when developed, can also be utilized in similar cases.

In a message to Mustafa(Pbuh) Science and Technology Foundation, President of ECO Science Foundation Manzoor Hussain Soomro emphasized the potential opportunity for young scientists from across the globe, but more so the youth of the Islamic world, to put their heads together, network, and utilize their diversity of disciplines and expertise for a common global treatment of COVID-19.

“This is the time for us to show solidarity that we are Ummah and our differences do not lead to any major distinction at this point of time between us. We have to work together and to help each other to defeat COVID-19 in the Islamic world,” The director of International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at the University of Karachi in Pakistan Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary said in an interview with the MSTF.