Habibis United Research

Team Leader

Hadi Danawi

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

What is the name of your solution?

Habibis United Research

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Opening up the first ever nationwide clinical research site for middle eastern and north africans in houston to respond to OBM directive 15

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Houston, TX, USA

In what country is your solution team headquartered?

United States

What type of organization is your solution team?

Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit

What specific problem are you solving?

Currently, there is no representation whatsoever for the MENA population in the U.S. in clinical trails which makes external validity of study findings invalid.

What is your solution?

To create subgroup analysis for MENA, we need to educate, encourage participation of MENA populations in the US in clinical trials to respond to FDA calls for diversity mandates and the US government office of management and budget directive 15 to designate MENA as a separate category in the US 2030 census.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Better precision medicine, to understand how drugs efficiently and effectively work in a different genetic make than whites as MENA populations in the US are now lumped under the "White" category

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

I am a professor in global public health and epidemiologist for 27years and have involved in clinical trials.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Increase access to and quality of health services for medically underserved groups around the world (such as refugees and other displaced people, women and children, older adults, and LGBTQ+ individuals).

Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your solution address?

3. Good Health and Well-Being
10. Reduced Inequalities

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Pilot

Please share details about why you selected the stage above.

The US government designated MENA as a separate category in the US 2030 census and data would need to be collected proactively starting now

Why are you applying to Solve?

For the global good and precision medicine

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Financial (e.g. accounting practices, pitching to investors)
Monitoring & Evaluation (e.g. collecting/using data, measuring impact)
Public Relations (e.g. branding/marketing strategy, social and global media)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

Dr. Hadi Danawi

Solution Team:

Hadi Danawi