▁Project s ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁D DI ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Prime ▁Advanced ▁Learning ▁Institute ▁( P AL I ) ▁to ▁deliver ▁ ▁compet ency - based ▁training , ▁education ▁& ▁consult ancy ▁across ▁the ▁G CC ▁region . ▁ ▁Das man ▁Di ab etes ▁Institute ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Can ber ra ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁partners hip ▁focus es ▁on ▁capacity ▁building ▁for ▁spatial ▁ep ide mi ology ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁and ▁develop ▁ge ographic ▁information ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁Ge o he alth ▁lab ▁for ▁comb ating ▁the ▁increasing ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁Type ▁ 2 ▁di ab etes ▁in ▁K uw ait . ▁▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁D DI ▁ ▁signed ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁understanding ▁with ▁French ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁company ▁San of i ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁two ▁collabor ative ▁projects ▁- ▁“ K ids ▁and ▁Di ab etes ▁in ▁School ▁Project ▁( K i DS ) ▁” ▁and ▁ ▁“ Good ▁C lin ical ▁Pract ices ▁Training ” ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁D DI ▁initi ated ▁the ▁Z eb raf ish ▁research ▁platform ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Montreal ▁Medical ▁International ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁Research ▁Find ings ▁ ▁Research ▁find ings ▁from ▁D DI ▁sch ol ars ▁are ▁often ▁published ▁in ▁various ▁international ▁journ