Applied Technology Schools won the Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training; With two awards for the best individual project for the advanced stage, and the best teacher in the field of biological and environmental sciences, at the conclusion of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Festival organized by the Ministry of Education; In Dubai recently, with the participation of an elite group of institutions and stakeholders.
Ali Mohammed Al Marzouqi, Acting Director General of the Institute of Applied Technology, said that this achievement reflects the extent of the richness and development of the technical and vocational education system in the country, and the diversity of areas of excellence and creativity among national students in many engineering and technological fields and sectors, including the biological and environmental sector, which is of utmost importance in the future of the countries of the world and their peoples. Pointing out that the “Abu Dhabi Technical” strategy leads a comprehensive system of specialized education, through which it aims to permanently improve national competencies at all age levels, pointing out that the importance of the winning project is that it presents a natural treatment extracted from the henna plant to be an alternative solution to chemical medicines that Used for antimicrobial resistance.
Issa Abdullah Al-Marzouqi, Director of Applied Technology Schools, explained that the “Applied Technology” student, Baynounah branch; Alia Ateeq Al Qubaisi won the award for the aforementioned project after she worked to complete it according to the highest standards in a specialized laboratory at Al Dhafra Hospital in Zayed City, and the laboratory of the Baynounah Institute of Science and Technology. Under the supervision of Dr. Afaf bint Musa Dalaei, who also won the National Science, Technology and Innovation Festival Award; As the best teacher in the field of biological and environmental sciences this year, the phytochemical examination demonstrated several very important results, including: The henna plant contains flavonoids, phenols, and theene, which are the main components responsible for antimicrobial activity, which can be extracted from henna to be natural antimicrobial drugs that are well suited for treating a wide range of medical conditions, without any side effects.
While Dr. Afaf bint Musa Dalaei said that the World Health Organization; It revealed on its website that the chemical drugs used to combat antimicrobial resistance; During the year 2019, it caused the death of 1.27 million people, as the United Nations Environment Program announced on its website. This number is expected to increase to ten million during the year 2050, which confirms the importance of the winning project. Which proved the effectiveness of natural substances extracted from the henna plant, as antifungal and antimicrobial.
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