MENA Congress for Rare Diseases

About the 5th MENA Congress for Rare Diseases 2026

The MENA Congress for Rare Diseases is the region's largest meeting dedicated to rare-disease diagnostics, therapies, research and patient advocacy. Congress president Prof. Ayman El-Hattab (Genetics and Rare Disease Center, Burjeel Medical City / Khalifa University; founder of the MENA Organization for Rare Diseases) states on the official site that the 5th congress will take place from 3 to 5 September 2026 at Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi.

The programme typically includes 40–50 sessions, 140+ speakers (50+ international experts from 20+ countries), 10+ satellite symposia, 21 CME credits and more than 1,000 participants. The official venue page gives Beach Rotana, 10th St, Al Zahiyah, Abu Dhabi. The listed menararediseases.com hostname now redirects to an unrelated ophthalmology site; dates are taken from https://www.menarares.com/.