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Soroka stands at the forefront of medical            investigative research concerning the
         progress and is continuously upgrading               associations     between      environmental
         and enhancing its research capabilities.             conditions and health issues. In this
         We  see  great  strategic  value  in  medical        region, critical geographical features are
         research and innovation. We have recently            juxtaposed    with    key   social   factors.

         begun the construction of a new clinical             We are planning to establish The
         research center  that  will enable  us to            Negev Environmental Health Research
         further expand our research horizons and             Institute (NEHRI) as part of the new clinical
         national  and  international  collaborations.        research center. The unique circumstances
         Situated at the intersection of science,             of  a  large  population  living  in  a  desert
         medicine, and biotechnology, research will           climate  and  permanently  surrounded  by
         be guided by the country’s leading medical           diverse, routinely recorded environmental
         professionals in cooperation with additional         exposures  whose  health  outcomes  are
         up-and-coming clinician-scientists.                  captured by a centralized computerized
                                                              system provide ideal conditions for
         The Negev is extremely well positioned for           establishing the Institute.








                                       Amount requested for naming the Negev Environmental
                                       Health Research Institute: $1,000,000

                                       Prominent donor recognition will be provided at the new Clinical
                                       Research Center.

                                       The donor will be listed on the Soroka Donors’ Wall of Honor.
                                       The donor will be our honored guest at a dignified public
                                       dedication ceremony.
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