People’s health has been a key UAE priority, says President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed

Gulf Today, Staff Reporter / WAM

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, said that people’s health and wellbeing has been a key priority on the World Health Day.

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed said on Twitter, “Safeguarding people’s health and wellbeing has been a key priority throughout the UAE’s journey. On World Health Day we reaffirm this commitment, as we continue to build an advanced healthcare system and contribute to disease eradication efforts around the world.”

The UAE celebrates half a century of qualitative achievements made by the health sector, becoming a world leader and a successful model for anticipating future trends, readiness and flexibility in responding to changes, said Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammad Bin Nasser Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention.

This readiness is based on a forward-looking roadmap for ensuring proactive, comprehensive, interconnected and innovative health services supported by digital technologies and reliable big data, he said.

With the support and guidance of its wise leadership, the UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated healthcare system that applies the best international practices to improve the quality of life in the UAE, preserve gains and sustain achievements, based on the “We Are the UAE 2031” strategy and the UAE Centennial 2071, Al Owais explained.

He added that these achievements made in the UAE’s health sector constitute a source of inspiration for creating advanced mechanisms for anticipating the future, employing predictive data technology and enabling future health services and smart systems as a strategic priority.

On the other hand, the inherent benefits of AI’s application to healthcare are often described using words such as speed, consistency, and cost, but there is another crucial descriptor that is often overlooked: personalisation.

While experts often use statistics to illustrate the enormity of disease burdens on populations, AI is poised to tackle complex healthcare challenges through disruptive technologies that can provide fast, consistent, and cost-effective problem-solving solutions for drug developers and healthcare professionals alike.

AI will not be an immediate cure-all for the world’s health problems, but it has the potential to help us make sense of previously intractable life science issues in a matter of months, years, or even decades.

Thanks to a series of recent partnerships and collaborations in the healthcare industry, the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in the UAE - the world’s first graduate research university focused solely on AI - is taking a public stance on its mission to conduct significant research aimed at advancing society through personalized solutions.

In March, MBZUAI and IBT announced a five-year R&D partnership that will establish a joint research laboratory dedicated to developing personalised digital therapeutics for brain health by leveraging the power of AI technologies.