The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi launched four smart applications and a digital center, aiming to enhance the future of health care in the emirate, which included the applications of “My File”, “Health Coaches”, “Diabetes Risk Calculator”, and “Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Calculator”, In addition to the digital health center.
In detail, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Health Department, Mohammed Hamad Al Hamli, affirmed that the department “works with various partners in the sector to lay solid foundations for a future based on technology, innovation and artificial intelligence in the health sector, believing in its role in enhancing its outputs and moving forward in raising its quality levels.”
During the Arab Health Expo 2020, the department explained that the "My File" application enables patients to access their own record on the platform to obtain a summary of their medical record, results of tests and basic information about their treatments and medications anywhere and time, as the application is characterized by ease of use and browsing, and is elevated at the end The end of healthcare efficiency, while a recent study showed that 88% of the residents of Abu Dhabi surveyed indicated their desire to download the digital application for the platform. The department pointed out that the application of "health coaches" aims to enhance preventive health among members of society by linking each other in a platform that is available on "Apple" and "Android" devices, and can be linked to other health devices and applications, and the application provides options for users, where it is the first It is of its kind in the Middle East and is based on artificial intelligence technologies, and is available in both Arabic and English, indicating that users through the application can track their physical activity and times of exercising, meditation, sleep, etc., and the application user can compete with other users in several activities, including Number etc. Watt broken and the duration of exercise.
The department pointed out that it has developed in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority, two main projects, which are the Diabetes Risk Calculator and the Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Calculator, where a experimental computer calculator application was designed, developed and built that allows users to take advantage of an electronic interface that enables doctors to obtain a patient's injury record.
The Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Etisalat are cooperating to launch the Digital Health Center, which aims to drive innovation in the areas of chronic disease management and innovation in the field of digital health, and the use of blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies and the use of huge health data to enhance the sector’s outputs and quality of services.
«Diabetes»
The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi reported that cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in the UAE, and studies indicate that 12.6% of death rates can be prevented by obtaining appropriate and timely drugs, and adopting a lifestyle dependent on exercise and healthy food.
The department indicated that about 19% of the population of the country suffers from diabetes, as the UAE is one of the 10 most countries in the world in the incidence of type 2 diabetes, which studies indicate can be prevented through adopting a healthy lifestyle.
88%
Abu Dhabi residents want to download "My File".