The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi confirmed the continuation of its endeavor to confront the Covid-19 virus, and to ensure the safety of community members by utilizing the potential of artificial intelligence and advanced digital infrastructure enjoyed by the health sector in the emirate, noting that it launched three smart applications that contribute to trapping the emerging corona virus, and limiting its spread The first is the "telehealth platform" application, the second is TraceCovid, and the third is the "Stay Home" application.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamid, head of the department, assured to "Emirates Today" that "modern technologies help in maintaining community health in a more effective and efficient manner, and at the same time enable us to respond quickly to providing health care."

The “Telehealth platform” application allows the public and people who are infected with the Corona virus to obtain a package of initial medical diagnostic services and necessary medical directions, support and medical consultations, non-emergency cases, appointment appointments, obtain prescriptions for medicines and services, in addition to ordering prescriptions online .

The platform includes many advantages, including providing the necessary support to people who suffer from chronic diseases or the elderly, or who need to renew a specific prescription, and prefer not to visit health centers during this period, in addition to people who are infected with Corona virus, who are in home isolation, as The application includes an artificial intelligence “symptom examination” tool. The app is equipped with a supported live chat feature, to evaluate and diagnose user symptoms through the app, and direct them to a healthcare professional via video link, with the aim of providing further advice when necessary. The application allows doctors to communicate remotely with their patients easily and quickly, and general medicine practitioners can also send text messages to discuss test results, exams and observations directly through the application's interface.

The second application TraceCovid contributes to tracking the infection of the emerging coronavirus (Covid-19) and its control among members of society, as it contributes to identifying people who have contact with the virus, whether there is a relationship with them or not, provided that they are users of the application, in order to accelerate the pace of providing care The necessary health and to ensure that the precautionary measures are taken to preserve the health and safety of society.

Depending on the Bluetooth feature, the application identifies the people who downloaded it, so if two phones are close to each other, a secure tracking ID stored in each of them is exchanged. In the event that one of its users is infected with the virus, the competent authorities will access the tracking data of the infected person, which includes a list of safe tracking identifiers that his phone was close to, while ensuring complete confirmation of the confidentiality of personal data, and therefore identifying the contacts who are at risk of infection, so that they can be contacted Quickly to facilitate appropriate health care and quarantine measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

The "Stay in the Home" application provides a mechanism to ensure that those demanding the home stone adhere to the instructions for the stone, and not contact with other people during the quarantine period to protect them and protect society, from the Covid-19 virus, as the application allows the department to stay informed of the location of people during the mandatory home quarantine, and determine Their sites and ensure that the conditions of the stone are not violated.

15 thousand users in «my file»

The "Malfi" platform, the first innovative system of its kind in the region to exchange health information in Abu Dhabi, includes more than 15 thousand users.

The new system, through which 83 medical facilities began sharing information, is an important tool for physicians to make patient decisions faster and more efficiently, which prevents duplication in health care services, and directly contributes to raising the efficiency of the health services provided and improving their outcomes.