Specialists look forward to the future of health in the country during the next 50 years

Virtual hospitals, “remote” surgeries, and treatment of diseases before infection

• Performing micro-surgeries remotely with high accuracy is the highlight of the future of the health sector in the country.

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Specialized doctors reported that the future of the health sector in the country during the next 50 years holds many surprises, most notably the change in the traditional pattern of hospitals, methods and methods of treatment, with a decline in the rates of infection with many diseases, which will be reflected in the increase in the human life expectancy. What we live today is nothing but the fruits of what the founding generation planted 50 years ago and invested in the future.

The doctors explained to «Emirates Today» that the most important thing that the future of the health sector holds in the country is the conduct of micro-surgeries remotely, with high accuracy, and the modification of disease-causing genes to treat and eliminate them in advance, and medication through metavirus, in addition to personal treatment that depends on individual medical prescriptions. according to the condition of each patient.

For his part, Hamid Al Shamsi, President of the Emirates Oncology Society, Professor of Oncology at the University of Sharjah, expected that the health sector in the country would witness five major developments during the next 50 years, represented in the use of Metavirus as a modern way to communicate with patients from all over the world, noting that the first A virtual hospital in the world from the UAE in October 2022, stressing that virtual hospitals will become one of the most important methods of treatment and diagnosis in the future.

Al Shamsi continued, "It is expected that robots will be used in more delicate surgeries than they are now, as well as remote surgeries between continents, which contributes to patients obtaining quick surgeries without the need to travel."

He added, “The Emirati genome will give society the ability to know the genes that cause many diseases and the ability to modify these genes to avoid diseases. Where a diabetic patient gets, for example, a diabetes treatment designed for his diabetes, according to his genetic map.

Al Shamsi concluded: “Nanomedicine will also be an essential part of future medicine in the world and the UAE. It is a medical application of nanotechnology, that is, the use and application of materials with sizes in the nanometer range. Nanomedicine includes the use of nanomaterials or nanoparticles to transport and target drugs to the body, as it will be without Using this technology, these drugs will not be absorbed, and it is expected that the use of nanomaterials for diagnosis and drug delivery will play a much larger role than they currently do.

For his part, Consultant Respiratory Diseases and Asthma, member of the Emirates Medical Association, Dr. Bassam Mahboob, confirmed that future medicine in the country will be based on several directions, including telemedicine, especially in the field of medical consultations, dealing with examinations, analyzes and x-rays, modifying disease-causing genes to eliminate them, and medication through Metaverse, and the adoption of highly personal treatment.

He continued, "Future medicine will focus on artificial intelligence, as the doctor will be able to view the data of all patients and identify those who have risk factors for stroke, chronic diseases, and others."

He added, "Artificial intelligence will also be used to read x-rays and issue highly accurate analyzes and reports on them."

He pointed out that medicine is also heading towards personalized medicine, and this type of treatment is a group of sciences that flow into one science, most notably the use of genetics with artificial intelligence to form a huge database, in addition to immunology and pharmacology to find personalized medicines that suit each case.

Mahboub stated that the future will carry major breakthroughs in gene therapy, to repair diseased genes, and it has achieved promising success in treating some blood diseases recently.

For his part, family medicine specialist, Dr. Adel Sajwani, explained that the health sector will witness a development in the use of modern technology techniques in diagnosing and treating diseases, in addition to robotic surgeries.

He stressed that he expects the UAE to become a major center for research, medical studies, and scientific discoveries in the medical field, and it will also have a regional and global leadership role in the medical aspects, through modern hospitals and qualified medical personnel.

He stated that the future also carries with it UAE leadership in the fields of medical education, the introduction of artificial intelligence, and the qualification and training of medical personnel in various specialties.

The future of the health sector in the country

Dr. Saif Darwish, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Public Health Association, stated that the future of the health sector in the country during the next 50 years will witness a significant decrease in the number of hospitals and doctors, indicating that the UAE's strategic plans for the future are in this field.

He pointed out that it is also expected that the quality of life will improve greatly, the life expectancy rate will increase, and aging diseases will decline significantly, in addition to the spread of effective gene therapies.

He added, "Investing in public health will positively affect future generations, as it is a long-term investment, as the state today reaps the results of investing what the first generation of the state's founders instilled."

He said that the UAE will witness a bright health future, especially in the field of medical tourism, as a result of the investment supervised by the country's leaders, who have a clear vision, indicating that focusing on the preventive aspect to prevent disease well before it appears will be the most prominent feature of the future of the health sector in the country. 

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