The Dubai Health Authority launched an early warning system to detect infectious diseases, “Alert”, using artificial intelligence techniques, with the aim of strengthening the system of preventing epidemics and infectious diseases, and ensuring the sustainability of health security for members of society.
The launch of the “Alert” system, during the “GITEX Global 2024” exhibition activities currently held at the Dubai World Trade Center, targets monitoring and risk assessment teams and health inspectors at sea and land ports, as part of the ongoing efforts undertaken by the Dubai Health Authority to monitor and proactively detect infectious diseases and epidemics. And evaluate its potential risks to the emirate, through accurate information and data based on artificial intelligence, and a comprehensive assessment of health risks at the global level.
Advisor to the Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, Director of the Public Health Protection Department, Dr. Ramadan Ibrahim Al Balushi, stressed the importance of this system, which represents a strategic step to enhance health security in the Emirate of Dubai, and reflects the great interest that the Authority attaches to keeping pace with and employing the latest global technologies, to confront health challenges, and enhance… Epidemiological monitoring systems to reduce infectious diseases, and make the most of the information and data provided by the system to make and take quick decisions, and effective preventive measures, regarding emergency health cases.
Dr. Al Balushi reviewed the many advantages of this advanced system, and its superior ability to analyze multilingual and open source data, including public health data, official and scientific data, as well as around-the-clock global epidemiological monitoring, and the immediate alerts that the system issues regarding infectious diseases, in addition to following up on media articles. And various health risks, and providing periodic reports issued by epidemiologists around the world, which contributes to enhancing the effectiveness of the maximum response to health crises.
For his part, a consultant in the Public Health Protection Department at the Dubai Health Authority, Dr. Khaled Lootah, said: The early warning system for detecting infectious diseases “Alert” is distinguished by the use of advanced tools and techniques for analyzing risks, which help in proactively monitoring emergency health cases, and include: features Disease, historical disease activity, projected seasonal burden, article-based surveillance, historical and forecast air travel data, environmental and other risk factors.
He explained that the system that relies on artificial intelligence technologies is distinguished by its superior ability to analyze information and huge data, and to continuously monitor and analyze this information through direct access to an application programming interface (API). The “Alarm” system is also distinguished by the presence of advanced technologies that provide the query feature (beta), data upload in (CSV) format, and multi-language and multi-source data analysis, to provide periodic reports with high accuracy and reliable sources.
Detect immediate emergencies
During its participation in the “GITEX Global 2024” exhibition, the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services is showcasing the “wearable emergency detection system,” which was specifically designed to enhance safety and emergency response to different groups of society, and the corporation intends to activate it in the next stage.
The Executive Director of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Mishal Abdul Karim Julfar, said: “Modern technologies have become an important tool for improving services,” noting that the “Wearable Emergency Detection System” project is part of the corporation’s future plans, and it is a pilot project that will be launched at a later time, and can Through it, continuous health monitoring of target groups is carried out, and immediate emergency cases are detected, ensuring timely response. He explained that this integrated system will enable paramedics to send details of the case to the hospital, so that the appropriate medical staff will be equipped to deal with it upon its arrival, which will contribute to raising the chances of survival.
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