Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The Ministry of Health and Community Protection announced the launch of the “My Care” platform, the unified national health registry, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, the Emirates Health Services Corporation, and the Dubai Health Authority. “Wareed – Electronic Health Care Information System” at the Emirates Corporation for Health Services in Dubai and the Northern Emirates, and “Nabd”, the health information network of the “Dubai Health Authority”.
This launch initiative reinforces the strategic importance of the Unified National Health Registry of the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the integration of digital health by the health sector in the United Arab Emirates, and the Emirates Corporation for Health Services, Dubai Health Authority and private medical service providers have played a pivotal role in this journey. Until now. It should be noted that the “My Care” platform was launched under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him”.
digital transformation
His Excellency Abdul Rahman bin Muhammad Al Owais, Minister of Health and Community Protection, said: “The Ministry of Health and Prevention was able to launch the My Care Platform, the central system, in line with the UAE’s strategy to develop the health sector, which would improve disease control and population health management, through cooperation with The Emirates Foundation for Health Services and the Dubai Health Authority as a first stage, and then cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health in the second stage.” His Excellency added that linking up with more private sector partners indicates the importance of the “Raayati” platform in the digital transformation of healthcare.
uniform system
His Excellency Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, stressed that under the guidance of the wise leadership and its proactive vision, we are moving towards providing a world-class health care system and laying the important foundations for its success, including a unified electronic health care system for patients, by taking advantage of the advanced infrastructure With the world-class competencies that the country enjoys, and the employment of innovation and digital transformation, efforts are unified and integrated to provide a unified electronic health care system that connects all health care providers at the country level, and contributes to improving the patient experience and enhancing the quality and treatment outcomes. Thus, continuing to consolidate the country’s position on the global health care map. He expressed his happiness with this partnership, which will be a solid base for the future of digital health, which will push the economy forward, and to continue continuous support for this initiative, and to provide the expertise and experiences gained in its full implementation.
centralized system
Dr. Muhammad Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Community Protection, said: “Promoting the health system in the UAE, by providing comprehensive health services with international standards, is a priority of the Ministry in line with the vision of the rational government, so the central system represented by the My Care platform comes as part of the Ministry’s efforts The service represents an advanced step that takes the health care sector in the direction of creating an integrated health file for each patient in the UAE.
larger database
Awad Al Ketbi, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority, said: “Joining the “My Care” platform for the authority is an important step towards linking with a larger database of health care information and knowledge base, which contributes to improving our ability to serve patients according to higher standards of efficiency, care and safety. The patient, and linking with “My Care” will add value to “Nabid”, which will benefit the health care scene in the United Arab Emirates. It should be noted that the “Nabid” platform was launched within the commitment of the Dubai Health Authority, and its keenness on the smart transformation of its health system. ».
As part of the second phase, the Ministry worked in coordination with the Abu Dhabi Department of Health to link and exchange information between the “My Care” platform and the “Malfi” platform, the first innovative platform for exchanging health information at the level of the Middle East and North Africa, and one of the fastest spreading healthcare information exchange systems on the planet. It has achieved a remarkable achievement in less than 3 years in connecting 100% of Abu Dhabi hospitals through its platform.
Starting a new stage
In turn, Dr. Jamal Muhammad Al Kaabi, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Department of Health, said: “Under the support and directives of the wise leadership, Abu Dhabi continues to consolidate its position as a global model for employing technology and leading the smart digital transformation to preserve the health of all members of society, and to move forward with the quality of the health sector in the emirate. During the last period, we succeeded in achieving an important qualitative leap in the health care sector, by linking all the emirate’s hospitals to the Malafi platform.
Added Value
Dr. Youssef Al Serkal, Director General of the Emirates Foundation for Health Services, said: “The Emirates Foundation for Health Services is a major party in my care system, as the “Wareed” system provides the central system with more than 50% of health data in the northern emirates through 17 hospitals and more than 80 centers. healthy.
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