DUBAI, 23rd October, 2016 (WAM) -- Dubai Health Authority, DHA, has discussed the importance of healthcare IT transformation, opportunities and challenges in the field and its future vision up to Dubai Plan 2021, at a forum held recently in Dubai.
The forum also discussed how to keep up with new trends in digitisation and eHealth and ways to promote continuous innovation. Dr. Manal Taryam, CEO of Primary Health Sector at the DHA, said, "Digital transformation and eHealth is the way forward in healthcare. We are well aware of the importance of this and have been working for the last few years to transform the health landscape of Dubai into an eHealth driven one. "DHAs smart health initiatives form an important pillar of the DHAs health strategy and are in line with the vision of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Our initiatives are also aligned with the Dubai smart government strategy to transform Dubai into a smart city."She highlighted that DHAs ongoing projects, Salama and NABIDH, are particularly vital because they will help provide every patient in Dubai with a single electronic file. "In fact, these projects will be integrated with the National Unified Medical Record, which will be developed by the Ministry of Health so that health information can be shared not just at the Dubai level but also at a UAE level," she explained. Also speaking at the forum, Dominique Mineur, Belgium Ambassador to UAE, highlighted the strength and success of Belgiums health sector, and said that she is keen to see stronger collaborations between Belgium and the UAE in the health sector particularly in certain fields of healthcare such as eHealth. Luc Thijs, President of Agfa HealthCare, highlighted the benefits of eHealth and digital transformation in the health sector.Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2016.