MoHAP to showcase latest digital health services at GITEX Technology Week 2020

Dubai UAE

Sallam Sallam

The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, will take part in GITEX Technology Week 2020, which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 6 to 10 December 2020.

During its participation, MoHAP will be showcasing a number of the latest digital health services and sustainable solutions to reinforce the preventive aspect, incorporate smart applications into health services, and deliver healthcare services remotely in accordance with the best international practices.

This comes as part of MoHAP’s strategy to develop health information systems, apply world-class standards in the infrastructure management of health facilities, develop the appropriate technology for the management of health systems, and to improve the outcomes of the digital transformation and healthcare quality indicator. 

Innovative projects

His Excellency Awad Saghir Al Ketbi, Assistant Undersecretary of the Support Services Sector, said: “GITEX Technology Week is a sophisticated technology platform, through which MoHAP will use its presence to spotlight state-of-the-are digital health services to upgrade the health system quality. This is part of the ministry’s strategy to provide the best smart and digital services to please customers and achieve the standards and enablers of the smart government, in line with the leadership’s forward-looking vision, as well as the UAE Vision 2021 and UAE Centennial 2071.

Al Ketbi called on GITEX visitors and those interested in learning about the latest health technologies to visit MoHAP stand to get closer to healthcare projects that emulate the future, in cooperation with technology leaders from around the globe.

Health technology solutions

Linking the National Ambulance with the emergency department in the ministry’s hospitals is one of the projects the ministry will highlight at GITEX. It aims to automate patient data during the transfer process to activate the electronic early warning system. This would help save reduce waiting times, store patient data, and provide treatment services in a timely manner. Another project is “Reaya App”, which is intended to provide the necessary follow-up for Covid-19 confirmed and suspected cases through the communication between the physician and patient during isolation periods.

For the constant follow up of the patient’s status, MoHAP has developed the “Telemedicine Project” to ensure the safety of community members, limit health hazards, and save the effort of commuting between hospitals and outpatient clinics, while the fourth project is an E-system for filing medical and administrative complaints against private health facilities so that the customer can follow up throughout the complaint process.

Also, the Ministry of Health will showcase the new updated version of the smart patient portal dubbed “SHEFAA” to serve the largest segment of patients of all age groups by showcasing treatment services provided by the ministry and other patient-centric services.

The new platform serves as the digital communication between patients and service providers the main reference for access to medical and clinical information and the patients’ medical record. This is supported by the user-centric information, through the direct connectivity with the “Wareed” system that covers all MoHAP’s centers and hospitals within a single network.