Abu Dhabi stands at the forefront of the MENA region’s economic growth, boasting a 9.3% growth rate in 2022. Looking ahead, the emirate’s ambitious roadmap, the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030, charts a course for economic transformation. A key goal of the roadmap is to substantially reduce reliance on hydrocarbons, with a target of achieving 64% of GDP from non-hydrocarbons sectors by 2030. Th
Interview:Mansoor Al Mansoori What are the key propositions that differentiate Abu Dhabi as a health care destination and an in-cubator of life science innovation? MANSOOR AL MANSOORI: Our emirate is on the cusp of what we see as the data intelligence revolution – the extensive use of data is allowing us to significantly enhance our health services. A prime example of this is Malaffi, the…
Abu Dhabi boasts an advanced health care sector with quality provision of services. Indeed, the response to the Covid-19 pandemic from both federal and emirate-level government health authorities received recognition from international health and humanitarian organisations. The sector’s contribution to Abu Dhabi’s GDP has been trending upwards for a number of years, with government initiatives…
The national Emirati Genome Project was announced in December 2019. Through the project, the federal government aims to obtain comprehensive data regard-ing the genetic make-up of the country’s population in order to raise the efficacy of medical interventions, diagnoses and treatments, boosting the quality of patient outcomes. Genomic mapping relies on DNA-se-quencing technologies and artificial…
After a surge in uptake during the Covid-19 pandemic, the telehealth industry is courting new investment to further innovation and increase access to care in emerging markets. Digital health companies raised a record $57.2bn in global venture capital funding in 2021, a 79% jump from the $32bn raised in 2020, with 30% of the total directed towards telehealth. An estimated $140bn in private sector finance…
Abu Dhabi’s health care sector is flourishing, contributing progressively to the emirate’s GDP growth. Government strategies and initiatives aim to attract more private investment, resulting in the establishment and strengthening of international health care stakeholders, specialised facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers and research entities in Abu Dhabi. Recent changes in mandatory health…
On how investment can democratise access to advances in medical technology How can advancements in regenerative medicine, stem cell research and adoptive cell therapy enhance Abu Dhabi’s health care sector? YENDRY VENTURA: Advancements in these areas can help to solve problems across all medical specialities. Regenerative medicine can provide different solutions for organ and tissue dysfunction…
Sustained investment and foresighted policy initiatives meant that the UAE and Abu Dhabi had developed a modern and effective public health system prior to the pandemic, supported by a growing number of private operators offering complementary services. When Covid-19 reached the country, SEHA and other health stakeholders were able to scale up testing and treatment capacity rapidly, aided by data-led…
Faced with a significant rise in demand for health care services during the pandemic, technology has proven to be a useful tool in overcoming the capacity limits of health care facilities in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the UAE. This report looks at how each of these markets reacted to the pandemic in its initial stages, the role of digital health services in improving access to information and…
Following GDP growth of 1.5% in 2019, a shift to a more expansionary fiscal stance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated global economic downturn in the first half of 2020 has helped Abu Dhabi establish a springboard for continued growth moving forwards. While public spending and investment remain important drivers of economic expansion, a major overhaul of the investment framework a
