Dubai Health Authority (DHA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), a Crown Corporation of the Government of Canada, to further strengthen and expand scope of cooperation in healthcare. The MoU was signed by H.E. Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of DHA and H.E. Emmanuel Kamarianakis, Consul General at Consulate General of Canada to Dubai and the northern emirates.
DHA and CCC will discuss cooperation in various areas, particularly medical and health-related infrastructure and management and operation of healthcare facilities.
“This MoU is an extension of the strong ties we have with Canada in healthcare,” said Al Qutami. “We are already collaborating with Canadian firms on key areas of interest such as medical education and harnessing AI technology in healthcare.
“This MoU further strengthens our relations and expands the scope of cooperation between both parties so that we can harness capabilities, facilitate knowledge transfer and enhance commercial relations in key identified projects that will mutually benefit both sides.”
DHA has strong ties with Canada in healthcare, particularly in the field of medical education and training. Since mid 2017, as part of DHA’s Dubai Future Accelerators initiative Canadian healthcare firms such as Hexoskin, ApexK and HiNT have presented their cutting-edge technology and have discussed how it can be implemented in Dubai. The firms had senior representatives based in Dubai for a period of eight weeks to work with DHA teams and understand the healthcare landscape of the emirate.
“There is strong potential for Canadian firms and DHA to collaborate on key healthcare areas and CCC aims to help facilitate this cooperation and present opportunities that will mutually benefit DHA and Canadian healthcare firms,” said Michael Cessford, Regional Director of Business Development and Sales at Canadian Commercial Cooperation.
Fahad Al Gergawi, CEO of Dubai FDI, said, “The MoU between the Government of Canada and DHA provides a platform for the development of projects in medical education, public-private partnerships, medical and research collaboration and many other fields. Today’s signing is an excellent example of how various government entities within and beyond Dubai collaborate to bring innovation and technology together.”
