In a bid to utilise the latest medical technologies in artificial intelligence to provide quality health services to the people of Dubai, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently signed a MoU with four cutting-edge international companies to adopt their inventive healthcare innovations.
With the signing of the MoU between His Excellency Humaid Al Qutami, Director General of DHA and the companies, DHA is making a quantum leap that will strengthen the authority’s medical system and its human cadre by equipping them with the latest technologies in the world of artificial intelligence used in diagnosis and treatment.
Here are more details about the healthcare innovations.
Babylon health app
This app uses cutting-edge AI technology and best available medical expertise to deliver 24X7 video consultations with doctors across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
The consultation is provided through an AI chatbox and a live question-and-answer session with the user. The user can discuss the symptoms he or she has and based on that the app guides the patient to the right doctor. This health app, which was introduced in 2014 in the UK, has over 2.2 million users worldwide, has been Arabised and tweaked in line with the cultural requirements of the region. In all likelihood Babylon will be available in Dubai in a couple of months.
Neuro Headband
The innovative device by Healthcare and Innovative New Technology (HINT) detects stroke for high-risk patients. It is designed to detect a patient undergoing a stroke within minutes, alert the caregiver, the ambulance and the emergency within minutes thereby preventing any deterioration.
Health pods from Bodyo
The pod is a cubicle where residents can step in and be screened for body temperature, blood sugar, blood pressure, body composition such as height, weight and other such vital parameters, free of charge.
The AI-assisted pod can instantly give the user an idea of his state of health and where he can go in for a preventive health check-up. The procedure is simple and takes not more than 13 minutes the first time.
Flow cell sensors by Admetsys
The flow cell sensors will detect sudden drops in vitals in ICU patients through an algorithm that measures these vitals constantly and it can be read by a nurse on the monitor at a glance. Any drop or rise is alerted by an alarm system. This saves vital time for the nurse and makes constant monitoring possible.
Following the signing of the agreements, Al Qutami said that the authority is keen to be at the forefront of the transformation, which aims to establish an integrated global platform for the future of the strategic sectors and to create
economic value based on embracing and adopting future businesses and technological solutions.
He added that the authority has concluded the fourth session of the Dubai Future Accelerators programme successfully by signing four agreements following a round of negotiations and discussions aimed at acquiring sophisticated medical technologies.
