Leveraging technology to optimise value-based healthcare

By Alliance Care Technologies / Alliance Care Group

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a small healthcare market with a population of 10 million. It makes up for its small population with an abundance of governmental vision and support to become the global leader in precision medicine and digital healthcare transformation.

The UAE has empowered leadership through a comprehensive digital infrastructure, responsive and engaged regulatory bodies, as well as the most diverse global population providing a single site for population health research. An openness to biotech and healthtech ensures the future of Sustainable Development Goal Number 3 (SDG #3) focused on “good health and wellbeing”, and a commitment to supporting emerging healthcare nations ensures access and support to achieve this goal by the year 2030.

The UAE sets itself apart in three areas that demonstrate leadership, attract investment and innovation. They are genome sequencing, health data infrastructure, and regulatory structure.

Firstly, the UAE has launched the most aggressive national genome sequencing program anywhere in the world, with a goal to sequence 100% of its citizens. Currently, more than half of the nation’s citizens have been sequenced.

According to the country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP): “The programme will equip healthcare practitioners with quality information that will enable them to provide advanced diagnosis, treatment options, and personalised and preventive programmes tailored to an individual’s unique genetic makeup.

“It will also help to predict and prevent present and future genetic diseases better and implement new therapies for rare and chronic diseases.”

This model will likely be expanded to the expatriate population, which makes up 90% of the nation’s population creating what could be the largest global repository of population health genome sequencing.

Secondly, the country has built a modern infrastructure that includes 100% of patient electronic medical records. The UAE’s national Health Information Exchange (HIE) digital policy currently includes three regional HIEs. Future plans for a regional Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) HIE will provide a tremendous repository of data for research and clinical trials.

And thirdly, while the government has traditionally adopted regulatory and procedural approaches of the United States and United Kingdom, the UAE recognises the need to consider new approaches as digital technology changes the way healthcare and research are conducted. The creation of ‘regulatory sandboxes’ allows researchers, pharma, biotech and medical device organisations to work with authorities to adapt and expand research and care. The UAE is uncompromising in its dedication to privacy and data protection, but open to new approaches that remove archaic barriers of regulation.

Alliance Care Technologies International (ACT) set up operations in the UAE in 2020 to partner with the governmental vision in precision medicine and digital transformation. We believe the next paradigm shift in healthcare will emerge through leapfrogging technology in Africa. The UAE – with its commitment to SDG #3 – plus modern infrastructure, value of personalised and precision medicine, and an open-minded regulatory policy make this a great environment for designing and creating the future of healthcare.

ACT leverages technology to create value-based healthcare solutions and represents strategic partners who desire to expand their presence in the Middle East and Africa. ACT provides full service regional representation including market research, business development, medical product registration, and sales, service and support staffing.

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Leveraging technology to optimize value-based healthcare

Driven by a vision for equitable, universal access to value-based healthcare, Alliance Care Technologies develops and deploys advanced technology and artificial intelligence solutions that solve today’s most pressing healthcare challenges. We work with physicians, patients, researchers, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs to design valuebased, individualized solutions that:

? Enhance patient - physician collaboration

? Expand workforce capacity and streamline administrative processes

? Support diagnostic decisions

? Manage costs

? Enable global research for population health and pandemic response

And ultimately, improve outcomes, equity, and access across the healthcare continuum.

Interested to know more?

To learn about how stakeholders are redefining healthcare in the GCC and MENA region, read the full PrecisionMed International May 2023 magazine online?here.

Published in PrecisionMed International Magazine (MENA Edition)