PLX Academy · News · 28 April 2022
“Health is not only about caring for the sick, we have to put that dialogue to bed. Health encompasses four critical elements – physical, social, spiritual, and mental. Technology should always be about enabling people to lead a better quality of life”, says Reenita Das, Partner and Senior Vice President of healthcare and life sciences at Frost & Sullivan.
Expo 2020 Dubai hosted the world for 182 days, each one brimming with new experiences. Despite being postponed by a year due to COVID-19, and grappling with international travel restrictions and other hurdles during its six-month run, Expo 2020 Dubai is set to hit its pre-pandemic target of 25 million visitors following a surge in numbers during the final 50 days.
Countries came together under the theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,”to exchange new ideas and perspectives. The Expo has had a big positive impact on healthcare – through forums, conversations and the showcasing of technology – and experts hope it will continue for years to come.
Expo 2020 Dubai hosted the world for 182 days, each one brimming with new experiences. Despite being postponed by a year due to COVID-19, and grappling with international travel restrictions and other hurdles during its six-month run, Expo 2020 Dubai is set to hit its pre-pandemic target of 25 million visitors following a surge in numbers during the final 50 days.
Countries came together under the theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,”to exchange new ideas and perspectives. The Expo has had a big positive impact on healthcare – through forums, conversations and the showcasing of technology – and experts hope it will continue for years to come.
Remy Levastre, Advisory Director for healthcare at WSP explaind:“This is particularly evident in relation to the healthcare sector, with Expo 2020 serving as an incubator for innovation and a platform for thought in the global health arena.”
Reenita Das, Partner and Senior Vice President of healthcare and life sciences at Frost & Sullivan, adds: “Expo 2020 helped unify the world under a single country umbrella. Тhe UAE has demonstrated its supremacy to becoming a world leader in medical tourism. In order to really leverage Expo 2020, the UAE needs to change its dialogue regarding healthcare.”
Company president and Gulf country head, Mohamed Ezz Eldin elaborates: “Advanced technologies like data science and AI offer so many opportunities for healthcare professionals and companies to improve the outcomes for patients and transform the practice of medicine”.
Reenita Das, Partner and Senior Vice President of healthcare and life sciences at Frost & Sullivan, adds: “Expo 2020 helped unify the world under a single country umbrella. Тhe UAE has demonstrated its supremacy to becoming a world leader in medical tourism. In order to really leverage Expo 2020, the UAE needs to change its dialogue regarding healthcare.”
Company president and Gulf country head, Mohamed Ezz Eldin elaborates: “Advanced technologies like data science and AI offer so many opportunities for healthcare professionals and companies to improve the outcomes for patients and transform the practice of medicine”.
According to Das, nowadays, health is not only about caring for the sick, we have to put that dialogue to bed. “Health encompasses four critical elements – physical, social, spiritual and mental.
The UAE is in a very good position to champion this and take on the baton on behalf of the world in bringing more products and solutions to each of these areas. This requires changes in policy, regulations, reimbursement of insurance plans, and how health and wellness is treated from home to hospital.”
She concludes: “Healthcare is not about technology, it should always be about how technologies enable people to lead better quality of lives.”
United experts and decision-makers from around the world discuss the future of healthcare and health and wellness.
The UAE is in a very good position to champion this and take on the baton on behalf of the world in bringing more products and solutions to each of these areas. This requires changes in policy, regulations, reimbursement of insurance plans, and how health and wellness is treated from home to hospital.”
She concludes: “Healthcare is not about technology, it should always be about how technologies enable people to lead better quality of lives.”
United experts and decision-makers from around the world discuss the future of healthcare and health and wellness.
“With increasingly effective treatments for communicable diseases – coupled with advances in big data and technology and the emerging field of genomics and precision medicine – healthcare will shift from being a practice for treating diseases and acute episodes in hospitals to preventing and distributing long-term management of chronic issues” Expo 2020 outlined in a post-event statement.
In the same month, Expo’s Health and Wellness Week showcased top “innovations transforming healthcare” – EbersMed (Argentina), BrainTrip (Malta), GICMED (Cameroon), and Axial3D (USA). Мајor businesses – such as Roche, Sanofi, Merck Serono – participated with exhibits, talks and forums. Switzerland’s Novartis for instance, held an event that included exploring data science and AI.
Company president and Gulf country head, Mohamed Ezz Eldin elaborates: “Advanced technologies like data science and AI offer so many opportunities for healthcare professionals and companies to improve the outcomes for patients and transform the practice of medicine”.
Looking beyond Expo, experts agree that continued collaboration is key to drive the technological and digital transformation of healthcare. It is important not to neglect or forget the work carried out at the world fair. The biggest lesson learnt is that anything is possible and the world cannot advance without collaboration and partnership. This is more so in healthcare than any other area.
Company president and Gulf country head, Mohamed Ezz Eldin elaborates: “Advanced technologies like data science and AI offer so many opportunities for healthcare professionals and companies to improve the outcomes for patients and transform the practice of medicine”.
Looking beyond Expo, experts agree that continued collaboration is key to drive the technological and digital transformation of healthcare. It is important not to neglect or forget the work carried out at the world fair. The biggest lesson learnt is that anything is possible and the world cannot advance without collaboration and partnership. This is more so in healthcare than any other area.