Dubai, UAE- December 2024- The Dubai Health Authority (DHA), in collaboration with Roche Diagnostics Middle East, hosted a one-day workshop titled “NABIDH Elevate”, focusing on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and diagnostic integration within Dubai’s healthcare landscape. The Nabidh Elevate workshop is an ongoing initiative with the private sector to discuss the latest advances in the NABIDH platform, which will soon include imaging data as part of Dubai’s commitment to pioneering digital health innovation.

NABIDH, which stands for Network and Analysis Backbone for Integrated Dubai Health, has reached a significant milestone by unifying over 9.47 million patient records and connecting more than 1,300 healthcare facilities. With 81% of Dubai’s healthcare professionals actively engaged with the platform, NABIDH facilitates streamlined access to patients’ complete medical histories, including diagnostics, to support informed and personalised care.

Ms. Mona Bajman, CEO of the Shared Support Services Sector at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), underscored the transformative role of AI in healthcare. “Artificial intelligence represents a true revolution in the healthcare sector, enhancing the quality of services provided to patients, streamlining administrative and medical processes, enabling early disease diagnosis, and improving treatment outcomes for patients.”

Also Read : Dubai Health Authority hosts family festival promoting mental health and well-being

Bajman noted that NABIDH provides a secure and efficient environment for exchanging reliable health data, enabling healthcare providers in both public and private sectors to access unified patient records while maintaining the highest standards of privacy, accuracy, and efficiency. These capabilities support Dubai’s rapidly evolving digital health ecosystem.

Dr. Mohammed Al Redha, Director of DHA’s Health Informatics and Smart Health Department, highlighted the platform’s strategic value, stating: “Integrating diagnostics, imaging, and AI into NABIDH is pivotal to Dubai’s smart healthcare strategy. This expansion supports DHA’s commitment to improving patient outcomes by providing healthcare professionals with real-time, comprehensive insights into patients’ health, positioning Dubai as a global leader in advanced healthcare.”

Moritz Hartmann, Global Head of Information Systems at Roche said “I am delighted to be back in the Middle East to hear about the ambitions of the Dubai Health Authority in the digitization of the local healthcare system and we look forward to collaborating with local healthcare operators to better integrate the latest data-led technologies and diagnostics, for the benefit of patients in the UAE and beyond.’’