Emirates Health Services (EHS) showcased robotic surgeries in a live broadcast yesterday (February 12, 2022) at the opening of its Innovative Projects Exhibition at Expo 2020 Dubai.

The exhibition forms part of EHS’agenda of activities for UAE Innovation Month, which includes a bundle of innovative and interactive events.Emirates Health Services hosted a live broadcast showcasing robotic surgeries –one of the most notable achievements to be introduced to the health services system. Robotic surgeries have had a tremendous positive impact on the sector, drastically upgrading its services,enhancing the accuracy and flexibility of surgical work, and providing a wider field of vision during surgery.

HE. Dr.Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Zarooni, Acting Executive Director of the Financial Sector and Support Services at EHS, said:“The launch of the Innovative Projects Exhibition, which includes pioneering initiatives and events, reflectsEmirates Health Services’ commitment to leading the health services sector and offering top-quality innovative health services that meet the highest international standards and embrace advanced smart innovations.”

His Excellency added that the innovative projects offered byEHS and its affiliated entities are part of its preparations for the next stage of transformations in the healthcare sector. They aim to automate services and develop strategies for using artificial intelligence(AI) in order to achieve customer satisfaction and boost the UAE’s competitiveness regionally and globally.

Also on the agenda for the remainder of UAE InnovationMonth is a series of panel discussions and youth circles organised by the EHSYouth Council, in addition to virtual and in-person discussion seminars, presented by a group of EHS experts in an effort to increase awareness of various aspects of the healthcare sector.

The ‘Accessibility of Mental Health Care’ session reviews the most prominent strategies and plans for providing high-quality mental healthcare, while ‘Mental Health Management in a Digital World’ (Mental Health Applications) highlights on the importance of the digital world and its role in promoting mental health. The ‘Investing in Innovative Value-Based Healthcare Services’ session also addresses the importance of investing in innovation as a means to add value to health services.

Emirates Health Services will also organise virtual training programmes in Arabic during the second half of UAEInnovation Month, the first of which is titled ‘Emotional and Social Intelligence: Applicability in Healthcare’, and the second ‘Value-Based Healthcare: Return on Investment’. Last but not least, EHS will also organise a webinar on big data and information in healthcare and another on the human genome, precision medicine, and pharmacogenetics.