UAE, Israel eye co-operation in health care
Stem cell, AI, fertility and other areas of collaboration mark new era in ties
Collaborations for joint research, major health care investments and cutting-edge innovations are some of the advances that the UAE health care sector can expect with its new tie-up with Israeli health conglomerate Sheba Medical Centre for Tel Hashomer in the post-Abraham Accords era.
Sheba Medical Centre (SMC) is one of the leading health care bodies and has been accorded the status of top ten health care centres internationally. It holds out the promise of a new dawn in health care in the UAE, said Professor Dr Ytishak Kreiss, director-general SMC.
Common goals
Speaking exclusively to Gulf News at the Israel Pavilion, Professor Kreiss said: “We have a vision for health care and found that the UAE shared the same vision. On the innovation front, driving economic growth for both countries, we are collaborating with UAE-based organisations such as G42 to provide artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions, for instance. We have a
huge human capital of more than 10,000 employees, of which, a substantial percentage are deployed in research. We are looking at ways to collaborate with the UAE on joint research projects, AI-driven solutions, stem cell research programme, infrastructure building and multiple collaborations for advancement in health care in areas such as cardiology, oncology, obstetrics, gynaecology, diabetes and fertility, to change the future of health care in both countries.”
The health conglomerate has entered into collaborations with UAE-based Al Tadawi centre for management of diabetes in patients here via telemedicine and the programme, which is being managed from their diabetes centre in Israel, has been very beneficial to patients in UAE.
In another innovative project, the hospital has entered an agreement with Aster DM Health Care Group and is working on the frontier of fertility and in the area of obstetrics and gynaecology with them.