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By becoming an intermediary in the traditional insurance payment cycle, Klaim is addressing a financial issue that has long been plaguing healthcare providers in the MENA region: delayed and/or rejected claim payments.

The first-of-its-kind federal innovation initiative invites 25 enterprising stakeholders from the healthcare industry to help design UAE government health programs.

While there are four technologies the DC Medical team is working on, it is the preterm birth diagnostic device called EveryBaby that it is largely focused on at the moment.

Launched by serial entrepreneur Gusai AlMomani in late 2020, the startup was created with a mission to ease the process of choosing multivitamins and dietary supplements by making use of algorithms driven by artificial intelligence.

The scramble for diagnostics, personal protective equipment (PPE), and vaccines have given rise to a new era of multi-stakeholder collaboration, which is ushering in a new era of discovery.

What if there was a way to detect potential rare diseases in a newborn by creating a "digital twin" of the baby at birth? That's pretty much what P4ML is attempting to do, with its offering aiming to help save the lives of millions of newborn babies.

With three panel discussions featuring leading figures from the UAE's healthcare sector, this event looked into the progress made by the industry in the recent past, as well as the steps it needs to take to bolster its future.

The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) has announced a series of events that will be held in that period to encourage and bolter innovation within the country's healthcare sector.

If there's one thing we need to champion in 2021, it's these "faceless" and often forgotten contributors- men and women who've done the job without the glory.

The healthtech startup aims to achieve its mission of further improving the quality of diagnostic standards, and improve its machine learning capabilities for greater accuracy for early detection of breast cancer.

"During the COVID-19 pandemic, our 800,000 members around the world witnessed our commitment to them, as we addressed their concerns over the risks associated with visiting care centers and alleviated their worries about the cost of healthcare during an unprecedented economic downturn."

Even during such troublesome times, we have the ability to work collectively together to negate the possibilities of our fellow community members becoming vulnerable.

The 15-week BE BOLD program was unveiled in February as one of the initiatives MoHAP is spearheading to mark this year's UAE Innovation Month.

Benturquia's hope is to build an enterprise out of the Middle East that follows the stories of companies like Amazon and Apple, one that will stand the test of time, and have a legacy that will be remembered as well.

With an IPO planned for 2023, the Founder President of Thumbay Group is taking his UAE-born business conglomerate to the global stage.

Many companies in the Gulf are offering benefits in an effort to attract top talent and have a more engaged workforce, but is it worth it?

The healthcare industry is ripe for disruption via blockchain tech implementation in various operational areas.

Recent reports suggest that the UAE's health sector will grow by 60% between 2016 and 2021, rising to be worth over AED 103 billion by 2021.

Investing in innovative tech companies with a social impact angle, such as healthcare, education, and financial services, can create positive social change, as well as returns.

Not all great ideas are successful and not all successful ideas are great.

The PPP model can work for the long-term only if a framework is set up with clarity in choices, opportunities and imperatives for both the government and the private sector.