UAE - Mubasher: The UAE has entered into a cooperation agreement with Digital health innovation 2048 (DHI 2048) to adopt digital health and innovative solutions from Israel.
The agreement was signed by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Saeed bin Shakhbout Al Nahyan, the Chairman of Federal Group and Smart Vision for information technology, according to a press release on Tuesday.
Launched in the UAE, DHI 2048 organisation is the part of latest cooperation between the UAE and Israel, following the signing of the Abraham Accords signed on 13 August 2020.
Through DHI 2048, more than $2 billion will be used in developing the healthcare sector in the upcoming four years.
DHI 2048 has partnered with its Israeli partners, comprising Nanox and Illumigyn, to install 2100 Nanox systems in public and private hospitals, train the workforce, and deploy artificial technology in the healthcare system.
Sheikh Tahnoon said: "This cooperation shall open the doors for a newly digitized era of delivering healthcare-related services using Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in the region and shall in return reduce the time and effort spent to produce accurate results and further improve the quality of healthcare services."
Meanwhile, the Chairman of DHI 2048, Adiv Baruch, remarked: "Deployment of Nanox systems, training, and state-of-the-art AI technologies is just a start, and we aim to further accelerate the growth of health care sector with the support of our regional stakeholders."
