UAE Health Ministry debuts Medical Data Blockchain Platform
A blockchain-based data storage platform has been launched by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), together with the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City, and other relevant authorities. Let’s check to UAE Health Ministry debuts Medical Data Blockchain Platform.
The blockchain-based platform, according to The Emirates News Agency on Feb. 2, aims to improve the efficiency of smart health services provided by MoHAP and other health authorities. It will help users streamline their quest for health facilities and their licensed medical and technical staff, as well as ask about supply chains for medication.
According to Dr. Lubna Al Shaali, the Director of the Public Health Policy Department, the new data storage blockchain platform will help secure an unchangeable, decentralized and encrypted database with high-security protection to verify data validity and reliability.
The platform will also include AI functionalities according to the Ministry’s plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI) into the health services. “The AI-based projects will play a key role in enhancing the capabilities of health care services and providing smart medical solutions, in accordance with the UAE Centennial 2071, and its artificial intelligence strategy,” said Dr. Amin Hussein Al Amiri, Assistant Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Prevention’s Public Health Policy and Licenses.
The UAE took the initiative in Blockchain technology
This month that blockchain has been used by 80 per cent of government entities in the UAE. In the past several months, the Department of Economic Development in Dubai has announced its move to a blockchain-based unified business registry platform to improve the ease of doing business in Dubai and enable license issuers to manage trade licenses and corporate registries.
The healthcare sector can benefit tremendously from blockchain technology because it is decentralized, secure, transparent and efficient in managing data. However, there are also several challenges ahead, such as how it can adapt to real-world applications when it comes to healthcare-specific regulatory, privacy, business and provider relationships and patient relationships.
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Published at Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:55:11 +0000
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