Emirates Health Services Collaborates with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

  • Date: 18-Apr-2023
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Emirates Health Services Collaborates with Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

United Arab Emirates - Dubai: Emirates Health Services (EHS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), with the aim of strengthening areas of cooperation and knowledge sharing in line the common goals and strategies of developing human capital and promoting skills and advancing efforts in the fields of scientific research and innovation.

The MoU was signed by H.E. Dr. Yousif Mohammed Al-Serkal, Director-General of EHS; and Sultan Al Hajji, Vice President of Public Affairs and Alumni Relations at MBZUAI, in the presence of a number of representatives if both parties.

The agreement aims to develop a common framework to strengthen collaboration opportunities and share expertise and resources to enhance the skills of healthcare professionals across administrative and technical disciplines, as well as accelerate research related to the environment, health and safety.

The MoU also includes the provision of research opportunities and sponsoring EHS employees to obtain master's degrees and doctorates in relevant disciplines at MBZUAI, as well as providing specialised training programmes in the field of artificial intelligence in health care, to develop the specialised competencies in data science and AI.

H.E. Dr. Yousif Mohammed Al-Serkal explained that enhancing the efficiency and capabilities of human