UAE: Digital innovation brings healthcare to remote areas

UAE: Digital innovation brings healthcare to remote areas

Patients and clinicians in remote areas accessed virtual consultation sessions, which enabled quicker and easier discussion and diagnosis

Published: Fri 14 Oct 2022, 3:30 PM

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) and Cisco have successfully completed their pilot project to provide teleconsultation solutions and digitised healthcare services to residents in the capital, especially remote areas, top officials announced during Gitex Global 2022.

As part of Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) programme, the pilot created a virtual network of Seha specialists irrespective of the location of the Seha healthcare facility they are based in.

Patients and clinicians in remote areas accessed virtual consultation sessions, which enabled quicker and easier consultation and diagnosis without the need to physically visit the specialist. It decreased waiting times and minimising travel, especially for patients in rural areas.

The project utilised advanced networking, security and collaboration technologies, and capabilities like autonomous robotics, digital medical carts, and wearables, to scale medical coverage and reduce physical contact.

Seha deployed the highly secure Cisco network connecting all its sites. Powered by Cisco’s collaboration technologies, patients and Seha clinicians used the collaboration solution, Cisco Webex, to virtually connect and communicate.

Specialists reviewed patient’s vitals with the help of biomedical devices and peripherals, similar to onsite consultation, and