ICT&health November 4, 2024
Healthcare is under pressure, worldwide. Every year, the demand for care and the costs of care increase. And this while the sector has been struggling for years with an ever-increasing shortage of staff because healthcare professionals are choosing other jobs and the number of medical students is decreasing. Technologies such as digitalization, remote care and AI are seen as possible (partial) solutions to keep healthcare accessible and affordable. But the bottom line is that healthcare budgets are decreasing. More, and different, solutions are needed. Prevention, for example, ensuring that people stay healthy for longer.
During his HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan lecture in Abu Dhabi, Lucien Engelen spoke about the challenges in healthcare and how it is high...