ABU DHABI: Forecasting the future of healthcare is a key pillar for the development of governments and their drive towards achieving sustainable and effective healthcare systems, as public health policies and technological transformation play an effective role in meeting the needs of society and improving the quality of medical services.
The global health sector is witnessing exceptional development in light of the rapid technological progress that the world is undergoing. As a result, Technological transformation has become a major driver in improving various aspects of healthcare and enhancing the competitiveness of the sector in keeping pace with the digital age.
Governments continue to develop strategies aimed at achieving health sustainability through joint efforts to develop innovative solutions to enable digital healthcare in societies, which in turn strengthens the global health system in the face of various challenges that the world may face in the future.
The World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024 p
lays a key role in forecasting the future of digital healthcare and global health priorities. The summit will hold qualitative sessions within its agenda to discuss the future of global health in light of the urban growth that governments are witnessing and the acceleration of technological transformation to search for innovative solutions in this field. These solutions are expected to contribute to shaping a better future and achieving the well-being of societies.
Digital health has been an exceptional addition to the health sector, as digital transformation has contributed to opening up new and promising horizons after keeping pace with the developments of modern technology, such as the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed in a previous press release that AI tools have transformed the health sector. The organisation realises the potential of this field in terms of improving medical diagnosis, enhancing clinical trials, healthcare and self-care, and bridging the
gap in medical skills shortages in environments that lack specialists.
With the continued growth of the impact of AI technologies, the organisation has set new guidelines to effectively regulate artificial intelligence and harness its capabilities in various aspects and treat epidemics and diseases such as cancer treatment or tuberculosis detection and minimising risks. The guidelines also aim to identify the main principles that governments and regulatory authorities can follow in developing or adapting new guidelines for AI at the national and regional levels.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, led by the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have witnessed a digital revolution in the field of healthcare. The digital transformation reflects the exceptional development that these countries enjoy in providing innovative and integrated healthcare services, strengthening their leadership in health technology through the ability to transform health systems into digital environments a
nd introduce qualitative innovations in the fields of artificial intelligence and data analysis that contribute to providing accurate diagnosis and specialised treatment services.
The digital transformation continues to grow in all sectors, including the health sector. According to the global research and statistics company Statista, the value of the global AI market in healthcare reached about US$11 billion in 2021. The company expects the value to reach about US$188 billion by 2030, at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent from 2022 to 2030.
In its recent report on the size of the global healthcare market from 2021 to 2030, the company confirmed that artificial intelligence programmes were more common and used in jobs related to healthcare data integration and natural language processing (NPL).
In light of the digital development, the company expects the digital health market revenues to reach more than US$194 billion in 2024, with a compound annual revenue growth rate of 9.16 percent, leading to a
n expected market size of US$275 billion by 2028. The company also expects the average revenue per user to reach US$60.04.
Source: Emirates News Agency
