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Dr. Khulood Mohamed Alsayegh, head of clinical standards and guidelines at the Dubai Health Authority, says that the drive toward leveraging telehealth to empower patients is aimed at utilizing technology and the human factor to improve the patient experience.

The UK and the EU should 'work as one' to further the deployment of AI in healthcare, writes Dr Layla McCay, director of international relations at the NHS Confederation. 

Kalle Killar, deputy secretary general at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Estonia, says that citizens have full access to how their data is used in managing their healthcare which helps ensure trust remains high between the stakeholders.

The news comes as the death toll in mainland China is reported to have exceeded 1,000. 

Benjamin Philippe, EMEA Healthcare Sales and Business Development Lead at HP Inc., says that reducing the rate of healthcare-associated infections, while securing patient information are focus areas in achieving high quality patient care.

Dr. Ahmed Safwat Mitwalli Elassal, board member with the Egyptian General Authority of Healthcare, says Egypt is well-placed to deploy best practice technology solutions across Africa.

When we talk about connected care and interoperability, we tend to do so within an outdated framework that prioritises ‘medicine’ over ‘health’. We shouldn’t get stuck there, writes Dr Charles Alessi, HIMSS International chief clinical officer.

Pete Rose, currently director of enterprise services and deputy chief digital, data and technology officer at the Home Office, has also been named as the new deputy CEO of the organisation.

The move is part of wider plans to digitalise healthcare in the region. 

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen launched a consultation to shape the upcoming strategy on World Cancer Day.