The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft to co-develop an innovative ‘Population Health Intelligence’ framework. This initiative is recognized as a world’s first true learning health system aimed at continuously predicting, preventing, and addressing public health challenges.

The agreement was signed by Ibrahim Al Jallaf, Executive Director of Digital Health at DoH, and Naim Yazbeck, Country General Manager of Microsoft UAE. The framework seeks to transform billions of data points into actionable insights, leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to improve health outcomes at both individual and population levels.

The ‘Population Health Intelligence’ framework operates on two main pillars. The first pillar, “Predict,” involves creating a digital twin of Abu Dhabi, which integrates clinical, behavioral, environmental, and demographic data. This consolidation allows AI to proactively identify health anomalies for timely intervention.

The second pillar, “Prevent and Act,” focuses on using AI-driven, context-aware recommendations tailored for populations, districts, and individuals. It simulates the future impacts of health interventions while enabling a coordinated response based on real-time feedback.

DoH has assured that all patient data will be managed with the highest level of confidentiality and security to prevent unauthorized access and breaches.

Ibrahim Al Jallaf emphasized that Abu Dhabi is leading the way in redefining health systems through data-driven insights. Naim Yazbeck highlighted the partnership’s potential to harness artificial intelligence and cloud technologies to tackle significant healthcare challenges effectively.

DoH plans to share the insights and innovations from this collaboration publicly, supporting the development of similar health models around the world.