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To improve the ultimate health outcomes for patients and enhance their overall experience at all its facilities, Aster DM Healthcare is setting up Aster Innovation and Research Centre in GCC and India. Aster DM Healthcare is one of the first private healthcare organisations in the UAE to set up a dedicated innovation and research centre. This is in alignment with UAE Vision 2021 and the UAE National Innovation Strategy, of which health is a key priority.
Over the next three years, the centre will aim to achieve key milestones like the introduction of innovative solutions for home healthcare with a focus on digital primary care, establishing a rich eco-system of digital health partners from start-ups to academia and starting digital health, informatics and medicine as a stream for healthcare workers.
Joining as the Chief of Innovation, Dr Satish Prasad Rath, MD will be spearheading the innovation projects, that will aim to leverage the advances
in digital health research like AI, cognitive psychology, blockchain, IOT and behavioral economics, while on-boarding start-ups which can drive innovation.
The Centre will also work in a collaborative manner focusing on applied research with academia, startups and industry partners.
“Our main objective as an organisation has been to ensure that quality and affordable healthcare is easily available at the doorsteps of our patients. With evolving patient needs, it is essential to focus on digital transformation of healthcare because of advances being made in various areas like AI, genomics and molecular biology which is likely to produce a quantum leapâ€, said Dr Azad Moopen, Founder Chairman and MD, Aster DM Healthcare.