
Abu Dhabi shapes future of global healthcare through innovation, research and strategic partnerships
- Health
- May 15, 2025
The Global Health Week of Abu Dhabi 2025 Hero April 15-17 showed the stunned vision of the Emirate to transform medical care through innovation, collaboration and research. The following news reports highlight the key developments announced the duration of the event, including the principles of AI Government, advanced research facilities, metabolic health strategies and innovative technologies, all parts of ABU HHABI-CLSHARECITMENTMENTMENTMENTment.
Declaration on Longevity and Precision Medicine launched in Abu Dhabi
A ‘Integral Declaration on Longevity and Precision Medicine’ was presented at the Global Health Week of Abu Dhabi, describing six key pillars to transform the provision of medical care and research worldwide. The initiative, developed with international health organizations and academic institutions, focuses on advancing research, improving collaboration, investing in the development of the workforce, legislation for support regulations, defending ethical practices and involving public abbetevite. The signatories include M42, Purehealth, Illumina, Nyu Abu Dhabi, University of Pennsylvania and several leading hospitals. The statement addresses the growing disparity of the health life of almost a decade worldwide, since the World Health Organization predicts that the population over 60 will reach 2,100 million by 2050. The EAU have positioned themselves as a regional longevity leader, and its market is expected to grow from $ 19 billion in 2020 to $ 32 billion by 2026.

Innovative Global Health Recognized with Innovation Awards
ABU Dhabi’s global health week has honored exceptional individuals and institutions whose innovative contributions are advancing in the future of health. The winners of the ADGHW Innovation Awards 2025 were recognized for pioneering solutions in digital health, biotechnology and diagnosis, receiving a part of the $ 200,000 awards fund. The recipients include the Nobel Prize Dr. Ardem Patapoutian to discover new molecular objectives involved in the perception of pain, the Philadelphia Children Biosapien Inc for his medichip FoundatHip Hospital Attortatator.
Collaborative approach to the pioneers of Abu Dhabi for the governance of AI in medical care
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi summarizes international leaders in a week of global health of the Round Table of Leaders of the Round Table of Health Leaders to develop a statement on the principles of governance of AI for medical care. The collaboration explored the challenges to unlock the potential of AI while establishing the key principles of governance rooted in inclusion, equity and ethics. The next statement will serve as a global guide for the implementation of the person responsible to improve health results through borders.
Metabolic health improvement map
The ABU Dhabi Global Health Week saw the launch of a comprehensive white paper that analyzes successful metabolic health programs and provides a road map to address metabolic disorders interconnected at the population scale. Developed by the ABU Dhabi Public Health Center and the McKinsey Institute of Health, the analysis reveals that a holistic approach to metabolic health could increase the healthy years of life by 3.5 times compared to the orientation of obesity alone. The document emphasizes the need for an ambitious vision, integral intervention programs and intersectoral collaboration.
Doh is associated with Gilead Sciences to advance health innovation
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH) has announced a double memorandums of understanding with Gilead Sciences to expand collaboration in clinical research, advanced therapies and health accessibility. The Association aims to improve treatment options and boost avant -garde medical innovation in the Emirate, with an focus on advances in virology and cellular therapies. This strategic collaboration reinforces Abu Dhabi’s commitment to integrate medical technologies and state -of -the -art research capabilities, ensuring that the Emirate remains a center for health excellence and a model for world -class medical care practices.
Microsoft shows the innovations of AI in medical care in adghw
Microsoft demonstrated its innovations of AI in health solutions at the Global Health Week of Abu Dhabi, showing the application of personal well -being with the ‘hayat’. The application focuses on mental health and customization, the integration with Apple’s health and with the search for natural languages, the conversational and a speech agent that supports Arabic and English. Microsoft’s medical care solutions reside in their cloud of the industry, Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, which helps protect and govern data from cloud patients, applications and devices. It also improves care management and offers personalized experiences for patients, members and clients.

The Mou Sign Department with Microsoft for the frame with AI
The Dhabi of the ABU Department of Health has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to jointly develop an advanced framework of ‘population health intelligence’, with the aim of creating a true capable learning system capable or replenishment and recovering and regretting and repenting. The frame is based on two interconnected pillars: establish a digital twin or abu Dhabi that consolidates clinical, behavioral, environmental and demographic data, and depend on disty-a-ware. This initiative adheres to solid privacy regulations, ensuring that confidential information is safeguarded against unauthorized access.
The Mou was signed by Ibrahim to Jallaf, Executive Director of Digital Health in Doh and Naim Yazbeck, general manager of the Microsoft UAE country.
When commenting on the announcement, to the Jallafsaid: “Our mission goes beyond providing medical care, we are shaping a new era of longevity, where data, prevention and innovation are joined to train healthier lives. Through, and ,, and through.
Advanced Analytical Laboratory for Clinical Research
The Department of Health-ABU Dhabi and the ABU Dhabi Investment Office have been associated with Unilabs Pharma Solutions to establish an avant-garde analytical laboratory as part of the health, resistance, longevity and latest generation medicine by Abu Dhabi. The laboratory will promote advances in the development of drugs and clinical trials, positioning the Emirate as a Center for Global Life Sciences. The initiative aims to create high value jobs, local supply chains and increase investment in health infrastructure.
New health science laboratories to improve the research ecosystem
A memorandum of understanding between the Department of Health-ABU Dhabi, the ABU Dhabi Investment Office and the city of MASDAR will establish Laboratories of Life and Health Sciences of Life in the Sustainable Urban Community of Abu Dhabi. The association focuses on the development of infrastructure, the collaboration of Ghost, the development of talent and translation of research to economic value. The facilities will comply with international security, sustainability and environmental responsibility standards.
Smart Health Hackathon recognizes innovative technological solutions
The winners of the Global Health Week of Abu Dhabi Smart Hecth Hackathon were announced, with 16 teams competing in ‘Smart Living’ and ‘The Gym of Tomorrow’ categories. Winning solutions included Cloudcare, an artificial intelligence system that monitors the vital signs of elderly individuals and an unlimited fitness platform specifically adapted to the physiology of women. The winners received awards of up to $ 5,000, tutoring opportunities and possible pilot tests in the Abu Dhabi health ecosystem. The competition attracted more than 100 applications, with participants representing 11 different universities in the EAU.
