Healthcare providers should move away from “disease care” and focus more on holistic care, healthcare leaders said at the fourth Future of Healthcare summit organised by Khaleej Times on Wednesday at JW Marriott Hotel in Dubai Marina.
A platform for healthcare professionals, the forum discussed how to decipher the future challenges facing the industry and how to leverage the opportunities.
Patient-led healthcare
Another expert said it was in the best interest of the healthcare industry to focus on disease prevention. “Data and research show the current model of healthcare is not sustainable,” said Dr. Mohaymen Abdelghany, Vice President, Fakeeh Care UAE and Chief Executive Officer of Fakeeh University Hospital Dubai. “You cannot continue to treat sick people. You need to do something to stop people from becoming sick. So things need to be done on the wellness side.”
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