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Kuwait’s 2035 vision aims to strengthen investment in high quality healthcare which has already led to increased efficiency, use of innovative technology and a changing culture. 

The new app does not work with a variety of older phones and generated false readings of close contacts in a third of cases.

UK charity, the Health Foundation has called for greater transparency around the COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is set to be launched across England and Wales tomorrow.

The solution, which will be implemented across all of Medcare’s hospitals and clinics in Dubai and Sharjah, is owned by US technology company, InterSystems.

The Hospital Future Act aims to modernise the country’s hospital system.

It comes following a two-month trial in the UAE capital, as well as a successful remote care programme for COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

Also, Liverpool John Moores University gives students insight into e-prescribing.

The initiative aims to transform the planning and delivery of health and care services across the region.

The healthcare ICT provider and NHS Wales Informatics Service have signed a contract to deliver software solution Digistat. 

In a webinar organised in conjunction with the Argentine Ministry of Health, leaders from the country and across the region highlighted that the pandemic has created an opportunity to promote progress in the digital health agenda.