RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s advancements in the health care industry were under the spotlight at the Global Health Exhibition in Malham on Wednesday, including research for chronic diseases, building of institutional capacity, and the harnessing of technology.
Abdulrahman Sabra, general manager of Roche, told Arab News: “One of the major pillars we focus on, whether in the Vision 2030 goals, or in the strategy for us as well, is how to build capabilities within Saudi Arabia, and one of the areas we focus on is clinical research.”
Saad Albattal, chief medical officer of chronic diseases at Health Holding, highlighted a recent initiative, the Diabetic Command Center.
“The best example of that is the Diabetic Command Center, which is the first in the world. We are following all the patients with CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) and all their readings, and the glucose monitoring system is reflected on our screens.”
Albattal said this command center uses built-in, artificial-intelligence technology to send monitoring notifications to beneficiaries.
