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Building a Health Focused Economy

Abu Dhabi Finance WeekThu, Oct 9, 2025, 12:00 AM

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[Music] ladies and gentlemen good afternoon it's an honor to stand in in front of you at the Abu Dhabi economic Forum a platform where ambition meets action and vision translate into opportunity this is what Abu Dhabi stand for in just decad our Emirates has transformed into a hub of innovation and Investments this is the Falcon economy in action today non oil sectors account for more than 50% of the Emirate overall economy and we recently recorded a GDP growth of about 10% in abui we understand that growth and Innovation demand more Investments we nurture an effective e ecosystem based on ambitious Vision will educated talent and agile regulation as a catalyst for impact the health sector in Abu Dhabi is an example of this success story for us our health is our wealth a healthy population ensure societal well-being and fuel economic growth we aim to create the most intelligent and efficient system delivering personalized and preventive care to extend healthy lifespan of our population this is based on three pillars first healthy population empowering healthy conscious Society through advanced detection and coordinated Healthy Living second best in-class service implementing digitally enabled Primary Care along high quality services via Center of Excellence third Cutting Edge Innovation using technology to increase productivity decrease cost and revolutionize how we deliver care in combination this is a shift from a reactive system focused on the sick to a pro proactive approach for a healthy population where we predict prevent and act through personalized and precision intervention this is what make our health sector in Abu zabi unique data and Technologies are part of our DNA and guide the way we operate we have we have created the most holistic data set covering genotype phenotype and lifestyle information integrated from multidiscipline creating digital twin of our population this population Health intelligence provide macr level understanding such as District specific risk factor for diseases but also enable us to go micr level Insight where we drill down to the Gene and cell level of every individual such technology and data are fueling precision preventions and Care creating Investments opportunities that did not exist a decade ago we are completing the world largest Genome Project and most comprehensive reference genome already leading groundbreaking clinical application such as personalized cardiovascular screening or cancer medication based on individual genetic profile this year 25% more firms localized into our life science cluster with more than 180 clinical studies we announced the global first longevity standard with new Workforce standards such as health coaches for novel business model by 2035 Abu zabi is projected to add more than 100 billion durhams to its GDP and create over 20,000 job in the life science sector as you consider where to invest and innovate I encourage you to see this outcome as the basis of something greater Abu Dhabi does not just deliver numbers we create enduring partnership that shape Industries and improve lives for the Forward Thinking Abu Dhabi is the place where Vision become reality at a first place and as the Latin proverb Fortune always Love The Bold and the strong thank you [Music]

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