Public Health to Population Health – Abu Dhabi’s Role Model Approach |Biomedgrid

Health care is one of the important pillars of good governance and policymakers aim to promote the welfare of its people by providing protection against diseases and environmental hazards ensuring good quality health care. The phenomenal transformation in the health infrastructure of the U.A.E since independence in 1971 and its continuous efforts to meet the growing needs of lifestyleassociated disorders have been presented. The recent adaptation of the population health management approach by Abu Dhabi and its befitting application has been discussed. Dual health concerns faced by the nation and consistent commitment to offering world-class health infrastructure by the rulers by adapting and utilizing the advent of modern technology are discussed. The role of digital technologies and their relevance in population health are presented. Ensuring the public health goes beyond the concept of symptom-based individual health status demanding far ahead approach like population health that targets susceptible populations paving way for quality, cost-effective wellness, and Abu Dhabi is consistently thriving its innovative approach to health and wellbeing of its community.