Key facts
- Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit to focus on longevity and prevention.
- Summit aims to extend healthy years of life through precision medicine, AI, and prevention.
Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit focuses on longevity and prevention
IN SHORT
The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit will convene global leaders to discuss extending healthy lifespans through longevity-first healthcare models. The event will highlight advancements in precision medicine, AI, and preventive care, aiming to address the growing challenge of people living longer but not always healthier lives.
Key Numbers
27%of additional years of life globally lived in poor health
55%of deaths in the UAE attributed to non-communicable diseases
AED39.9 billionannual economic cost of non-communicable diseases in the UAE
2.7%of the UAE's 2019 GDP equivalent to the cost of non-communicable diseases
Who's Involved
Dr Asma Al Mannaei
executive director of the health life science sector at the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi
Her Excellency Dr Noura Khamis Al Ghaithi
Undersecretary of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi
↳ Why This Matters
The Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit and its associated whitepaper highlight a global shift towards proactive, personalized healthcare aimed at extending not just lifespan, but healthspan. This focus on prevention and longevity has implications for healthcare systems, investment in life sciences, and the economic burden of non-communicable diseases.