5-7 December 2010

The prestigious World Health Congress Middle East 2010, held at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The congress is sponsored by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) and reputed to be the most significant health event during 2010 in the Middle East.

The congress, taking place from 5-7 December 2010, conveys more than 500 global healthcare and travel leaders plus key decision-makers in the medical tourism industry. Some of the top industry influencers partaking are Health Ministers, leading Government Officials, Hospital and Health Care CEOs, COOs, CFOs and Directors, eHealth Innovators, Financing and Insurance Directors, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies and Health Care Industry Suppliers, to mention only a few.

Some of the topics explored during the three-day conference are the following;

• Innovations in Health Care Delivery
• Using Tomorrow’s Surgical Technology Today
• Building an Accountable Care Organization
• Advancing the Consumer’s Role in Health Care
• The Future of the Healthcare Reform and Its Global Implications
• mHealth – Emerging Mobile Health Platforms for Patients and Consumers
• Public and Population Health: Delivering in the 21st Century
• Health Care and the Media

Many prominent guests and key-note speakers are invited to the event, which will be opened by the Crown Prince, H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the 5th of December. Other noticeable speakers are Dr. Joseph Cassar, Minister of Health in Malta, Preetha Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospital Group in Chennai, India, Oliver Harrison, Director of Health Authority in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Supreda Adulyanon, Thai Health Promotion Foundation in Thailand, and Renée-Marie Stephano, President of Medical Tourism Association.

Novasans will partake in the congress as media partners, with the aim of updating our readers and followers about the topics most vividly discussed and the solutions put forward. You can follow the event through the Novasans blog or on our website.