Emirates Health Services introduces world’s first healthcare Metaverse

Emirates Health Services (EHS) is a pioneer in the Metaverse, having established the world’s first Healthcare Metaverse platform, MetaHealth, and displaying a pilot version of the project at the Arab Health 2022 conference.

MetaHealth will be demonstrated at the EHS booth at Arab Health 2022, allowing visitors to learn about its potential to deliver healthcare services that surpass expectations, adapt to future requirements and problems, and promote happiness and wellness in the community. They will be able to teleport into the MetaHealth universe and speak with doctors, health professionals, or representatives from three major Dubai hospitals.

Mubaraka Ibrahim, Acting Chief Information Officer of Information Sectorat Emirates Health Services, said: “Launching the world’s first Healthcare Metaverse platform demonstrates Emirates Health Services’ commitment to our mission, where we aim to improve customers’ experience, promote wellbeing and happiness at the national level,and embed advanced technologies into healthcare services to better serve patients and bring the sector firmly into the future. This, in turn, resonates with Dubai and the UAE’s ambitions to embrace avant-garde technology and lead the way into better, more prosperous societies.”

“The platform helps create a more inclusive environment in the sector, in line with the UAE’s ambitions for a more inclusive, engaging, enjoyable, and fair nation,” Mubaraka Ibrahim added.

MetaHealth, unlike other Metaverse systems, allows users to access the virtual world just through their mobile devices. This is especially beneficial for’ People of Determination,’ who are a high priority in the UAE, and for whom MetaHealthprovides a solution for individuals who are unable to physically journey to one of the EHS Customer Happiness Centres.

The platform was created with a few simple steps in mind to enable easy access. Customers can then interact with one another in a 3D virtual world, virtually meeting each other and participating in virtual activities.