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Etisalat Launches Business Edge Healthcare Platform

Etisalat has announced the launch of Business Edge Healthcare achieve a world-class healthcare system.” Other benefits include
platform, a plethora of services dedicated to enhance and empower an intuitive patient app available on iOS and Android app stores;
hospitals, ambulatory practices and medical staff with seamless, an interoperable solution with capabilities to integrate with other
secure and practical solutions to enhance day-to-day operations healthcare solutions; and a complete clinical documentation
in all business phases of the various departments. This falls in module allowing patient transactions and records. Laboratory
line with UAE’s leadership’s vision and the Department of Health’s and X-ray results will be securely stored on the cloud, while a
(DoH) overall objectives of enabling the use of digital health “speech to text" feature will make it easier for clinicians to capture
supporting clinics utilizing digital technologies to improve health, patient history and charts. The solution also features a video
care delivery, and informed decision-making for a better patient surveillance as a service and a thermal camera solution to detect
experience. Dr. Hamed Ali Al Hashemi, Advisor to DoH Chairman elevated skin-surface temperatures and reduce false alarms,
at Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, said: “We welcome the analyze and track with the point of sale service, cloud hosted end
launch of Etisalat’s healthcare platform that will further boost the point security guaranteeing protection from the most invasive
digital transformation process of healthcare in Abu Dhabi with cyberattacks, unified communications, managed Wi-Fi solutions
locally hosted solutions. This will entice all market participants and managed devices.
to adopt digital solutions that will enable them to provide a higher
standard of patient care, as our joint goal.” Etisalat’s Business
Edge Healthcare platform offers various business benefits to the
health care sector. The pre-integrated telemedicine module allows
doctors to conduct live video consultations with their patients. The
cloud electronic medical records (EMR) solution on the platform
is HIE (Health Information Exchange) ready as well as a clinical
care and telehealth solution optimized for small to medium-sized
clinical practices providing ambulatory care to patients. Etisalat’s
Business Edge Healthcare solution hosts a number of benefits
such as quick set-up and provisioning; a monthly subscription
with no significant upfront cost; and a customizable solution
with a built-in modular approach. It also covers all outpatient
department operations, including scheduling and patient check-
in and checkout. Esam Mahmoud, Senior Vice President, SMB,
Etisalat, said: “The emergence of COVID-19 and its devastating
impact have brought irrevocable changes to our lives and the
global economy. This demands agile solutions that empower
frontline workers with the best in technology and continuous
access to health services in a safe and convenient way. This
solution is a testimony to bringing digital transformation to small
businesses as it provides tools and services that will help them

Orange Jordan and the German Development
Cooperation Inaugurate the 8th Orange Digital
Center in the Middle East and Africa

Orange (www.Orange.com) and the German Development Ethiopia, Mali, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Egypt, it is in Amman,
Cooperation are inaugurating an “Orange Digital Center” in Jordan, that this new Orange Digital Center is inaugurated.
Amman, a digital ecosystem entirely dedicated to the development Spread over 630 m², the Orange Digital Center in Jordan brings
of digital skills and innovation to train young people in digital together three strategic programs of the Orange group, namely;
technology and enhance their employability. The event brings a coding school, solidarity FabLab – one of the digital fabrication
together government and administrative authorities of Jordan, workshops of the Orange Foundation -, and a Orange Fab (BIG
representatives of Germany and France in Jordan, GIZ Jordan by Orange) start-up accelerator, supported by Orange Ventures
as an implementing partner, and members of the group’s board Africa, the investment fund. All programs are free and open to
of directors and executive committee. Orange headed by its everyone. They range from digital training for young people, 90%
Chairman and CEO Stéphane Richard. After Tunisia, Senegal, of which are practical, the acceleration of start-ups, and support

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