A New Era for Digital Health 2026

The same analytical infrastructure that powers daily clinical, financial and operational intelligence also supports strategic foresight at a population level. By aggregating and analysing de-identified data across the full ecosystem, Abu Dhabi can identify risk clusters, monitor disease prevalence and assess the long-term effects of policy or environmental change. This capability forms the foundation of Abu Dhabi’s PHI platform, which applies the same predict–prevent–act logic to entire populations rather than to individual facilities or patients.A key innovation supporting this platform is the development of an AI-enabled digital twin of Abu Dhabi, powered by health and non-health datasets. This virtual replica integrates health and non- health data to simulate and analyse population health dynamics in real time. It allows stakeholders to identify high-risk communities, uncover contributing risk factors and support the design, implementation and evaluation of targeted, cost- effective interventions.2.3 Abu Dhabi’s Population Health Intelligence platform Abu Dhabi’s Population Health Intelligence dashboard FIGURE 5 Source: Department of Health – Abu Dhabi By combining data-driven insights with AI-powered workflows, we can achieve measurable improvements in the health of both individuals and entire populations. This approach enables people to make well-informed choices that support healthy living. Elena Bonfiglioli, Global Leader Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft A New Era for Digital Health: Abu Dhabi’s Leap to Health Intelligence 17