A New Era for Digital Health 2026

Images: Unsplash + Disclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project, insight area or interaction. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are a result of a collaborative process facilitated and endorsed by the World Economic Forum but whose results do not necessarily represent the views of the World Economic Forum, nor the entirety of its Members, Partners or other stakeholders. © 2026 World Economic Forum. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system.Contents Forewords Executive summary Introduction 1 Innovation vs. intelligence 1.1 The innovation paradox 1.2 Why innovation fails to scale 1.3 The intelligence connection 1.4 From ‘one size fits all’ to ‘personalized at scale’ 1.5 Taking a system-level leap 2 Abu Dhabi’s intelligent health system 2.1 Abu Dhabi’s intelligent health system framework 2.2 Predict–Prevent–Act in practice 2.3 Abu Dhabi’s Population Health Intelligence platform 2.4 How Abu Dhabi’s Population Health Intelligence platform works 3 The impact of intelligence 3.1 A healthier society 3.2 A stronger economy 3.3 Faster innovation at scale 3.4 Better health outcomes for individuals 4 A global playbook for health intelligence 4.1 Key enablers 4.2 Lessons 5 An invitation to scale innovation with intelligence 5.1 Abu Dhabi’s HELM cluster Conclusion Contributors Endnotes3 5 7 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 17 18 19 19 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 A New Era for Digital Health: Abu Dhabi’s Leap to Health Intelligence 2