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Arab Health, the largest gathering of
healthcare professionals in the MENA region,
has revealed that 45% of GCC residents
find wearable technology, such as fitness
trackers or smart watches, an effective way
to monitor personal health. In a GCC-wide
survey commissioned by Arab Health 2018,
which took place in Dubai earlier this year,
50% of respondents aged 18 to 24 were in
favour of Smart Health Technologies.
The wearable sensors market in the UAE
and Saudi Arabia is projected to increase
to $3.97 million and $3.08 million by 2018,
respectively, supporting this emerging
trend in the two largest populated
markets in the GCC. Ozlem Fidanci, CEO
Philips Middle East and Turkey, said: “Philips
understands the value of connected health
and the potential these devices have to
help patients and clinicians monitor chronic
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conditions, important vital information such
as blood pressure and even sleep quality. We
are continuously developing new wearable
sensing technologies to offer accurate and
reliable methods of monitoring of cardio,
respiratory and activity metrics.”
Ross Williams, Exhibition Director, Arab
Health 2018, said: “There has been a
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growing interest and awareness from
across the region about how to
leverage life changing technological
advancements to improve personal health
and medical techniques.”
The survey was conducted by YouGov
in December 2017, with over 2,700
participants from across the GCC. n
WITH MORE CONNECTED HOME DEVICES
INTRODUCED EACH YEAR, IT CAN BE A
CHALLENGE TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL
REMAIN INTERCONNECTED.
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