NEWS
Dimension
Data to provide
Incident
Response
Remediation
assistance
free to UAE
hospitals
Employees support tech
support but have concerns
over data use
David Healy, CEO
– EMEA, Aetna
International
Dimension Data, an African born global
systems integrator and managed
services provider, is offering Incident
Response Remediation assistance at no cost
to UAE hospitals combatting the pandemic
following a significant spike in COVID-19
themed cyberattacks on the healthcare
sector. Dimension Data’s service will enable
affected UAE hospitals to rapidly restore
operations after a successful cyberattack
and thus continue to deliver critical services
to patients. Public and private hospitals as
well as acute care hospitals, urgent care
clinics, community health centres and other
emergency care settings, are all eligible to
40-hours of incident response support, at no
cost, on the condition that they are directly
providing care to COVID-19 patients.
“The incredible rate at which the virus has
spread has overwhelmed the healthcare
sector. Dealing with the impact of the virus
is challenging enough without the added
complication of critical operations being
derailed by cyberattacks,” said Redouane
Gaouar, Director Go-to-Market Practices and
Strategic Partner Alliances at Dimension
Data Middle East. “By offering our incident
response service at no cost, our intension is
to get front line doctors and nurses as well
as all supporting functions trying to work in
a compromised hospital, back to saving lives
as quickly as possible.”
Redouane Gaouar, Director Go-to-Market
Practices and Strategic Partner Alliances at
Dimension Data Middle East
The majority of employees in the
UAE think businesses should provide
more physical and mental health
support through technology, with apps,
wearables and online services, according
to new research published by Aetna
International. However, there is also
clear concern around the use of personal
health data by employers on an individual
basis, according to the global survey
involving over 4,000 employees in the US,
UK, UAE and Singapore.
Whether it is via smart watches, fitness
trackers or applications, the study found
that 75% of UAE employees believe their
employer can help them manage physical
health better through technology while
66% say the same of their mental health.
Additionally, 75% believe access to
physical health services (provided by their
employer) through their phone would
help them manage physical health better,
while 64% said the same for mental
health services.
David Healy, CEO – EMEA, Aetna
International, said: “Technology has not
only revolutionised how we collaborate,
communicate and work, but also how
organisations help support employee
health and well-being.
“Particularly in the current climate,
high-tech, high-touch corporate wellbeing
strategies that include apps,
devices, and virtual access to care
services are high on the list of employee
demands. Businesses have a significant
opportunity to embrace technology and
innovation and fundamentally change
their values, culture and approach to
employee health.”
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