Malaffi is the region’s first Health Information Exchange platform, that safely and securely connects public and private healthcare providers in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Malaffi enables the meaningful, real-time exchange of important patient health information between healthcare providers, creating a centralised database of unified patient records, improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes.

Malaffi (Arabic for ‘my file’) is operated by Abu Dhabi Health Data Services - Sole Proprietorship LLC (ADHDS), a M42 company, established as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH). As part of the DOH’s strategic priorities, Malaffi is a key component of the digital transformation of the healthcare system in Abu Dhabi.

With universal, Emirate-wide participation of facilities and patients, every medical interaction a person has, from a routine checkup, consultation or emergency treatment, to laboratory tests or radiology images, is now collated in their personal file, with their medical history safely and securely stored and instantly accessible when needed.

By providing instant access to the patient’s longitudinal medical file, Malaffi facilitates the making of better-informed and more efficient clinical decisions, enhances coordination and transition of care, reduces unnecessary duplication of tests and procedures, reduces the risk of medical error, and improves patient safety and experience.

Malaffi connected almost the entire healthcare sector in three years and is noted as one of the fastest-implemented HIEs globally. Boasting unique HIE features such as predictive patient risk profiles, radiology image exchange and a patients’ Health Portal, Malaffi is one of the most advanced HIE platforms in the world.

As a centralised database of robust population health information, Malaffi informs and drives the DOH’s public health initiatives for a healthier Abu Dhabi. In the future, using AI technology and machine learning, Malaffi will increasingly be used to reduce disease progression, promote improved health outcomes and, ultimately, prolong life.

Malaffi is integrated with the National Unified Medical Record (NUMR) program Riayati and Nabidh, further supporting the delivery of an integrated health system for citizens across the UAE.