Laila Al Jassmi BSc

Mrs. Jassmi is the former CEO of Health Policy & Strategy of Dubai Health Authority and in her previous role spanning over 21 years in DHA she had led efforts on strategic planning and transformation of Dubai’s health sector, health insurance reform, health funding strategy, public health strategy, health awareness and prevention programs, initial efforts to support and encourage e-health, healthcare statistics and health information systems, healthcare planning which includes Dubai Clinical Services Capacity Plan 2020, promoting and facilitating health investments, collecting and publishing annual health statistics, health research and analytics which includes the first ever Dubai Household Health Survey 2010.

Mrs. Jassmi also championed the Health Authority’s efforts on medical tourism to Dubai and health insurance reform, being closely involved and leading the efforts on these projects for the emirate. She has been at the forefront of health sector reform and health information evolution in the UAE, and is a leading speaker on global and regional opportunities and challenges in healthcare demand and transformation, health funding, health strategy and research and health tourism.