In this episode, Lucien Engelen’s lecture at the Majlis Mohammed bin Zayed in November 2024 discusses the future of healthcare delivery. We examine the healthcare crisis marked by workforce shortages and systemic pressures. Lucien presents innovative views on how technology and retail integration can transform healthcare, highlighting that interventions make up only 6% of health outcomes while consuming 90% of budgets. We explore solutions like self-measurement kiosks and digital humans and discuss preventive health’s economic implications. This episode is crucial for healthcare professionals, policymakers, technologists, and anyone interested in healthcare’s future.

**Highlights:**

[**00:30] - Understanding the critical healthcare workforce crisis and its implications

[**01:03] - Exploring how educational institutions are addressing mental health challenges

[**05:36] - Diving into the disconnect between healthcare spending and health outcomes

[**15:00] - Examining innovative technological solutions transforming healthcare delivery

[**25:00] - Understanding the integration of healthcare services into retail environments

[**30:00] - Exploring the economic impact of preventive health approaches

[**33:39] - Addressing critical questions about data privacy and public trust

[**36:44] - Discussing performance metrics for evaluating personalized health initiatives