“ We live and work in the countries we serve , so we are all the more determined to transform healthcare for the better ”
ALAA ADEL General Manager for Saudi Arabia and Egypt , Cerner Middle East and Africa
Last year , the Kansas City , USAheadquartered firm continued to grow its MEA footprint . “ We ’ ve had a busy 2017 with our clients and our client list keeps growing , both on the public and private sector side ,” explains Alaa Adel , general manager for Saudi Arabia and Egypt , Cerner Middle East and Africa .
“ For example , we added Kings College London UAE and also had a huge engagement with the Ministry of Defence in Saudi Arabia . We are very proud of what we have helped these and other clients achieve over the past year , and look forward to hitting objectives for this coming year too .”
Like Schelper , Adel is also a company veteran who joined in 2009 and is bringing valuable experience from Cerner operations in other parts of the world , notably the “ mothership ” in Kansas City , where he spent five years .
Adel believes that private enterprise will , ultimately , lead the
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