Aug 18, 2021 · WHO has three key objectives to promote the adoption and scale-up of digital health and innovation: 1. Translating latest data, research, and evidence into action: this means promoting standards for interoperability and data sharing and supporting implementation of digital solutions that contribute to informed decisi

Foster improved alignment in the digital health sector, providing governments and partners tools, building blocks, and platforms needed for sustainable health system digitalization. About The Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is a WHO Managed Network of organizations, institutions and government technical agencies actively engaged in ...

May 14, 2021 · This may be because digital technology has the potential to bridge healthcare gaps in underserved rural communities, especially in emerging markets. For example, an all-female health provider in Pakistan, Sehat Kahani, has e-health clinics around the country where - for a cost of $0.66 - patients can see one of a network of 1,500 doctors via a ...

Jan 9, 2024 · To further accelerate this impact through collaborative efforts, the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Health and Healthcare and the Boston Consulting Group have initiated the Digital Healthcare Transformation Initiative to facilitate public-private engagement on …

Sep 9, 2020 · Digital health is a broad category encompassing electronic health, mobile health, telehealth and health data, among others. It offers solutions that can strengthen health systems, such as bringing health services directly to people’s homes and to underserved communities, helping to map outbreaks of disease, and integrating digital tools that ...

Dec 21, 2022 · A new WHO/Europe study has found that digital health technologies are not accessible to all communities and areas in Europe equally, raising concerns over the equitable use of digital tools for health. The research shows that people with poor health are among the ones struggling the most in accessing these tools. The study was carried out jointly with the …

Jan 15, 2025 · In 2024, the World Economic Forum, Apollo Hospitals and a group of leading global healthcare and technology organizations launched the Digital Healthcare Transformation (DHT) Initiative. This initiative leverages public-private cooperation to harness digital health’s full potential, bridging the gap between future promise and current reality ...

Jul 28, 2022 · People-centred digital solutions, if widely adopted, have the potential to help overcome these challenges. The Regional Digital Health Action Plan 2023–2030, to be discussed during the 72nd session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, encapsulates how WHO/Europe will be supporting countries in leveraging and scaling up their digital …

Feb 22, 2023 · Healthcare innovation is accelerating at an unprecedented scale, particularly in the digital sphere, the World Health Organization says. Advances such as artificial intelligence and gene editing are transforming the way diseases are detected and treated. Here are 5 innovations that are pushing boundaries in healthcare.

The purpose for a Global Strategy on Digital Health is to promote healthy lives and wellbeing for everyone, everywhere, at all ages. To deliver its potential, national or regional Digital Health initiatives must be guided by a robust Strategy that integrates financial, organizational, human and technological resources.