Without 'Digital Health for all', we can never achieve 'Healthcare for all - Universal Healthcare'. Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
This article explores in depth about the current state of the digital health industry, and what the industry and the Government needs to do to transform it. We are at an inflexion point and we cannot lose any more time. We need to work together to make 'Digital Health for All' and 'Universal Digital Health' a reality to ensure 'Healthcare for all'. Without 'Digital Health for all', we can never achieve 'Healthcare for all - Universal Healthcare'. Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta
This global index provides the first-ever snapshot of digital health ecosystems throughout the world and lays the foundation for better informed and more coordinated investments in digital health
Today, digitalization is a catalyst for economic growth. Digitalization opens huge opportunities
for service providers to create novel solutions for consumers. For example, consumers are willing to spend
more money and time to take care of themselves and this provides new business for wellness service providers.
The aim of this paper is to provide new knowledge on how user involvement and co-design can boost
development of digital wellness services, and what are their potential benefits for companies. The paper
introduces three case studies in which novel mobile wellness services were developed in collaboration with
users in Owela platform in different phases of the development process.
Future of Surgery - The Emerging View 10 03 16Future Agenda
This is a new perspective on the future of surgery that builds on insights from the global 2015 Future Agenda programme as well as additional expert discussions in 2016 including an event held in Frankfurt on the 8 March.
It explores a number of different views of changes across healthcare that could impact surgery over the next ten years and is intended a catalyst for further discussions.
If you have perspectives to add, or alternative views to share, please do get in touch via email or twitter @futureagenda
To answer new digital challenges (faster business cycles, new risks and need for more firm-level integration), companies need firm-level governance around their digital initiatives. Too often digital is left to grow organically, generally in a series of silos or managed from just one perspective of the business. In this paper the importance of governance of digital initiative is explored in detail, with working models, and some case studies from companies across different industries.
This global index provides the first-ever snapshot of digital health ecosystems throughout the world and lays the foundation for better informed and more coordinated investments in digital health
Today, digitalization is a catalyst for economic growth. Digitalization opens huge opportunities
for service providers to create novel solutions for consumers. For example, consumers are willing to spend
more money and time to take care of themselves and this provides new business for wellness service providers.
The aim of this paper is to provide new knowledge on how user involvement and co-design can boost
development of digital wellness services, and what are their potential benefits for companies. The paper
introduces three case studies in which novel mobile wellness services were developed in collaboration with
users in Owela platform in different phases of the development process.
Future of Surgery - The Emerging View 10 03 16Future Agenda
This is a new perspective on the future of surgery that builds on insights from the global 2015 Future Agenda programme as well as additional expert discussions in 2016 including an event held in Frankfurt on the 8 March.
It explores a number of different views of changes across healthcare that could impact surgery over the next ten years and is intended a catalyst for further discussions.
If you have perspectives to add, or alternative views to share, please do get in touch via email or twitter @futureagenda
To answer new digital challenges (faster business cycles, new risks and need for more firm-level integration), companies need firm-level governance around their digital initiatives. Too often digital is left to grow organically, generally in a series of silos or managed from just one perspective of the business. In this paper the importance of governance of digital initiative is explored in detail, with working models, and some case studies from companies across different industries.
The Future of Health - The Emerging View 14 01 16Future Agenda
A short talk given in London in January 2016 highlighting some of the key health and healthcare related insights from the Future Agenda workshops. Mixing views from around the world it looks at public health issues, the increasing role of digital, changes to the healthcare system, the ageing challenge, financing health and where global answers may emerge from.
Digital governance or e-Governance can be defined as the use of information and communication technology by the government to provide the quality information and services to citizens, businesses, voluntary organizations, and other government agencies in an efficient, cost-effective, and convenient manner and to bring transparency, accountability in government functioning to strengthen democracy.
Australia e-health, e-education, e-governmentAmbikabasa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments are accelerating, and astonishing innovations will emerge during the next few years as more companies enter this sector and spend money on developing it. AI applications are already being used in healthcare and gaming, to name just two sectors adopting this cutting edge technology.
The report discusses what the LMI segments know and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation.
Digital technologies are rapidly being integrated into almost every area of the healthcare industry. It is a broad umbrella term that refers to the use of digital technologies to enable universal healthcare access, improve healthcare quality, and enhance wellness. It may be regarded as the systematic application of digital technologies to support informed decision making by individuals, the health workforce, and health institutions, in order to improve health outcomes and wellness for all. It is becoming a pervasive component of healthcare practice, with applications in almost all areas of the healthcare sector. It has attracted lots of attention in the past decade in several nations worldwide. This paper provides an introduction to digital health. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Digital Health" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46453.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/46453/digital-health/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Citizens' Perspective on Use of AI in Government | 2018 BCG Digital Governmen...Miguel Carrasco
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform government policy and delivery and generate enormous value for citizens, but there is a lot of work still needed to build confidence and trust needed to realize the benefits.
This Discussion Paper was released at the Digital Summit in Tallin, Estonia on 15-16th October 2018.
The Future of Patient Centric Data - initial perspectiveFuture Agenda
We are delighted to announce another major Future Agenda project – exploring the potential for more and better patient data to transform healthcare.
During the second half of 2017 a series of events are taking place around the world to bring together different views on how evolutions in data creation, availability and sharing are providing greater autonomy, control and access to patient information while simultaneously ensuring safety and security. Following the well-regarded Future Agenda format, these will be discussions between experts in health, data and adjacent areas exploring how the emerging shifts may evolve, play out and with what implications.
This is the emerging view of some of the key issues that different organisations believe will have impact how we access, share and make better use of patient data. This is the starting point for a wider global discussion that will highlight the most important shifts taking place, their likely effect and implications – as well as the associated security and safety concerns.
Investigating the topic from the perspectives of hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, health-care providers, technology firms, advisors, researchers, medical device manufacturers, data managers and regulators, this initiative will not only highlight the global issues but also focus on regional differences and implications.
As with other recent Future Agenda projects on the Future of Trade, Cities and Philanthropy, the Future of Patient Data will produce a comprehensive view of what many different organisations and experts around the world see as the likely direction over the next decade. The resulting report will identify the key benefits, enablers and constraints and where are the major areas for further research, innovation and collaboration.
For this project we have assembled a superb combination of events with hosts including leading companies, universities and governments. The current schedule of events is:
Dubai (27th September) hosted by Herman Miller
Johannesburg (10th October) hosted by Discovery Health
Oslo (30th October) hosted by Accenture
Brussels (9th November) hosted by UCB
Sydney (15th November) co-hosted by TAL, Telstra and Pfizer
Singapore (13th or 20th November) hosted by Accenture
Mumbai (23rd November) co-hosted by Tata Consulting Services
Toronto (early December) co-hosted by Cisco and York University
San Francisco (early December) host TBC
Boston (early December) host TBC
London (14th December) hosted by Accenture
We are also looking at adding extra events as diaries allow in Copenhagen, Munich, Sao Paulo and Tel-Aviv.
As usual, throughout out the project we will share new insights gained from these discussions on Linked-In, SlideShare, Flickr and twitter so that others can comment, add to and challenge the views as they develop. Once the workshops are complete, we will compile a final report similar in format to the recent Future of Cities.
By nature, humans are social creatures and thrive in urban spaces that foster social connections. Cities are essential to sustainable development since they are the center of economic development. They interact extensively with surrounding and with the rest of the world. The sustainable city concept focuses on improving the conditions of the urban areas in order to create healthy, pleasant, livable, inclusive, safe, and resilient cities where residents want to live and work. This chapter provides an introduction on sustainable cities. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Sustainable Cities" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46454.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/46454/sustainable-cities/matthew-n-o-sadiku
iMinds insights on citizen health empowermentiMindsinsights
As more people are living longer than before and with chronic disease on the rise, disease prevention alone is no longer enough. Citizens need to take more control over their health – by giving them greater access to their personal health information and equipping them with tools and insights to better manage their lifestyles.
iMinds insights is a quarterly publication providing you with relevant tech updates based on interviews with academic and industry experts. iMinds is a digital research center and incubator based in Belgium.
E-Government activities are still very low in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country, and this is hindering
E-Service adoption. E-Service is inextricably linked to E-Government and they will not develop separately,
but as one progresses the other moves forward. Having a new technology like E-service opens new
opportunities for government, private and public sectors. Despite the fact that the new technology will not
be without a hindrance, the overall benefits of using outweigh its lapses.
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as top Africa economy. There is still more to be done in increasing the
revenue of the country, reducing the huge external debt owing the World Bank. Furthermore, there is a
need to sustain the new status as top economy in Africa. There are many unresolved problems like
corruption. This leads to a slow movement of files in offices, embezzlement, election irregularities, and port
congestions among others. Adoption of E-Service will help to reduce these problems and increase the
revenue base of the country.
This study will identify e-Service roles in economic development in Nigeria, a lower middle-income
country. The study is based on literature review methodology and recent online survey that shows the level
of E-Service awareness and roles. We shall also examine previous conference papers related to this study
and necessary recommendations will be suggested and offered to the authority in Nigeria on how best the
e-service adoption will add more success to the economic development.
Roles of e service in economic development, case study of nigeria, a lower-mi...IJMIT JOURNAL
E-Government activities are still very low in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country, and this is hindering
E-Service adoption. E-Service is inextricably linked to E-Government and they will not develop separately,
but as one progresses the other moves forward. Having a new technology like E-service opens new
opportunities for government, private and public sectors. Despite the fact that the new technology will not be without a hindrance, the overall benefits of using outweigh its lapses.
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as top Africa economy. There is still more to be done in increasing the revenue of the country, reducing the huge external debt owing the World Bank. Furthermore, there is a need to sustain the new status as top economy in Africa. There are many unresolved problems like
corruption. This leads to a slow movement of files in offices, embezzlement, election irregularities, and port congestions among others. Adoption of E-Service will help to reduce these problems and increase the revenue base of the country.
This study will identify e-Service roles in economic development in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country. The study is based on literature review methodology and recent online survey that shows the level of E-Service awareness and roles. We shall also examine previous conference papers related to this study
and necessary recommendations will be suggested and offered to the authority in Nigeria on how best the e-service adoption will add more success to the economic development.
How can technology solve the challenges of an aging populationHelene Andre
The aging population is expected to sky rocket in the next decade and the United States has to rethink how it will deliver care for its elderly.
With recent advancements in technology, Aging in Place has emerged as strong solution to address this pressing need.
Rethinking Health Plan Business Models for the Emerging On-Demand Digital Eco...Cognizant
Even as on-demand healthcare platforms disrupt the industry, they create possibilities for new value propositions, partnerships and business models that will further reshape the cost and delivery of care.
mHealth Israel_Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia: 2020_Finn...Levi Shapiro
Report by Finn Partners: Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia- 2020. Deep-dive analysis across healthcare delivery, healthcare financing and healthcare discovery. Sections include Healthcare in the Digital Age, Digital health brings patient care to where it is needed the most, Innovative fintech solutions deliver affordable healthcare to Asia, More data and better insights delivered by AI and machine learning, Digital health is the future.
The Future of Health - The Emerging View 14 01 16Future Agenda
A short talk given in London in January 2016 highlighting some of the key health and healthcare related insights from the Future Agenda workshops. Mixing views from around the world it looks at public health issues, the increasing role of digital, changes to the healthcare system, the ageing challenge, financing health and where global answers may emerge from.
Digital governance or e-Governance can be defined as the use of information and communication technology by the government to provide the quality information and services to citizens, businesses, voluntary organizations, and other government agencies in an efficient, cost-effective, and convenient manner and to bring transparency, accountability in government functioning to strengthen democracy.
Australia e-health, e-education, e-governmentAmbikabasa
Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments are accelerating, and astonishing innovations will emerge during the next few years as more companies enter this sector and spend money on developing it. AI applications are already being used in healthcare and gaming, to name just two sectors adopting this cutting edge technology.
The report discusses what the LMI segments know and feel about the COVID-19 outbreak and examines its effect on them. The report also highlights actionable recommendations for policymakers to design suitable interventions that can help the LMI segment cope better in this difficult situation.
Digital technologies are rapidly being integrated into almost every area of the healthcare industry. It is a broad umbrella term that refers to the use of digital technologies to enable universal healthcare access, improve healthcare quality, and enhance wellness. It may be regarded as the systematic application of digital technologies to support informed decision making by individuals, the health workforce, and health institutions, in order to improve health outcomes and wellness for all. It is becoming a pervasive component of healthcare practice, with applications in almost all areas of the healthcare sector. It has attracted lots of attention in the past decade in several nations worldwide. This paper provides an introduction to digital health. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Digital Health" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46453.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/46453/digital-health/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Citizens' Perspective on Use of AI in Government | 2018 BCG Digital Governmen...Miguel Carrasco
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform government policy and delivery and generate enormous value for citizens, but there is a lot of work still needed to build confidence and trust needed to realize the benefits.
This Discussion Paper was released at the Digital Summit in Tallin, Estonia on 15-16th October 2018.
The Future of Patient Centric Data - initial perspectiveFuture Agenda
We are delighted to announce another major Future Agenda project – exploring the potential for more and better patient data to transform healthcare.
During the second half of 2017 a series of events are taking place around the world to bring together different views on how evolutions in data creation, availability and sharing are providing greater autonomy, control and access to patient information while simultaneously ensuring safety and security. Following the well-regarded Future Agenda format, these will be discussions between experts in health, data and adjacent areas exploring how the emerging shifts may evolve, play out and with what implications.
This is the emerging view of some of the key issues that different organisations believe will have impact how we access, share and make better use of patient data. This is the starting point for a wider global discussion that will highlight the most important shifts taking place, their likely effect and implications – as well as the associated security and safety concerns.
Investigating the topic from the perspectives of hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, health-care providers, technology firms, advisors, researchers, medical device manufacturers, data managers and regulators, this initiative will not only highlight the global issues but also focus on regional differences and implications.
As with other recent Future Agenda projects on the Future of Trade, Cities and Philanthropy, the Future of Patient Data will produce a comprehensive view of what many different organisations and experts around the world see as the likely direction over the next decade. The resulting report will identify the key benefits, enablers and constraints and where are the major areas for further research, innovation and collaboration.
For this project we have assembled a superb combination of events with hosts including leading companies, universities and governments. The current schedule of events is:
Dubai (27th September) hosted by Herman Miller
Johannesburg (10th October) hosted by Discovery Health
Oslo (30th October) hosted by Accenture
Brussels (9th November) hosted by UCB
Sydney (15th November) co-hosted by TAL, Telstra and Pfizer
Singapore (13th or 20th November) hosted by Accenture
Mumbai (23rd November) co-hosted by Tata Consulting Services
Toronto (early December) co-hosted by Cisco and York University
San Francisco (early December) host TBC
Boston (early December) host TBC
London (14th December) hosted by Accenture
We are also looking at adding extra events as diaries allow in Copenhagen, Munich, Sao Paulo and Tel-Aviv.
As usual, throughout out the project we will share new insights gained from these discussions on Linked-In, SlideShare, Flickr and twitter so that others can comment, add to and challenge the views as they develop. Once the workshops are complete, we will compile a final report similar in format to the recent Future of Cities.
By nature, humans are social creatures and thrive in urban spaces that foster social connections. Cities are essential to sustainable development since they are the center of economic development. They interact extensively with surrounding and with the rest of the world. The sustainable city concept focuses on improving the conditions of the urban areas in order to create healthy, pleasant, livable, inclusive, safe, and resilient cities where residents want to live and work. This chapter provides an introduction on sustainable cities. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Sustainable Cities" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd46454.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/electrical-engineering/46454/sustainable-cities/matthew-n-o-sadiku
iMinds insights on citizen health empowermentiMindsinsights
As more people are living longer than before and with chronic disease on the rise, disease prevention alone is no longer enough. Citizens need to take more control over their health – by giving them greater access to their personal health information and equipping them with tools and insights to better manage their lifestyles.
iMinds insights is a quarterly publication providing you with relevant tech updates based on interviews with academic and industry experts. iMinds is a digital research center and incubator based in Belgium.
E-Government activities are still very low in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country, and this is hindering
E-Service adoption. E-Service is inextricably linked to E-Government and they will not develop separately,
but as one progresses the other moves forward. Having a new technology like E-service opens new
opportunities for government, private and public sectors. Despite the fact that the new technology will not
be without a hindrance, the overall benefits of using outweigh its lapses.
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as top Africa economy. There is still more to be done in increasing the
revenue of the country, reducing the huge external debt owing the World Bank. Furthermore, there is a
need to sustain the new status as top economy in Africa. There are many unresolved problems like
corruption. This leads to a slow movement of files in offices, embezzlement, election irregularities, and port
congestions among others. Adoption of E-Service will help to reduce these problems and increase the
revenue base of the country.
This study will identify e-Service roles in economic development in Nigeria, a lower middle-income
country. The study is based on literature review methodology and recent online survey that shows the level
of E-Service awareness and roles. We shall also examine previous conference papers related to this study
and necessary recommendations will be suggested and offered to the authority in Nigeria on how best the
e-service adoption will add more success to the economic development.
Roles of e service in economic development, case study of nigeria, a lower-mi...IJMIT JOURNAL
E-Government activities are still very low in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country, and this is hindering
E-Service adoption. E-Service is inextricably linked to E-Government and they will not develop separately,
but as one progresses the other moves forward. Having a new technology like E-service opens new
opportunities for government, private and public sectors. Despite the fact that the new technology will not be without a hindrance, the overall benefits of using outweigh its lapses.
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as top Africa economy. There is still more to be done in increasing the revenue of the country, reducing the huge external debt owing the World Bank. Furthermore, there is a need to sustain the new status as top economy in Africa. There are many unresolved problems like
corruption. This leads to a slow movement of files in offices, embezzlement, election irregularities, and port congestions among others. Adoption of E-Service will help to reduce these problems and increase the revenue base of the country.
This study will identify e-Service roles in economic development in Nigeria, a lower middle-income country. The study is based on literature review methodology and recent online survey that shows the level of E-Service awareness and roles. We shall also examine previous conference papers related to this study
and necessary recommendations will be suggested and offered to the authority in Nigeria on how best the e-service adoption will add more success to the economic development.
How can technology solve the challenges of an aging populationHelene Andre
The aging population is expected to sky rocket in the next decade and the United States has to rethink how it will deliver care for its elderly.
With recent advancements in technology, Aging in Place has emerged as strong solution to address this pressing need.
Rethinking Health Plan Business Models for the Emerging On-Demand Digital Eco...Cognizant
Even as on-demand healthcare platforms disrupt the industry, they create possibilities for new value propositions, partnerships and business models that will further reshape the cost and delivery of care.
mHealth Israel_Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia: 2020_Finn...Levi Shapiro
Report by Finn Partners: Impact of Digital Innovations on Healthcare in Asia- 2020. Deep-dive analysis across healthcare delivery, healthcare financing and healthcare discovery. Sections include Healthcare in the Digital Age, Digital health brings patient care to where it is needed the most, Innovative fintech solutions deliver affordable healthcare to Asia, More data and better insights delivered by AI and machine learning, Digital health is the future.
Frost and Sullivan - Emergence of Digital Health PortalsDexter Wee
Compares the 6 Top Healthcare Portals around the World
1. 1177 Sweden
2. WebMD USA
3. WeDoctor China
4. NHS Choices UK
5. HealthHub Singapore
6. Sundhed Denmark
For more information on the Frost and Sullivan paper, follow the link here.
http://digitalhealth.sg/frostandsullivan-emergence-of-digitalhealth-portals/
explores the evolving landscape of technology and its profound effects on how individuals live, work, and interact. This concise overview delves into the shifts towards mobile-centric lifestyles, personalization, data privacy concerns, sustainability, remote work, and the integration of health and wellness tech. Discover how these trends shape our daily experiences and drive innovation across various sectors.
Development of the digital economy started way before COVID-19. The exact date of the beginning may be defined in different ways, depending on different definitions of “digital economy.” The popularly understood “digital economy” phenomenon began when T-Mall was set up in 2003 and when Alipay came online in 2004. While the digital technology brings about the fourth industrial revolution, just like the steam engine, electrical machines, and computers, respectively.
Healthcare On Demand: New Provider Business Models for the Digital EconomyCognizant
Health consumers empowered by digital technology now expect on-demand, anytime, anywhere service, forcing providers to develop new models of care to compete successfully in the emerging consumer-to-business health marketplace.
The Digital Health Technology Vision 2016 reveals five trends that prove winning in the digital age hinges on people. Keeping up with changing technology is vital, but it’s just as important to evolve the consumer experience, methods of care delivery and career development opportunities for the healthcare workforce.
Healthcare is a complex system that covers processes of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases. It constitutes a fundamental pillar of the modern society. Technology drives modern healthcare more than any other force. It has always been an integral part of healthcare delivery, enabling health care providers to use various tools to detect, diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. Digital natives are the generation who were born during the digital age. They now serve the healthcare industry as professionals or patients. Understanding their worldview and attitudes can help healthcare organizations create a productive and nurturing environment for everyone. This paper explores the behavior of digital natives in healthcare. Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Uwakwe C. Chukwu | Abayomi Ajayi-Majebi | Sarhan M. Musa "Digital Natives in Healthcare" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-3 , April 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd49635.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/49635/digital-natives-in-healthcare/matthew-n-o-sadiku
Our approach to data analysis, data use, and data management are evolving across all sectors as a result of big data. And one sector where it may be effectively deployed is Cloud Tech Trends in healthcare, where it can help people avoid dangerous illnesses, lower the total cost of treatment, and anticipate disease outbreaks.
The 9 Biggest Technology Trends That Will Transform Medicine And Healthcare I...Bernard Marr
New technology is available for every industry, but healthcare, in particular, must embrace the latest technologies to transform operations, drive research and development, enhance patient care, and meet the growing complexity of the healthcare system. Here are 9 technology trends that will transform medicine and healthcare in 2020.
Similar to Digital Health : From Hope , Hype & Halt to Hope , Heal and Health (20)
As a member of the National Education Policy Committee, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. I traveled to remote villages, saw the reality on the ground, discussed the issues with students for whom we were drafting the policy, met teachers and parents. You can see how such practical work helped shaped the National Education Policy. And I am fortunate that all these inputs have made their way in the NEP. Worth the efforts.
As a member of the National Education Policy Committee, Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India. I traveled to remote villages, saw the reality on the ground, discussed the issues with students for whom we were drafting the policy, met teachers and parents. You can see how such practical work helped shaped the National Education Policy. And I am fortunate that all these inputs have made their way in the NEP. Worth the efforts.
This was the largest ever survey on healthcare done by a private group. Disease Management Association of India ( www.dmai.org.in) led this study of 60,000 people across 12 states in India on the state of healthcare. This helped the policy makers a lot on putting forth the facts as per the primary study
The first live guidelines from the World Health Organization
(WHO) on Digital Health. I was a member of the guidelines development group for this report
Report on the 5th Government Industry Dialogue on Digital Health, Medical Devices & Interoperability . This report is based on the deliberations of the the dialogue held between all stake-holders on 19th April hosted by the Disease Management Association of India , PCHA , Continua in partnership with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Department of Pharma , NHSRC, TIFAC , Government of India
This is the magazine of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare , Government of India . It will be a quarterly magazine dealing with health issues relevant to the public
State of Healthcare IT in India is the first report from HIMSS India.. This will be quite helpful for policy makers and the industry alike . We look forward to bringing out more reports in the times ahead
Global launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2nd wave – alongside...ILC- UK
The Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index is an online tool created by ILC that ranks countries on six metrics including, life span, health span, work span, income, environmental performance, and happiness. The Index helps us understand how well countries have adapted to longevity and inform decision makers on what must be done to maximise the economic benefits that comes with living well for longer.
Alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 28 May 2024, we launched the second version of our Index, allowing us to track progress and give new insights into what needs to be done to keep populations healthier for longer.
The speakers included:
Professor Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health, Italy
Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V - ROLE OF PEADIATRIC NURSE.pdfSachin Sharma
Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
Deep Leg Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Meaning, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Mor...The Lifesciences Magazine
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Digital Health : From Hope , Hype & Halt to Hope , Heal and Health
1.
2. PROF. RAJENDRA PRATAP GUPTA
GLOBAL HEALTHCARE LEADER
DIGITAL HEALTH
FROM &HOPE, HYPE HALT
TO HOPE, HEAL
& HEALTH
Prof. Rajendra Pratap
Gupta is a global
healthcare leader,
served on the
guideline’s development
group for digital health
at WHO, and a former
Advisor to the Health
Minister of India.
3. Over the past 40 years, the healthcare community has been repeatedly excited by the hope of
providing better care through the effective adoption of the technology. In the hope that digital
health is going to be the game changer, an aura of hype has been created amongst the
stakeholders of healthcare industry. However, digital health is yet to witness a large-scale adoption
that could match the hope created about its utility. There does not exist an example where digital
health has successfully transformed the health system of a geography and has demonstrated a
net positive return on the initial investment. Owing to the lack of a positive business case, the
initiatives pertaining to digital health are losing steam.
Corporates are shutting down digital health labs, staunching investments in digital health, digital
health conferences are consolidating, and governments are re-evaluating the funding regimes for
such initiatives. For the technology to be able to create desired impact in this sector, the principle
stakeholders namely governments, hospitals, insurers, tech developers, medical professionals,
and patients need to participate equitably. The resources need to be focused on high impact areas
like epidemiology surveys, legal and regulatory frameworks, geriatric care, and human resources
training. For a new technology to thrive, the industry competitors and governments must work in
unison to develop solutions that are pragmatic, solves the problems, reduce the cost of care
delivery, and are sustainable in the long-term. Digital Health Champions also need to answer the
key question; Who pays?What would the Digital Health financing model be? Digital health is not
dead, but it is in a stage where its revival is an up-hill yet doable task, and above all is necessary.
Dr. Rahul K. Garg is a management
consultant with an experience of
advising governments and
corporations regarding digital health
strategy and implementation.
Dr. RAHUL K. GARG
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
4. Tech revolution: First, the world was changed by the invention of wheel. The second
invention that matched the magnitude of impact of wheel is the electricity. The concept of
electricity has existed for over 2,000 years, but its commercial supply for civilian use began
in late nineteenth century. The adoption of electricity has been very steady since then and
before the World War II, whole North America and Europe had access to electricity. The third
invention in the league of wheel is the internet connectivity. Post World-War II, the world
realized the need of effective flow of information.
Internet has revolutionised the human civilization beyond the expectations of
subject matter experts. The most significant contribution of internet is making
the world flat. Internet has uncovered the change that is possible through the
power of human interaction. Many industries have reaped the benefits of
connected global markets through blockbuster products and borderless
territories. The wheel, electricity, and internet form the backbone of the
present-day infrastructure. The technology means productive man-hours,
higher revenues, and targeted customer acquisition and convergence across
sectors.
Henry Ford used a combination of wheels and
electricity to develop the assembly line concept.
These assembly lines made cars so affordable, that
it changed the way we commute today. Banks use
cash counting machines, which are again a precise
combination of wheels and electricity. These
machines have saved millions of hours of human
effort by making our cashiers more productive.
Interestingly, internet and global market places are
making cash redundant, another seismic shift.
Cellular phones have made inter-human connectivity
a fundamental service. Human behaviour has
evolved significantly by the fact that we are
connected to everyone, every time, everywhere. The
role of technology is so ingrained in our lives, that
any deviation from it is unimaginable. Every industry
and sector has been revolutionized by the
technology. The dependency of organizations on
technology has reached to a point where the survival
and competitive advantage of organizations
depends upon technology.
In 1950s, when the world was recovering from world
wars, the digital technology was endeavouring to
jump out of innovation labs into the real business
world. Automation of simple and repetitive human
jobs was the lowest hanging fruit plucked by digital
technologies in 1950s and 60s. The governments,
financial institutions, corporate organizations, and
manufacturing industry were tempting to experiment
with the idea that data generated can be used to
break down the problems and substitute human
efforts with mechanical or electronic interventions.
As we see the history, military and financial
institutions took a lead to transform the lab
experiments into opportunities. NASA, for example,
leveraged an IBM computer to put a man on moon
(1). Banking industry created a business case for
automated teller machines to reduce the
dependency on human cashiers. This introduction
marked the dawn of digital era in commercial world.
The examples of uptake of digital technologies
include self-service gas stations, supermarket
billings, online shopping, real-time email
communications, automated ticket dispensers,
candy machines, traffic signals, and cyber warfare.
All these examples were advanced features of their
time, as well as, saved a lot of money for the public.
5. The proliferation of these innovations was
organic in nature. Healthcare, however, has
always been a shy cousin of these
industries and fails to provide some strong
examples of digitalization in that era.
Healthcare has spent billions of dollars on
committees and conferences to market the
idea of digital health yet failing to find any
mass adopters. For the purposes of this
paper, digital health is defined as
electronically connecting up the points of
care so that health information can be
shared securely (2).
There is no denying in the fact that digital
health has failed to deliver (3). Digital health
is struggling to survive, and signs have
begun to emerge that the era of legacy
technologies will soon be gone. In 2012,
the moratorium on all E-health and mobile
health initiatives in Uganda was the signal
that all is not well with digital health
adoption and scaling up (4). Since then, the
number of healthcare conferences on
digital health have drastically reduced.
More healthcare IT companies have gone
bankrupt in past five years, than in two
decades before that (5). The National
Health Services (NHS) in England and, to
some extent, Kaiser Permanent are trying
to implement digital health on mass scale
through the effective telemedicine and
digital health records projects. For the rest
of the world, there is no example of digital
health being implemented at national level
(6), (7). The industry is still struggling with
rudimentary issues of interoperability, data
privacy, legal frameworks, systemic
acceptability, and project financing. On top
of that, the changing the goal posts and
direction towards robotics have created
opaque lens to look through the past and
future of digital health.
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6. Back in 1950s, there existed one
example of digital health in the
form of telemedicine. The wealthy
folks of that time could use their
landline telephones to speak to a
physician, describe their
condition, book an appointment,
or even request a home visit. In
fact, in 1959, Mudaliar
Committee referred to the use of
police wireless communication
for primary health centre staff (8).
Disappointing it is, that by 1980s,
it became almost impossible to
get a physician on the phone and
ridiculously expensive to request
a physician home visit. However,
technologies like internet and
sensors provided a hope that
healthcare would be accessible
anywhere and anytime.
There was a hope that some
digital solution would move the
epicenter of healthcare from
hospital to patient. Medical staff
hoped that they would have
patients’ data available on
fingertips. Hospitals hoped for an
instant payment from the
insurance companies using
secure technology. Insurance
providers hoped to use data and
analytics in reducing frauds and
save operational costs. Above all,
patients hoped to get a better
care they deserve. Everyone
expected that digital
technology was the
missing link between
“health-care” and
“health-cure”. What
came out was an entire
conference industry
built on digital health in
hype of mass adoption
of digital health.
The IT infrastructure in the
hospitals did not move beyond
billing and administration!!! And
the companies that still hold on
to the digital health portfolio are
cross-subsidizing the losses with
their income from BFSI (Banking,
Financial Services and Insurance)
verticals.
Electronic Medical Records
(EMRs) were looked upon as the
holy grail of digital health. Once
all the patient data gets
digitalized, infinite possibilities
would open. Overtime, EMRs
found it difficult to break into a
physician’s office. For a
considerable time, the myth
prevailed that physicians are
afraid of technology or physicians
see technological advancements
Health Digitization is a
Magic Wand
HOPE
7. as their enemy. This myth loses
its rationale when a physician’s
office is loaded with technologies
like digital stethoscopes, portable
glucometers, latest Computed
Tomography (CT) scan machines,
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) machines etc. Medical
devices industry has exploded in
past three decades. CT and MRI
machines were made
commercially available in 1970s.
Within 20 years, there were at
least 1 MRI and 2 CT machines
per million population in the
developed world. At present,
there are more than 10 MRIs and
20 CT machines per million
population (9), (10). These
statistics are a proxy for
physician’s acceptance to the
new clinically proven
technologies if they add to his
knowledge of diagnosis/
treatment, add to his income, and
saves time for ‘doing more’ in his
practice. Knowledge, money, and
time are the underlying benefits
when it comes to DoI (Decision
on investment) for digital health.
Money chasing digital
health: USA is paying around
$50,000 to each physician for
adopting EHRs. In 2009, the US
Federal Government set aside
$27 billion of the American tax
payers’ funds to boost the
adoption of EHR. Billions of
dollars were budgeted for training
health information technology
workers under the Health
Information Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health
(HITECH) Act.
“For physicians willing to
adopt EHRs, the financial
incentives offered by the
federal government were
substantial. The average
physician with at least 30
percent of his or her
patients covered by
Medicare is eligible for up to
$44,000 in total incentives.
A physician with at least 30
percent of his or her
patients covered by
Medicaid is eligible for even
more, up to $63,750. As of
May 19th,2011 320 health
care providers (including
283 physicians and 37
hospitals) had received a
total of $75 million in
Medicare incentive
payments for demonstrating
meaningful use of electronic
health records. The
relatively slow start was
perhaps to be expected” as
quoted in an article from the
Commonwealth Fund (11).
Despite this huge budgetary
allocation, the digital adoption in
American clinics and hospitals is
far from ideal. Less surprisingly,
fax machines have taken a refuge
in American health system (12),
(13). We need a deeper study as
to how and why 95% of physician
practices and hospitals in South
Korea have transitioned to a fully
digital state using EHRs without
monetary support from the
government. Almost all these
EHRs provide some smart
functionality like identifying drug
interactions and patient
communications, in addition to
medical data storage (14). The
USA policy is a classic case of
dollars chasing EHRs, and not
EHRs chasing dollars. If EHRs are
beneficial in principle, the
physician practices should be
adopting it for their own profit.
But the true value of EHRs has
not been captured as of today.
Additionally, this example sums
up the success day of lobbyists in
the Capitol Hill. The bottom line
is, digital health, when looked
holistically in terms of deployment
and use, has not been resounding
success. Picture 6
The positive side is, hope never
dies. The narrative has shifted
from e-health/telemedicine to
fitness devices, machine learning,
artificial intelligence, block-chain,
and automation. The hope is that
these technologies would bridge
the gap in access to right care.
Google, Apple, and Amazon are
driving their success in healthcare
through patient centered
approach. The hope remains that
automation would reduce errors
in healthcare, as it did in
manufacturing industry. The hope
is patient data could travel
instantly like money travels in
financial sector. The hope is that
every patient and disease
condition is accounted for like
items are tracked in Walmart.
Patients have expressed consent
to share their health data, if their
hopes are rightfully met.
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8. Back in 1970s, when automation,
mechanization, and digitalization
were sprouting up, another
paradigm shift was being
orchestrated by Walmart. Being a
retailer, Walmart was very close
to consumers. It understood their
needs, communicated these
needs to manufacturers, and
delivered products which were
consumer centric. Walmart made
consumer the king.
“Patient Centric
Approach” became a hype
phrase in healthcare
conferences in no time.
Ten years ago, the digital
platforms created a hype
that healthcare will
undergo an overhaul in
ten years. Ironically,
nothing changed in those
ten years.
Healthcare conferences are a
major source of useful
information and unnecessary
hype in this sector. In the digital
health conferences, experts
would talk about patient data
privacy, data analysis, data
portability, etc. Not many digital
health providers discussed about
patient itself. Top-down approach
adopted by digital initiatives has
landed on its face. Healthcare
needs a bottom-up approach,
where patients dictate their
Digital Revolution is
Knocking the Doors
HYPE
9. needs and providers improvise
themselves to cater to these
needs. Companies like Apple,
Google, Facebook, and Amazon,
who have deep access to
consumers and their data, are
positioned very well to make
digital health a success. What
happened to Nokia and
Blackberry in the cellular industry,
might happen to most of the
digital health providers in near
future.
Dot com moment: During the
hype phase of digital health,
every corporation invested in
building a healthcare division.
Software veterans like Microsoft,
Qualcomm, Siemens, Intel,
Oracle, Cisco, BlackBerry, Nokia
etc. invested billions of dollars in
developing healthcare solutions.
Manufacturing conglomerates
invested in health tech to hedge
their risks. Venture capitalist
funding flow in healthcare
increased exponentially.
Healthcare organizations like
Mayo Clinic and MD Anderson
invested a significantly in digital
health offerings. IT companies
spent millions of dollars on
healthcare conferences to get a
tap on hype or build their client
pipeline by getting leads. How
long did this hype survive?
Microsoft dropped down its
HealthVault app (15). Google
declared that “Google Health”
has failed (16). Mayo clinic &
Noaber Foundations Joint venture
spins out their digital arm Vital
Health and then sold it to Philips
(17). MD Anderson ended
contract with IBM Watson health,
after losing over $62 million in
digital health experiments (18).
Even the ‘Digital Health
conference’ industry is shrinking,
losing momentum, and
consolidating. mHealth summit
was acquired by HIMSS. It is
important to note that mHealth
summit a leading conference on
health and mobile based
technologies was backed by
National Institute of Health (NIH)
and Fogarty International Center
(19). The Connected Health
Symposium organized by
Partners HealthCare, merged with
the Personal Connected Health
Alliance’s (PCHA) ‘Connected
Health Conference’ to stage a
single conference since 2017 (20).
Health 2.0 got acquired by
HIMSS (21). The consolidation in
the event organization space is
an indicator to dwindling
confidence in digital health
events. The WHO trimmed their
team in eHealth department
drastically. In 2004, there were
22+ support staff at the WHO’s
eHealth health unit. By 2008, it
was reduced to about 14 and in
Jan 2017, 3 people with no
dedicated support staff, and in
Dec 2017, the eHealth unit was
left with just one staff.
98% of the digital health start-
ups have failed to survive (22). No
single healthcare start-up attains
unicorn status (more than $1
billion valuation). There is not a
single example, except National
Health Services (NHS) and to
some extent, Kaiser Permanente
of a large-scale implementation of
digital health solution. Smaller
countries like South Korea and
Estonia have made remarkable
implementation of digital health
solutions but the percentage of
global population impacted by
them is akin to a rounding error of
numbers. These examples point
in a direction that all the hype
about digital health was based on
speculation instead of facts. The
result is, people lost time,
corporations lost money, and
health system have sustained
inertia. Someone, somewhere has
got something wrong in digitizing
healthcare.
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10. In 1990s, when digital
technologies and platforms were
going viral with software and
websites, the protectors of
healthcare invested their energies
in building a strong wall to keep
status quo intact. In a time when
people could do banking from
home, book tickets from
anywhere, and get groceries
delivered at home, hospitals are
enjoying a romantic relationship
with paper and fax. Less
surprisingly, healthcare industry
missed the digital wave. What is
the reason behind digital phobia
of healthcare industry? Despite
all the hype created around
digital health, there is a reason
why the experts failed to declare
digital health dead? Despite
examples and comparisons with
other industries, healthcare has
not adopted technology to the
level it should have.
The need for Digital Health
is far more than ever before;
holding back the ubiquitous
implementation of digital
health is estimated to cost
over a trillion dollars
annually to the global
population.
A technology like digital health
records would help physicians to
better manage their operations,
increase health access to the
patients, and lower the long-term
healthcare cost for the payer. Yet,
EMRs failed to establish a
rapport with physicians because
the physicians cannot find the
value-add worth their time and
The Non-starter
HALT
11. money investment (23). The biggest reason for the failure of
digital health is that more energies have been spent in
developing policy manuals and organizing conferences, than
developing a product, financial models and solve the
interoperability issues that can demonstrate value to the user
and demonstrate clinical evidence for better healthcare delivery.
The hope that patients will get better healthcare with the help of
technology is fading away. EMRs solved the issue of billing and
data storage, not access and care. The EMRs failed because
they were designed around hospitals and not for patients (24).
The need is to design patient centered solutions.
The digital health has not paid off to the investors, users, and
the patients. This technology has not earned the value it
promised for the governments, healthcare providers and the
patient communities. A bigger focus was laid on the
development of the business case. Digital health industry
should have shifted focus from tuning business model towards
fixing the service model. With most of the software being sold
as a service, digital health should be viewed as a service to the
key stakeholders of the healthcare industry. Going forward, the
hype and promises should be driven by the magnitude of
impact created, and not by the speculation of company
valuations. It must be a game of ‘clinical value creation’ and not
just ‘financial valuations for investors’.
Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) were looked upon as the
holy grail of digital health. Once all the patient data gets
digitalized, infinite possibilities would open. Overtime, EMRs
found it difficult to break into a physician’s office. For a
considerable time, the myth
prevailed that physicians are
afraid of technology or
physicians see technological
advancements as their enemy.
This myth loses its rationale
when a physician’s office is
loaded with technologies like
digital stethoscopes, portable
glucometers, latest Computed
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12. The digital health is in a state of
atrophy as suggested by the
history its evolution. The
nomenclature and the goal
posts have kept changing over
the past two decades, helping
to rebrand the idea of IT in
healthcare. We are back from
“Hope, Hype to Halt” to hope
again and it looks tough to take
off. We need to galvanize the
global efforts for deciding a
roadmap as to what are the
building blocks. We must take
start at hurdle race once again,
but the path and goals must be
clearly articulated with evidence
of impact documented as we go
along. The role of the
Government must evolve.
Governments need to go
beyond its current role of acting
as a catalyst to derive
consensus amongst
stakeholders. Providing funding
and operational support at
national or global level is the
need. For example, the
Government of India is funding
telemedicine as an integral
service at Health & Wellness
Centers and collaborating with
private players to operate these
centers (25). Three major
developments in 2018-2019
could well give the much-
needed boost as one last
chance to lift the adoption of
Digital Health.
First major development is the
mHealth resolution at the World
Health Assembly proposed by
the Indian Government and this
resolution received global
support (26). This resolution
signals an increased focus on
mHealth, but the rest is a
grounds-up movement. The
second major development was
the launch of the Global Digital
Health Index, which may play a
role of a barometer for adoption
and maturity of digital health
(27). The index was launched
alongside the World Health
Assembly in May, 2018 (28).
Third major development is the
guidelines on digital
interventions for health system
Moment of Truth:
A Call to Action
The industry and the governments have begun to get the
sense of the failing digital health initiatives. We can either
declare the digital health as dead or initiate a resuscitation
phase. Another truth is, the rules of the game have
changed. Doctor is no longer the king of healthcare,
patient is. Digital health is transforming from a standalone
product to becoming a service to support clinical
outcomes. As the businesses are driven by the profit
motives, follow the money. Money in healthcare can be
backtracked to insurance companies (payers) and
patients. Health insurance providers would have larger role
to play in digitizing health sector to save costs and gain
competitive edge.
13. strengthening launched on 17th
April, 2019 (29). These guidelines
would help the governments of
the WHO member states to take
decisions on deploying digital
health solutions across the
continuum of care. Governments
must not miss this opportunity to
take a stewardship role for digital
health and all stakeholders must
get together to ensure that it
happens.
The healthcare systems across
the world are becoming
unsustainable. Technology can
help the health systems, but we
must start with human
interoperability before technical
interoperability, human-ware
before software or hardware.
Challenges in healthcare are
opportunities for digital health.
Digital initiatives in other
industries have worked the best
when the implementation was
orchestrated by the whole
industry as a uniform effort.
Aftermath 9/11, the initiative of
developing a process to deposit
cheques electronically was
develop by big banks in a unison.
Perhaps, this offers a cue to what
is needed. It’s time that the
industry takes the lead on patient
centric and clinical outcome
driven solutions. In this hurdle
race between technology and
medicine, the patient is the goal
post, and healthcare will win by
adoption of technology across
the continuum of care. The
government(s) takes the lead in
catalysing integration of digital
tools in delivery of care and the
UN, WHO & ITU work in unison to
provide an umbrella cover for
guidelines, standards and legal
frame-works, best practises and
shared common goal to ensure
success leveraging the latest
developments. Time to re-start is
now and convert Digital Health’s
Hope, Hype and Halt to Hope ,
Heal and Health !
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