WHO Summit of the Future highlights assistive technology use cases and digital public health infrastructure.

World Bank publishes report on digital in health, covering digital maturity and determinants for success

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) on February 20th, with a live-streamed video address from global leaders.

WHO Global Initiative on Digital Health launches with focus on capacity and collaboration

DIGITAL, a Canadian global innovation cluster for digital technologies, has announced a commitment worth an estimated $44 million.

WEF’s Global Collaboration Village highlights metaverse’s potential to “revolutionise” industries including health with virtual and augmented reality

New Zealand Remote Patient Monitoring Guide 2023

Use cases and learnings from New Zealand on remote patient monitoring

WHO Summit of the Future highlights assistive technology use cases and digital public health infrastructure.

US’s Aptar Digital Health acquires Singapore-based Healint

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US and Saudi Aramco, an energy and chemicals company in Saudi Arabia, has announced a new opportunity for innovators in musculoskeletal care (MSK).

US: Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare calls for innovations in MSK digital health

In the US, the FDA has qualified the Apple Watch's Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) history feature, which "opportunistically analyzes pulse rate data collected by the general-purpose Apple Watch photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor" to identify episodes of irregular heart rhythms, for use in clinical studies.

US: FDA qualifies Apple Watch’s AFib history feature to be used in clinical studies

Emory Healthcare has announced its deployment of the Epic electronic health record (EHR), making MacBook Airs available to "thousands of clinicians".

US-based Emory Healthcare deploys Epic EHR with MacBook Air

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it has finalised its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule.

US Department of Health and Human Services finalises rule on interoperability and algorithm transparency

Researchers create "unique repository" to fill gap in publicly accessible databases for training and testing AI algorithms.

UCLA and UC Irvine researchers create data repository for training and testing AI algorithms

Tietoevry Care's Lifecare Open openEHR solution procured for "large Swedish university hospital".

Tietoevry Care’s openEHR platform procured for Swedish university hospital

Lunit, a deep learning-based medical AI company, has announced the signing of a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire Volpara Health Technologies Ltd., a company focused on AI-enabled software for early detection of cancer.

South Korean med tech company Lunit to acquire AI supplier Volpara

Singapore-based AI solution provider Qritive has announced an upcoming collaboration with three diagnostic centres and hospitals in India.

Singapore-based Qritive announces collaboration with diagnostic centres and hospitals in India

RENEW technology used by Mayo Clinic to diagnose rare genetic disorders

Scientists from Mayo Clinic (USA) enhancing diagnosis of rare genetic disorders using RENEW technology

A study published in Nurse Education in Practice has evaluated the preparedness of Australian nursing students for the digitalised clinical environment.

Preparedness for the digitalised clinical environment in Australian nursing

Philips Philips Future Health Index 2023 places Singapore's health sector "at the forefront of digital technology" on workforce, efficiency and sustainability

Philips Future Health Index 2023 places Singapore’s health sector “at the forefront of digital tech”

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH), a collaboration between Johns Hopkins Medicine in the US and Saudi Aramco, an energy and chemicals company in Saudi Arabia, has announced a new opportunity for innovators in musculoskeletal care (MSK).

Norway collab seeks to accelerate clinical studies with international marketing support

Dutch company NLC Health Ventures has announced that it has secured a total of €58 million in funding for health tech ventures.

NLC Health Ventures (Netherlands) secures €58m in funding for health tech venture building

Microsoft collaborates with Epic to deliver “highly scalable public cloud” Azure Large Instances

India/US: US International Trade Administration reports on opportunities for health tech in Indian markets

Measuring progress in digital health: A WHO Global Initiative

Japan: Japan donates $5 million to Pan-American Highway for Digital Health initiative as "first official donor".

Japan donates $5m to Pan-American Highway for Digital Health initiative

Tino Marti interview

Interview: Tino Marti, digital health economist, on digital health initiatives in Spain

Interview: Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences, Ontario

Interview: Ted Scott, VP of innovation and partnerships at Hamilton Health Sciences, Ontario

NerveAide interview

Interview: Pouria Mireshghi, co-founder and CEO of Iranian tech company NerveAide

Whilst at Web Summit, we met up with John Klepper, co-founder and CEO of PIPRA (Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment), a Zurich-based medtech company that has developed its first product; an AI-based surgical tool to assess a patients’ risk of suffering from postoperative delirium.

Interview: John Klepper, CEO and co-founder of Swiss company PIPRA [Pre-Interventional Preventive Risk Assessment]

James Martin

Interview: James Martin, CEO and founder of US start-up ezClinic

A Digital Health Collaborative has been launched in the US, supported by the Peterson Health Technology Institute.

International open accelerator launches for women’s health and femtech start-ups

Germany: Recare secures €3.2 million euros in funding for digital discharge management platform.

International collaboration sees launch of HealthX, a new digital health platform for insurers

Dutch company NLC Health Ventures has announced that it has secured a total of €58 million in funding for health tech ventures.

Integration and awareness key success factors of a web-based application in Sweden, researchers find

MIT researchers develop AI-based risk prediction models for early pancreatic cancer intervention.

Indonesia’s Blueprint for Digital Health Transformation Strategy 2024: challenges, integrations, and architecture

Norway: new collaboration agreement to facilitate "closer collaboration between researchers, startups, and pharmaceutical companies".

India-based Wellthy Therapeutics joins United Arab Emirates’ TruDoc

Here, we take a look at the Austrian Federal Government's AI strategy, Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria 2030 (AIM AT 2030)

Health in the Austrian Federal Government’s AI strategy

Guyana's Ministry of Health has announced that it is currently evaluating 16 bids from "companies interested in designing, supplying, and installing" a new Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Guyana’s Ministry of Health evaluating bids for EHR system

Canada: Government of Canada agrees $256 million investment to support Newfoundland and Labrador in three-year healthcare action plan.

Government of Canada agrees $256m investment to support Newfoundland and Labrador in three-year healthcare action plan

Ghana e-health project

Ghana’s Ministry of Health on realised and potential benefits of national e-health project

Better Health has announced that it has secured $14 million in funding for its solution providing support for those with chronic illness.

Germany’s Earlybird Health raises €173m for health tech investment in Europe

Germany: Recare secures €3.2 million euros in funding for digital discharge management platform.

Germany: Recare secures €3.2 million euros in funding for digital discharge management platform

South Africa: Gauteng Department of Health sets target to digitise a minimum of 800 million patient records over three years.

Gauteng Department of Health in South Africa to digitise a minimum of 800m patient records over three years

French health tech startup, Sorella, has successfully secured €5 million in funding, which will go towards advancing the company's tech for women's health and the expansion of its multidisciplinary health clinics for women.

French start-up Sorella secures €5m in funding to enhance tech for women’s health

$70 million raised to accelerate development of US-based Suki's AI technology.

French consortium explores possibilities of virtual twins for medical practice