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WHO issues call for public comments on draft digital transformation handbook for health product catalogue.
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WHO issues call for comments on draft digital transformation handbook

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a call for comments from public health supply chain stakeholders for its draft health product catalogue digital transformation handbook, with the aim of supporting countries with the implementation of “standardised product master data management”. Supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), […]

The Irish Department of Health has published Ireland's digital health framework for 2024 - 2030.
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Ireland sets out roadmap in Digital Health Framework for 2024 – 2030

The Irish Department of Health has published Ireland’s digital health framework for 2024 – 2030, setting out a roadmap for digital transformation across the nation’s health services, covering the roll-out of a shared care record, the deployment of electronic health records (EHRs), a new patient app, and more. A “key […]

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“If we are always successful then I’d argue we’re not being innovative at all”: panel discussion on international digital health development

Yesterday we held our first international webinar, where we were joined by a panel of health tech experts to discuss current digital capabilities, projects, and priorities from country contexts including Spain, Bermuda, and the UK. We welcomed Keltie Jamieson, chief health information officer with the Bermuda Hospitals Board; Tino Marti, […]

Join us for a deep dive, as we look at digital transformation and digital health in Slovenia.
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Deep dive: digital health in in Slovenia

Early last year, the Slovenian Ministry of Health declared that “digitalisation is the key step to a modern health system”, following the presentation of the healthcare digitisation strategy for Slovenia until 2027. Slovenian Minister of Health Danijel Bešič Loredan voiced a commitment to ensuring that digital healthcare in Slovenia will […]

Join us as we take a deep dive into digital health transformation in Japan, to find out more about how the nation is embracing technology in the realms of health and care.
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Deep dive: digital health transformation in Japan

Join us as we take a look into digital health transformation in Japan, to find out more about how the nation is embracing technology in the realms of health and care. In a report published on Japan’s digital policy in December 2021, the Minister for Digital, Karen Makishima, spoke of […]

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

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), with the initiative focusing on aligning resources for country-led digital health transformation through “strengthened collaboration and knowledge exchange” along with supporting the implementation of the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025. GIDH’s objectives also include assessing […]