Does The World Health Organisation Establishing A Digital Health Unit Signify Peak Digital Health?

We had some alarming news during the week:World Health Organization announces new Department of Digital HealthThursday, 7 March 2019   (0 Comments) WHO has announced the most wide-ranging reforms in the organisation ’s history to modernise and strengthen the institution to play its role more effectively and efficiently as the world’s leading authority on public health.One of the key changes is “harnessing the power of digital health and innovation by supporting countries to assess, integrate, regulate and maximise the opportunities of digital technologies and artificial intelligence, supported by a new Department of Digital Health”.The changes are designed to support countries in achieving the ambitious “triple billion” targets that are at the heart of WHO’s strategic plan for the next five years: one billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage (UHC), one billion more people better protected from health emergencies, and one billion more people enjoying... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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