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ICTs & Digital Health

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines e-health as the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health . Digital health includes e-Health, m …

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Artificial Intelligence for Health

WEBThe ITU/WHO Focus Group on artificial intelligence for health (FG-AI4H) works in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish a standardized …

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Boosting digital skills in healthcare

WEBThe Digital Health Leadership training course developed by ITU and WHO was designed to map and boost the digital skills of health leaders across the world. The …

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World Health Organization (WHO)

WEBIn recognition of the growing importance of digital health technologies—including AI—the WHO Member States unanimously adopted the resolution on Digital Health during the …

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New UN initiative aims to step up AI’s contribution to health

WEBThe new initiative looks to expand on AI-for-health achievements and drive their global implementation. Key objectives include: Developing governance frameworks, …

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How to unleash the enormous power of global healthcare data: …

WEBTwo thousand three hundred and fourteen exabytes. This is approximately how much space it would take to store the total volume of global healthcare data by …

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5G, human exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and health

WEB5G – the 5 th generation of mobile technologies – is an evolution from the previous generations of mobile technology: 2G, 3G and 4G. 3G, 4G and 5G networks produce …

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Smart Health Facilities: Digitally enabled solutions to strengthen

WEBSmart Health Facilities are digitally enabled infrastructure solutions that leverage “smart” technology to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of health …

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How COVID-19 accelerated digital healthcare

WEBHow COVID-19 accelerated digital healthcare. News 7 Apr 2021. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has been a terrible scourge, but it’s also stamped down on the …

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Telecommunications/ICTs for e-health 2021

WEBDigital health is in the spotlight; the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the importance of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and …

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What is mHealth, what does it do & how does it benefit Countries

WEBmHealth is the use of mobile technology to provide health care support to patients or technical support to health service providers in a direct, low-cost and engaging manner. …

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Digital Health Strategies

WEBAccording to WHO 2018 reports, over 63% of countries have implemented digital health policies and national strategy. The digital age is in the process of transforming the entire …

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How tech can improve healthcare worldwide

WEBHow tech can improve healthcare worldwide. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) underpin today’s digital economy – throughout the …

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Digital technologies for healthy ageing

WEBDigital technologies support healthy ageing in multiple ways, including: Improving the prevention of illness and boosting health and well-being at all ages via devices and …

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14 tech-based innovations tackle youth mental health challenges

WEBWysa is an AI chatbot that leverages evidence-based cognitive-behavioral techniques (CBT) to make you feel heard. Blended with professional human support, …

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National eHealth Strategy Toolkit

WEBThe Toolkit is designed in three parts, with each part building on the work of the previous one: Part 1: Develops a national eHealth vision that responds to health and …

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Two low-tech solutions making healthcare strides in Tanzania

WEBThe project aims to help 740,000 children in 140 health facilities, reduce antibiotic prescriptions by 88 per cent and increase cure rates by 3 per cent. If …

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Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) and Public Health

WEBHealth Effects of Exposure to Radio Frequency. Tiny electrical currents exist in the human body due to the chemical reactions that occur as part of the normal bodily functions, …

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Digital technologies to achieve the UN SDGs

WEBIncreased connectivity and ICTs can form a major part of building back better, countries can use increased connectivity to engage with their citizens better to achieve the SDGs. How …

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