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WHO launches new global initiative on digital health

August 21, 2023

The WHO said the pioneering effort is poised to reshape the healthcare landscape in the digital era, operating under the WHO’s purview as a network and...

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WHO DG calls for global commitment to digital health, pandemic preparedness

August 18, 2023

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“The Global Initiative on Digital Health will align with WHO’s Global Strategy on Digital Health and strengthen other related efforts,” Dr...

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Digital health can drive universal coverage through primary care

May 9, 2023

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Innovative digital solutions have the potential to make the delivery of primary healthcare more efficient, accessible, and affordable Primary healthcare (PHC)...

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How India can make healthcare more affordable

September 12, 2022

In India, 60 percent of the OPD spend is on medicines, the rest is on doctor’s fees and tests. There is a need for robust coverage of OPD visits under cashless...

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What is ABHA card?

September 8, 2022

It is a digital identity card in which your medical records are stored ABHA, an acronym for Ayushman Bharat Health Account, is a digital health card and it was...

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Sri Lanka: Riding the telemedicine wave

April 17, 2021

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The pandemic has been a watershed moment, giving a fillip to startups providing plug-and-play virtual healthcare solutions across Sri Lanka. But will the trend...

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Managing the Pandemic, digitally

February 18, 2021

If backed by privacy measures and integrated into health systems effectively, digital contact tracing apps can lead to a substantial reduction in transmission...

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Digital health in Asia: What does the future hold?

August 2, 2019

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In 2018, Asia attracted a whopping investment of $6.3 billion in digital health, making it the second-largest digital health ecosystem in the world, after the...