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Oct 14, 2020
Digital Implementation Investment Guide
PATH, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Population Fund, UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction
Applications, DHIS2, eHealth, eHealth architecture, eHealth Plan, Hardware, Health Data Dictionary, Immunization Registry, Monitoring & Evaluation, People, Policies, Practices, Products, Supportive Supervision, Telecommunications, Training, Unicef, USAID, WHO
The Digital Implementation Investment Guide (DIIG) aims to help governments and technical partners plan a digital health implementation that focuses on one or more health programs to support national health system goals. The Guide is designed to walk users of the document step-by-step through planning, costing and implementing digital health interventions within a digital health enterprise. This consists of selecting digital health interventions that are aligned with identified health needs, appropriate to a specific country context and integrated with existing technologies and the broader digital architecture. Users of the Guide will learn from diverse experiences deploying digital health technologies over the past decade and will be guided through a systematic approach to designing, costing and implementing meaningful digital health interventions that are part of a digital health enterprise. The DIIG was developed by PATH, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the United Nations Population Fund, among other partners.
Aug 1, 2017
Digital Health Platform: Building a Digital Information Infrastructure (Infostructure) for Health
International Telecommunication Union
The Digital Health Platform Handbook (DHPH) aims to assist countries with the advancement of their national digital health system, specifically through the use of a digital health platform, or DHP. This digital platform provides the underlying foundation for the various digital health applications and systems used to support health and care services. It enables individual applications and systems to interoperate and work together in an integrated manner. This handbook was developed by the International Telecommunication Union.Jan 1, 2012
Measuring the Information Society 2012
New information and communication technologies (ICTs) continue to penetrate countries in all regions of the world, as more and more people are getting connected. The past year has seen persistent growth in ICT uptake worldwide, with an increase in all key indicators except the number of fixedtelephone lines, which has been in decline since 2005Oct 30, 2009
Information Technology for Health in Developing Countries
Applications, eHealth Plan, Telecommunications, Training
Global
Oct 1, 2010
In what circumstances is telemedicine appropriate in the developing world?
Telemedicine is the practice of medicine at a distance. It generally relies on some kind of telecommunication technology, such as the Internet or a satellite link. The primary advantage of telemedicine is improved access to healthcare, and since the developing world is characterized by continuing difficulties with access to healthcare, it might be presumed that telemedicine would be of value in developing countries (Box 1). However, despite many years of small-scale pilot trials, there has been little adoption of telemedicine for routine healthcare delivery.Jun 28, 2010
Do information and communication technologies (ICTs) contribute to development?
This editorial introduces the three papers in this Policy Arena on the contribution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to development. Contribution in terms of technology diffusion and use – especially of mobile phones – is easy to detect. But focus has only recently shifted along the ‘ICT-for-development value chain’ from these indicators of ICT readiness and availability, to the question of development impact.Dec 20, 2005
E-health: Determinants, opportunities, challenges and the way forward for countries in the WHO African Region
The implementation of the 58th World Health Assembly resolution on e-health will pose a major challenge for the Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region due to lack of information and communications technology (ICT) and mass Internet connectivity, compounded by a paucity of ICT-related knowledge and skills. The key objectives of this article are to: (i) explore the key determinants of personal computers (PCs), telephone mainline and cellular and Internet penetration/connectivity in the African Region; and (ii) to propose actions needed to create an enabling environment for e-health services growth and utilization in the Region.Nov 3, 2008
Cost Benefit Analysis of Satellite-Enhanced Telemedicine and eHealth Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
The European Space Agency (“ESA”) commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) to undertake an independent analysis of the costs and benefits for investment in satellite-enhanced telemedicine and eHealth services to support public health policy objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. The overarching aim of this study has been to demonstrate the illustrative additional economic benefits of using satellite technology to extend the reach of telemedicine and eHealth services to the rural and most isolated areas of sub-Saharan Africa.Oct 4, 2011
Broadband for Africa: Deploying broadband on an Unprecedented Scale
The African Internet has the highest data packet loss and the worst throughput figures of any region in the world. Moreover, the continent is about 18 years behind Europe in terms of performance and the situation is improving more slowly than other parts of the world, meaning the continent’s connectivity could be as much as 70 times worse than the developed world in a decade.Mar 1, 2013
ITU- Measuring the Information Society
This annual report identifies key ICT developments and tracks the cost and affordability of ICT services, in accordance with internationally agreed methodologies and it also sheds new light on the latest digital TV broadcasting trends, another key driving force of the growing information society.Jump in. Expand your knowledge.
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