Global Initiative on Digital health

Context:-During the current G-20 conference in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India and the World Health Organization (WHO) are set to launch the Global Initiative on Digital Health.

Key points:-

• The first-of-its-kind worldwide initiative at 

1)data convergence

            2)interface of the health platform

            3)Global investment in the digital

                health sector.

• A key temporary medical countermeasure (MCM) is being implemented as part of the Summit.
• The program aligns with the objective of universal health coverage and aims to improve healthcare services globally using digital technologies.

Briefly discuss about the Global Initiative on Digital Health:-

• Together with the World Health Organization (WHO), India launched it.
• A digital platform that will be a part of the program will have a library of current digital health platforms as well as an investment tracker, an ask tracker, and an ask tracker to identify who needs what kinds of products and services.
• The WHO and India jointly proposed the GIDH, a network-based effort with four major pillars aimed at identifying national needs.
• As a WHO Managed Network (“Network of Networks”), GIDH will focus on four fundamental pillars to address issues including duplication of effort and “products-focused” digital health transformation.

Four Fundamental Pillar:-

1. Country Needs Tracker

Permitting digital health investments to be guided by national priorities.

1. Country Resource Portal

Recognizing traditional and unique resource opportunities, encouraging openness, and decreasing the risk of duplication in order to enable a standards-based prospective and retrospective study of digital health funding shortages.

1. Transformation Toolbox

Encouraging for quality-assured tools and resources that increase the country ‘s ability and authority to govern the national digital health revolution.

1. Convening and Knowledge Exchange

Supporting improved collaboration and knowledge exchange across global, regional, and national networks in digital health.

Importance of GIDH:-

• Digital health technologies and solutions would contribute to universal health coverage and improve healthcare service delivery
• The global data sharing platform will share analysis and aim to improve data interoperability. This ensures that citizens retain ownership of their data.
• The conference is also attempting to gain support for the establishment of a Climate and Health Initiative in India in conjunction with the Asian Development Bank, as well as the launch of a patient and healthcare workforce mobility portal.
• Digital health offers the ability to reduce disease and healthcare costs while also assisting people in monitoring and managing chronic disorders.
• By greatly boosting access to health data and providing people greater influence over their health, digital tools provide healthcare practitioners with a comprehensive view of patient health.

Conclusion:-

As a result, efficiency has increased and medical results have improved.

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