ICT&health October 28, 2020
In the Digital Implementation Investment Guide (DIIG), the World Health Organization presents the eight critical stages of integrating digital health tools into health programs. We sum up the essential guidelines.
Increasing access to digital technologies is changing how people manage their health and how health services are provided. However, implementing eHealth solutions on a large scale, for example, when aimed at a specific population or applying to a particular area, is not easy.
In the foreword to the guide, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan notes that such investments need to be thoroughly planned and thoughtfully coordinated, and it would be hard not to agree with her. Only strategically implemented solutions can generate added value in the long term and become a...