At the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), member states approved an extension of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Global Strategy on Digital Health through 2027.
Initially launched in 2020, the WHO’s strategy aims to guide countries through adopting and scaling digital health tools focused on improving care delivery, equity, and resilience.
It emphasizes strategic objectives for advancing digital health nationally and globally, including strengthening governance around the technology. It also offers strategic objectives, implementation guidance, and governance tools to support digital health adoption and scaling
The WHA also endorsed developing a follow-up framework for a global digital health strategy for 2028 through 2033.
In a statement, the WHO said that since the strategy’s launch, numerous progress has been made, including:
129 countries establishing national digital health strategies.
More than 1,600 government officials in over 100 countries received digital health and AI training.
130 member states have conducted digital health maturity assessments.
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