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Kofi Annan UN Secretary General Address to WSIS Geneva, 2003

Facilitation Meeting on eHealth WSIS Forum, Geneva, 12 May 2010 World Health Organization International Telecommunication Union.

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Kofi Annan UN Secretary General Address to WSIS Geneva, 2003

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  1. Facilitation Meeting on eHealthWSIS Forum, Geneva, 12 May 2010World Health OrganizationInternational Telecommunication Union

  2. “From trade to telemedicine, from education to environmental protection, we have in our hands, on our desktops and in the skies above, the ability to improve standards of living for millions upon millions of people…” Kofi Annan UN Secretary General Address to WSIS Geneva, 2003

  3. eHealth ICT Applications: Benefits in all aspects of life • Highlighted the role of governments and all stakeholders • Focus on development • National e-strategies seen as fundamental • Health a driver as well as a beneficiary of ICT

  4. eHealth Action line on eHealth (1) • Collaboration  health care, medical education, training and research • Access to world's medical knowledge and local content on health • Shared information systems for monitoring and alert of health threats

  5. eHealth Action line on eHealth (2) • Promote standards for exchange of health data • Reach remote and underserved areas and populations • Provide aid in disasters & emergencies

  6. Measuring progress on WSIS action linesGlobal eHealth survey Misha KayManager, Global Observatory for eHealthWorld Health OrganizationWSIS Forum 10 May 2010

  7. eHealth Global Observatory for eHealth Dedicated to the improvement of health by providing Member States with information and guidance on effective practices, policies, and standards in eHealth.

  8. eHealth • Enabling actions – indicators for progress • eHealth policy • Multilingualism • Data protection

  9. eHealth • National eHealth policies • solid start but long way to go • developing countries need guidance • implementation slow

  10. eHealth Global status national eHealth policy

  11. eHealth EHL policy by World Bank income groups

  12. eHealth EHL policy implementation by WB income gp

  13. eHealth Plans for introduction of eHealth policy

  14. eHealth • Multilingualism / Multiculturalism policy • low adoption rate • not strong across any WB income groups

  15. eHealth Multilingualism / Multiculturalism policy

  16. eHealth Multiculturalism /Multilingualism strategy by WB income groups

  17. eHealth Plans for multilingualism policy

  18. eHealth • Patient data protection • relatively new field • low adoption rate • many countries will need support but particularly developing countries

  19. eHealth Legislation on patient data protection

  20. eHealth Data protection by WB income groups

  21. eHealth • Going forward • eHealth no longer "new" and is growing fast • WHO will continue to guide and support developing countries in best practice and policy based on evidence

  22. Thank youGlobal Observatory for eHealthwww.who.int/goe

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