WHAT'S NEW

Podcasts on PAHO Call To Action for the Digital transformation of the Health Sector now available

podcastsA series of eight podcasts covering the main aspects of the Call to Action on the Digital Transformation of the Health Sector presented by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) may now be heard and downloaded. Among the topics covered are Universal Connectivity in Health by 2030, Inclusive Digital Health, Health and Human Rights, Artificial Intelligence, and a Renewed Public Health Architecture.

The podcasts may be accessed here.

NEW: 8 Principles for Digital Transformation of Public Health

FROM THE IS4H INNOVATION BLOG

Telemedicine and Telehealth embedded in the digital health ecosystem

Telemedicine and telehealth have definitely entered the global agenda and gained great visibility with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the WHO Resolution WHA58.28 dates from 2005, advocating e-Health to strengthen the health systems of its member countries.

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"I'm encouraged by the level of collaboration that we noticed, the innovation that has been shared when we discussed Information Systems for Health. It is very important to proceed taking into consideration all of the existing actions, investments and knowledge. We must build on what already exists"

Dr. Carissa F. EtienneDR. CARISSA F. ETIENNE
PAHO Director

"The IS4H initiative and the Action Plan represent an important milestone for the Public Health of the Americas as it is the result of a collaborative process with all Member States that began in November 2016 in a High Level meeting with the Caribbean countries, and that continued in 2017 and 2018 with similar meetings with the countries of Central and South America".

Dr. Jarbas BarbosaDR. JARBAS BARBOSA
Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO

"Public health emergencies show the importance and relevance of Health Information Systems. At PAHO we are working full time to support member states in adopting information technologies that support the response to the pandemic."

Dr. Sebastian Garcia SaisoDR. SEBASTIAN GARCIA SAISO
Director, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health (EIH/PAHO)

"The OECS Heath Unit welcomes PAHO's Caribbean IS4H roadmap, which supports our need for accesible information for strategic health system governance, and is consistent with CCHIV priorities. We recognise the contribution the Caribbean has made to the region, and look forward to the 2019 Strategy and Action Plan on Information Systems for Health in the Americas."

Dr. Carlene RadixDR. CARLENE RADIX, MD, MPH
Head of Health, Human & Social Cluster, SSDD. Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission

 
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IMPLEMENTATION CASES
Suriname
Photo from one of the IS4H workshops in Suriname

Suriname's Ministry of Health requested technical support from PAHO/WHO to conduct a rapid assessment of the country's national information systems for health (IS4H) as the basis for developing short and medium-term work plans.

South America
Photo from High Level Meeting on Information Systems for Health (IS4H) - South American Region

Within the framework of the Health Information Systems Initiative (IS4H) developed by PAHO/WHO, the Information Systems and Platforms for Health (IS) Unit has convened all the countries of South America to a high level meeting on the initiative. It happeneed on 18-19 July 2018, in Bogotá, Colombia.

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Central America
Photo from High Level Meeting on Information Systems for Health (IS4H) - South American Region

Representatives from Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and the Dominican Republic met at the PAHO headquarters in Washington, D.C. to discuss the development of electronic governance initiatives, open data solutions and large-scale data, among other topics in the framework of IS4H.

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Virgin Islands
Photo from one of the IS4H workshops in the Virgin Islands

With technical assistance from PAHO, BVI's Ministry of Health conducted workshops for key stakeholders to strengthen the country's National Information Systems for Health and help integrate Public Health in the eGovernment initiative, as well as to apply the IS4H Maturity Model tool in the BVI.

Caribbean
Photo from one of the IS4H meetings in Jamaica

A High-Level Meeting on Information Systems for Health (IS4H), convened by PAHO/WHO and Jamaica's Ministry of Health had participants from 16 Caribbean countries, regional and international agencies, and international development partners.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Pan American Health Organization would like to thank the financial and technical help of

the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)