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WHO LAUNCHES DIGITAL HEALTH PLATFORM AGREED UPON IN INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY


AT THE LAUNCH OF GIDH, UNION HEALTH MINISTER MANSUKH MANDAVIYA AND INDIA’S
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN ARINDAM BAGCHI ADDRESSED THE GATHERING.

Written by Anonna Dutt


New Delhi | Updated: February 21, 2024 06:22 IST

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Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of International Telecommunication
Union, said while nearly half the world’s population might not have access to
health services they need, nearly 90% have access to a 3G connection showing the
potential for digital health.

Achieving one of the three priority areas agreed upon during India’s G20
presidency in 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday launched the
Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) virtually, a platform for sharing
knowledge and digital products among countries.

At the launch of GIDH, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and India’s
representative to the UN Arindam Bagchi addressed the gathering.

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The initiative will be a network of networks with four main components — country
needs tracker, country resource portal (a map of resources available in a
country), transformation toolbox that will share quality-assured digital tools,
and knowledge exchange.

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Calling it a “momentous day”, Mandaviya said, “we have achieved the vision of
establishing an institutional framework for digital health. This was a key
deliverable of India’s G20 presidency that was agreed upon in the Gandhinagar
meeting in the presence of Dr Tedros (WHO director-general). This is a testament
to our shared goal of digital health.”

He said the platform will help in democratising digital health technologies,
especially for countries of the Global South. He also urged the new director of
WHO-South East Asia Region Saima Wazed to champion the implementation of digital
health. Mandaviya said the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is working towards
creating a seamless electronic health record system in India.

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Bagchi said that the pandemic was a catalyst for digital transformation, with
India tracking cases digitally along with managing the largest vaccination drive
through its CoWIN platform. He said the platform allowed India to issue digital,
verifiable vaccination certificates. He spoke about Ayushman Bharat Digital
Mission creating safe health accounts for all and the teleconsultation platform
E Sanjeevni providing 140 million consultations so far.



WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: “GIDH will support countries in three ways
– by listening to their needs, by aligning resources to avoid fragmentation and
overlap, and by providing quality assured products. There is fragmentation and
overlap because new tools are built without following common standards or shared
vision. Health workers should not have to carry different devices for different
diseases or have to maintain both electronic and physical records. We need
systems that can speak to each other. Right now wheels are being re-invented
because of poor knowledge sharing, sometimes within countries.”

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Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of International Telecommunication
Union, said while nearly half the world’s population might not have access to
health services they need, nearly 90% have access to a 3G connection showing the
potential for digital health.

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Anonna Dutt



Anonna Dutt is a Principal Correspondent who writes primarily on health at the
Indian Express. She reports on myriad topics ranging from the growing burden of
non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension to the problems with
pervasive infectious conditions. She reported on the government’s management of
the Covid-19 pandemic and closely followed the vaccination programme. Her
stories have resulted in the city government investing in high-end tests for the
poor and acknowledging errors in their official reports. Dutt also takes a keen
interest in the country’s space programme and has written on key missions like
Chandrayaan 2 and 3, Aditya L1, and Gaganyaan. She was among the first batch of
eleven media fellows with RBM Partnership to End Malaria. She was also selected
to participate in the short-term programme on early childhood reporting at
Columbia University’s Dart Centre. Dutt has a Bachelor’s Degree from the
Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication, Pune and a PG Diploma from the
Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She started her reporting career with the
Hindustan Times. When not at work, she tries to appease the Duolingo owl with
her French skills and sometimes takes to the dance floor. ... Read More


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