In the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), the Member States approved an extension of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global digital health strategy until 2027.
Initially launched in 2020, the WHO strategy is to guide countries by accepting and scaling digital health instruments aimed at improving care provision, fairness and resilience.
It emphasizes strategic objectives to promote digital health at national level and worldwide, including strengthening the management of technology. It also offers strategic objectives, implementation guidance and governance instruments to support the acceptance and scaling of digital health
The Whe also endorsed the development of a follow -up framework for a global digital health strategy for 2028 to 2033.
In a statement, the WHO said that since the launch of the strategy, countless progress has been made, including:
129 countries set up national digital health strategies.
More than 1,600 government officials in more than 100 countries received digital health and AI training.
130 Member States have carried out digital assessments of the maturity of health.
The who has the Global Digital Health Certification Network.
Guidelines for AI in Health have issued workshops to support the Member States in the implementation of ethical AI.
Cooperation between government to government focused on digital health has been laid down in four WHO regions, with 40 Member States who are at the Global Digital Health Partnership.
“This extension is not only about adding another two years – it is about accelerating action. With a renewed mandate that extends from 2028 to 2033, we enter a critical phase where digital health is deliberately scaled and equivalent to every health system. From AI to TeleHealth, we now have the tools;
The larger trend
The WHO has announced countless initiatives on digital health.
In 2024, The organization has the Digital Transformation Handbook for Primary Health CareA route map to help countries digitize their health information to improve how health services are provided.
It was also released Version 2.0 of his Artificial intelligence in the assessment assessment of the Public Health Assessment ToolkitEmphasize how countries can gauge their readyness to implement AI projects in their public health strategies. The toolkit was founded in coordination with IDB and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
Last year, The Who too The launch of Sarah, or Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, a generative AI assistant who is designed to provide information about large health issues such as healthy lifestyle habits and mental health.
The Health AI prototype can communicate in eight languages and is available on any device. It touches cancer, heart conditions, lung disease and diabetes.
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