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Organizational Structure

Profile of Normative Work and Global eHealth Activities WHO Headquarters Dr. Ramesh S. Krishnamurthy. Organizational Structure. eHealth Unit. Milestones in eHealth. eHealth Milestones. WHA58.28. 2005: The adoption of resolution on eHealth by 58th World Health Assembly.

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Organizational Structure

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  1. Profile of Normative Work and Global eHealth ActivitiesWHO HeadquartersDr. Ramesh S. Krishnamurthy

  2. Organizational Structure

  3. eHealth Unit

  4. Milestones in eHealth

  5. eHealth Milestones WHA58.28 • 2005: The adoption of resolution on eHealth by 58th World Health Assembly Recognized the value that ICT bring to health Source: http://www.who.int/healthacademy/media/WHA58-28-en.pdf

  6. eHealth Milestones WHA66.24 • 2013: Adoption of resolution on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability by 66th World Health Assembly Recognized the value of adoption of standards for interoperability and Health on the Internet Source: http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA66/A66_R24-en.pdf

  7. eHealth work streams at WHO Headquarters

  8. eHealth work streams • eHealth Governance • Standardization and Interoperability • eLearning • Global Observatory for eHealth • ePortuguese Network

  9. eHealth Governance

  10. eHealth Governance • National eHealth Strategies: • WHO and the International Telecommunication Union have produced a comprehensive guide for the development of a national eHealth vision, • action plan and monitoring framework.

  11. eHealth Governance • Support to implementation includes regional and country technical assistance and training. • Strategic review and guidance regarding emerging issues on the global health Internet.

  12. eHealth Standardization and Interoperability

  13. Standardization and Interoperability • Facilitates the Global Forum on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability • Next Forum: January 2014Inter-Ministerial Policy Dialogue on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability

  14. Standardization and Interoperability • Normative work: • WHO Handbook on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability • Health Workforce Registry Minimum Data Elements • Provide guidance to Member States in assessing and implementing interoperability standards for eHealth systems and services.

  15. eLearning

  16. eLearning – Health Academy Health Academy eLearning Courses Health Academy strengthens both education and health http://www.who.int/healthacademy/courses/en/

  17. eLearning • Provide guidance and technical support for effective use of eLearning as an integral part of pre‐service and in‐service training of health workforce. • Expand Health Academy program to include additional training materials targeted at school‐aged children and implement the Academy in additional Member States.

  18. Global Observatory for eHealth

  19. Global Observatory for eHealth 2012: Management of patient information: Trends and challenges in Member States http://www.who.int/goe/policies/countries/en/index.html Products based on the findings of the global surveys on eHealth

  20. Global Observatory for eHealth • Currently conducting special survey among CoIA countries on the use of eHealth for maternal and child health. • Joint report with ITU to be published in September 2013. • Third Global Survey on eHealth to be conducted in 2014.

  21. ePortuguese Network

  22. ePortuguese Network • Strategy to strengthen collaboration among Portuguese‐speaking countries in the areas of health information and capacity building of human resources for health. • Coordinates South‐South cooperation to strengthen health systems among Portuguese-speaking countries (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste)

  23. ePortuguese Network The Global South-South Development Expo 2012 in Vienna recognized the seven-year-old WHO programme as an example of South-South and triangular cooperation.

  24. Thank you

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