ICT Standardization in WHO's Proposed E-Health Strategy
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2005-04-07
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Presented at Med-e-tel 2005 Conference in Luxembourg.
Abstract
eHealth Standardization: The World Health Organization is reshaping its approach to using information
and communication technologies (ICT) for health, including health in the
context of the MDGs relating to under-five mortality, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, safe
drinking water and essential drugs, through its first Organization-wide
strategy for eHealth. This strategy is far reaching and includes a framework
for global action to promote best use of ICT for health, nationally and
internationally.
A significant component of this proposed strategy supports ICT
standardization for data exchange and representation. It covers conflicts,
awareness, coordination, developing country participation, and meta
standards. WHO along with its partners will be defining data standards to
assist the ART scale-up in Africa, promoting more extensive use of existing
standards such as DICOM and HL7, and supporting easier access to open
standards and implementations.
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This presentation was given by Dr. Phillippe Boucher, of the World Health Organization, at the Med-e-tel 2005 Conference in Luxembourg on April 7th, 2005.
Keywords
eHealth, World Health Organization, Policy, Evaluation