Remove 2021 Remove COVID-19 Remove Governance Remove World Health
article thumbnail

The Case for Procurement Transparency

Bill of Health

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

article thumbnail

World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2021

Healthcare Blog

World Mental Health Day is October 10. This is an especially critical year for bringing global awareness to mental health. This unusual and unpredictable disruption to our lives has had a tremendous impact on people’s mental health around the world. youth aged 6-17 experience a mental health disorder each year.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Vaccine credentials enabling wider progress on public health interoperability

Healthcare It News

First announced in January 2021, the Vaccine Credential Initiative – co-founded by MITRE Corporation and others including Cerner, Change Healthcare, Epic, Mayo Clinic, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce and others – has made big progress over the past year-plus on new approaches to interoperable record-keeping.

article thumbnail

DHAGE identifies digital inclusion as key goal in building a resilient society

Healthcare It News

Calls to action suggested by DHAGE include more inclusive and accessible health services by in-house and private sector companies, while barriers to digital services identified included a lack of digital skills and connectivity. WHY IT MATTERS. This would create a greater knowledge database.

COVID-19 251
article thumbnail

Pandemic preparedness is a national security issue, say experts at HIMSS21

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

LAS VEGAS – One year ago this week, a group of digital health experts formulated the Riyadh Declaration on Digital Health, which outlined priorities and recommendations for the global health community in response to COVID-19 and other future pandemics. mortality rate from COVID-19 was 2.8

COVID-19 139
article thumbnail

Reimagining The Future of Pharmacovigilance (PV): Regulations, Tech, Public Perceptions

HIT Consultant

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the rate of reporting of safety data has been unprecedented with the EMA reporting a 93% increase in the volume of adverse event reports reported in 2021 compared to 2020 1. . New advances in technology (e.g.,

article thumbnail

Convenient Scapegoat: Why Hesitancy is Not the Cause of Low Vaccination Rates in Africa

HIT Consultant

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and its destructive impact was central to many of the discussions that took place. Among them, was the issue of vaccine hesitancy around the world, especially in underdeveloped nations such as those in Africa.