The U.S. Government and the World Health Organization
KFF
MAY 19, 2022
This fact sheet provides information about the World Health Organization (WHO) and U.S. government funding and engagement with WHO.
Bioethics Experts vs Ordinary South Africans on the Governance of Human Genome Editing
Bill of Health
JUNE 28, 2023
In the same year that the deliberative public engagement study on heritable HGE was conducted in South Africa, an expert advisory committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) published its policy proposals for a global governance framework for HGE.
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Ethics for AI in Health – A View From The World Health Organization
Jane Sarashon
JANUARY 24, 2024
WHO has released guidance on the use of large multi-modal models (LMMs) in health care which detail 40+ recommendations for stakeholders in the field to consider when deploying AI. The post Ethics for AI in Health – A View From The World Health Organization appeared first on HealthPopuli.com.
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Human Rights Principles in Public Health Emergencies: From the Siracusa Principles to COVID-19 and Beyond
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
One of us (LG) was involved in the drafting of the Siracusa Principles, which have become the chief international instrument governing permissible human rights limitations during national emergencies. UN bodies and the World Health Assembly should endorse the Principles, much as the ECOSOC did vis-à-vis the Siracusa Principles.
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COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 26, 2023
By Kayum Ahmed, Julia Bleckner, and Kyle Knight In mid-May, the World Health Organization officially declared the “emergency” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic over. That has created deep inequities in access to health products that can save lives. Solidarity operates at two intersecting levels.
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Non-State Actors and Public Health Emergencies
Bill of Health
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Under international human rights law, States have a positive, primary obligation to ensure that such health care services are of the highest possible quality and accessible to everyone, everywhere, and without discrimination.
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Introduction to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies
Bill of Health
OCTOBER 24, 2023
This symposium gathers reflections from leading scholars, activists, jurists, and others from around the world with respect to the recently issued Principles. Historically, Global Health Law has been permeated with colonialism and concerned with preserving travel and trade rather than protecting human dignity, health and life.
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Climate Change and Neglected Tropical Diseases: Key Takeaways from the WHO-WIPO-WTO Trilateral Symposium
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 22, 2023
By Aparajita Lath* The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), hosted the 10 th Trilateral Symposium on Human Health and Climate Change in Geneva this November.
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Several EU nations set to mandate vaccination for COVID passes
Healthcare It News
JANUARY 5, 2022
Meanwhile in England, the government has implemented ‘Plan B’ measures requiring citizens to have two injections and a booster or a negative lateral flow test to get into large venues. The rice-sized chips, designed by Swedish startup Epicenter, measure 2mm by 6mm. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER CONTEXT.
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COVID-19: Vaccine mandate enforced in Austria
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 1, 2022
In return, the Austrian government loosened public restrictions. The target to vaccinate 80% per cent of the German population at least once by the end of January 2022 has not been reached, according to a government announcement yesterday. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.
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DHAGE identifies digital inclusion as key goal in building a resilient society
Healthcare It News
OCTOBER 29, 2021
DHAGE called upon organisations such as the European Union, the World Health Organisation and the OECD to set up and fund an initiative for promoting digital inclusion. An upskilling of the workforce could assist in the rolling out and implementation of new digital tools and technology. This would create a greater knowledge database.
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Vaccine credentials enabling wider progress on public health interoperability
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
They'll explain how it's now positioned to move beyond mere immunization status and toward a larger approach to interoperable health records. And they'll show how, through an upcoming collaboration with the World Health Organization and the G20, those advancements can soon be expanding globally.
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Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Bangladesh: Gaps and Opportunities
Bill of Health
JULY 26, 2023
Other researchers have found that “ many persons with disabilities do not receive any humanitarian support from NGOs or the Government ” following natural disasters. Many have wheelchair access ramps, and are heralded as accessible by the Bangladesh government and international funders, yet they lack accessible toilets.
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The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Responding to Public Health Emergencies by Upholding Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 7, 2023
In June 2023, the Assembly adopted Resolution 2500 (2023) on “Public health emergency: the need for a holistic approach to multilateralism and health care.” The report supports the ongoing processes taking place at the international level to transform global health governance.
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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness
Healthcare It News
AUGUST 20, 2021
A recent study published in Nature found 37% of deaths related to heat exposure around the world between 1991 and 2018 were related to global warming caused by humans. ON THE RECORD. Climate change is here to stay and we need to find novel means of climate change adaptation such as this COVID-19 telemonitoring tool.”
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Conclusion to the Symposium: From Principles to Practice: Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies
Bill of Health
JANUARY 18, 2024
Soekoe and Davis, both South African lawyers involved in litigation relating to transparency in vaccine contracts between the Government and pharmaceutical companies , detail the successful vindication of the right to access to information, entrenched in the South African Constitution and legislation.
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AI for health can't leave older people behind, says WHO
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
The World Health Organization released a policy brief this past week aimed at combating age-related bias in health-related artificial intelligence tools. The establishment of older people's right to consent to and contest AI recommendations for health.
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The Case for Procurement Transparency
Bill of Health
DECEMBER 12, 2023
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. This, critically, could have helped save lives.
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Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ?
Digital Health News
JANUARY 22, 2024
This briefing includes PulseAI's new AI algorithm to enhance cardiac health monitoring and the WHO releasing new LLMs ethics and governance guidance.
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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics
Bill of Health
MARCH 24, 2022
At the research and development (R&D) stage, government funders can bind producers to equity goals through targeted contractual provisions, as we explain in a recently-published Nature Biotechnology article. This is a contractual framework negotiated when the government funds research related to a specific pandemic or epidemic.
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Lessons from the Pandemic: How COVID-19 Shaped the Future of Medical Systems
Medical Gas Compliance
APRIL 21, 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO), the agency responsible for international public health, has stated the pandemic is at a “transition point.” government signed a resolution to end the national emergency. On April 11th, the U.S.
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Calling for Holistic Maternal Care to Address Racial Disparities: The Role of Midwives and Doulas
Bill of Health
AUGUST 2, 2023
they are performed at more than double the rate of 15% or less recommended by the World Health Organization. These high rates are largely due to scheduling-related convenience and financial incentives from health insurance reimbursement. Now, C-sections are overused in the U.S.;
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HIMSS22 in Riyadh: Exploring cross-border collaboration in the Middle East
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
In this session "Cross-Border Collaborations: Improving Digital Health" (20 November, 13:00 - 13:50), speakers from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and beyond will share concrete examples of how governments and healthcare organisations are successfully collaborating across borders to implement various digital health initiatives.
Countries worldwide share perspectives on pandemic-era digital innovation
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Specifically, they touted the value of groups such as the Global Digital Health Partnership, which convenes government agencies from countries and territories, along with the World Health Organisation, to enable more effective rollouts and improvements in digital health services.
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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
MAY 30, 2023
This change is yet another signal that the country is working to move past the pandemic, which falls in line with recent moves by the federal government to move the pandemic to a more controlled phase. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency.
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HIMSS22 Europe: ‘We need to develop eco-friendly digital health’
Healthcare It News
JUNE 18, 2022
of the world’s net greenhouse gas emissions come from the healthcare sector – double those from the airline industry. Enterprise Taxonomy: Operations Patient Access Population and Public Health Leadership Regulation Emerging Technologies Business Care Organizational Governance Public Policy Technology.
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Pandemic preparedness is a national security issue, say experts at HIMSS21
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 10, 2021
Convened by HIMSS VP of Government Relations Tom Leary, the panelists – who played a critical role in developing the Riyadh Declaration – reviewed the recommendations, compared them to progress so far and outlined digital health goals for the future. He pointed out that the U.S. mortality rate from COVID-19 was 2.8
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Dr. Eunice Brookman-Amissah: A Pioneer in Safe Abortion Law Reform
Bill of Health
MARCH 14, 2024
She also helped disseminate the Maputo Protocol; convened the conference where the World Health Organization launched its first safe abortion guidance; and worked to make the International Confederation of Midwives a partner in safe abortion reform.
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Experts showcase digital health solutions that help tackle COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Roger Lim, Dutch government, said principles of privacy and data minimisation were central to building the national contact tracing app: “We opened transparent processes on the technical choices made, because it’s essential to build trust for people to use this app. ON THE RECORD.
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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines
Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
The most extreme embodiment of this phenomenon, vaccine nationalism , happens when perfectly lawful tools — contracts known as advance purchase agreements — are used to skew the allocation of vaccine doses to wealthier governments and their populations whenever there is a surge in transnational demand for a given vaccine.
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307 Psychedelic Inequities and Unexplored Risk: Colonization, Commercialization, and Regulation
Bill of Health
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
federal government remained unresponsive to the wealth of evidence supporting the therapeutic use of psychedelics. Regulatory Process Ideally, a novel therapy will undergo a translational process through which efficacy is determined and the therapy is adapted for delivery in diverse health care settings. For decades, the U.S.
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Parker Health Secures $25 Million in Series A Funding to Transform American Healthcare
Healthcare IT Today
AUGUST 1, 2023
Our proprietary full-stack multi-use Health Management System™, the Parker Suite™, is America’s first FHIR-built, interoperable, affordable, and compliant platform that is revolutionizing the industry with limitless applications for patients, providers, health systems, governments, researchers, and payors.
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Report: How Apple Is Advancing Digital Healthcare Transformation
HIT Consultant
JULY 26, 2022
Supporting public health and government initiatives. Health Records is now available to patients at over 800 institutions across over 12,000 locations, making it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers in the Health app whenever they choose. Keeping Privacy in Mind.
The Common Denominators of Sustainability in Healthcare: Measurement and Transparency
HIT Consultant
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
But at the same time, the Hippocratic Oath of doing no harm should apply broadly to how healthcare institutions impact society environmentally, and governments are increasingly receptive to this view. government has created an Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, which plans to roll out emissions goals for U.S.
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Healthcare 2030: Are We Consumers, CEOs, Health Citizens, or Castaways? 4 Scenarios On the Future of Health Care and Who We Are – Part 2
Health Populi
APRIL 16, 2024
Retail Health for All, starring The Consumer Social ethos – community-driven HC financing – private-sector/commercial U.S. Health care is delivered through an omnichannel platform accessible to all consumers, tailored for personalization.
The COVID-19 Pandemic, the Failure of the Binary PHEIC Declaration System, and the Need for Reform
Bill of Health
JANUARY 7, 2022
More probably, due to the lack of precise information by the Chinese government on the real extent of the disease outbreak, they opted for a conservative approach, well aware of the economic and political consequences of a PHEIC declaration for the concerned State.
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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 18, 2020
The message that adhering to this request, and using other tools to communicate, to help to protect our health and care systems has been understood and accepted by the vast majority of citizens. In March 2020, the Scottish Government produced advice and guidance on Information Governance to support the safe deployment of telehealth.
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Stressed Out By COVID and Civil Unrest – the APA’s Stress in America Survey, Part 2
Health Populi
JUNE 30, 2020
said the government’s response to COVID was a significant source of stress: in first place, the Federal government response (felt a significant stressor among 84% of U.S. adults), followed by States (72% of consumers), and local governments (64% of people feeling the stress). Two in three people in the U.S.
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AI: Patients Included
Health Populi
MARCH 13, 2024
Fourth , to mitigate against potential bias across the data and stakeholders (providers, payers, public sector/government, and pharma) making sure to include data from under-served populations. The point: that one size does not fit all people or situations and requires a user-centered design approach.
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World Mental Health Day – October 10, 2021
Healthcare Blog
OCTOBER 6, 2021
While the pandemic has made it increasingly difficult to find help for mental health illnesses in the past 18 months, these issues have been around for years, with many countries not offering mental health resources at all.
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Riding the digital wave through COVID-19
Healthcare IT News - Telehealth
AUGUST 24, 2020
Government & Policy Interoperability Population Health Telehealth One of the more remarkable features of the NHS’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been its rapid uptake of technology in the UK says director of international relations at NHS Confederation, Dr Layla McCay.
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Driving Innovation in Healthcare: How an Ecosystem Approach to IoMT has the Potential to Transform Patient Care and Cost Management
Healthcare IT Today
JULY 14, 2023
A multidisciplinary team with representation across IT and clinical departments is critical to identify opportunities within the health system to drive improved outcomes. The next key step is to ensure you have the appropriate architecture and clear governance of what data is stored where, how it is used, and who has access to it.
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Is Zero Trust the Remedy to Healthcare’s Ransomware Epidemic?
HIT Consultant
AUGUST 31, 2021
In fact, the first-ever such attack targeted the industry in 1989 when 20,000 floppy disks infected with ransomware were given to those who attended the World Health Organization’s AIDS Conference. And not only that, but the price of ransomware payments is also increasing, even as the federal government tries to the crackdown.
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The Trust Deficit Is Bad for Health: A Health/Care Lens on the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer
Health Populi
JANUARY 18, 2022
[Edelman usually releases a specific health industry deck some weeks after the initial Trust Barometer publication, which I will cover as soon as the data are available], Overall, peoples’ trust across the world in NGOs, business, government, and media, has stayed relatively flat over 2021 levels, the bar chart illustrates at the top-line.
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