{"id":283768,"date":"2024-02-21T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=283768"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T11:02:21","slug":"global-initiative-on-digital-health-gidh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-initiative-on-digital-health-gidh\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)<\/strong> is based on the article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/who-launches-digital-health-platform-agreed-upon-in-indias-g20-presidency-9171960\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WHO launches digital health platform agreed upon in India\u2019s G20 presidency<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>The Indian Express<\/strong>&#8221; on 21st February 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Indian Govt, launched the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH), a platform for sharing knowledge and digital products worldwide. This initiative <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">constitutes one of the three priority areas outlined during India&#8217;s G20 presidency in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>What is the Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_283772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-283772\" style=\"width: 464px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-283772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Global-Initiative-on-Digital-Health-GIDH.png?resize=464%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)\" width=\"464\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Global-Initiative-on-Digital-Health-GIDH.png?w=464&amp;ssl=1 464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Global-Initiative-on-Digital-Health-GIDH.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-283772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- WHO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. About<\/strong>&#8211; It is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WHO managed network<\/span> aimed at <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">implementing the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025<\/span> and other WHO standards, for digital health system transformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Launched by-<\/strong> India in collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-health-organization-who\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization (WHO)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Features-<\/strong>\u00a0The initiative will consist of a network of networks comprising <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">four key elements<strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/span><strong><br \/>\na.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Country needs tracker<\/span>&#8211; Helping digital health investments align with country priorities.<br \/>\n<strong>b.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Country resource portal<span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8211;<\/span><\/span> A map of resources available in a country.<br \/>\n<strong>c. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Transformation toolbox<span style=\"color: #333333;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">F<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">or<\/span> sharing quality-assured digital tools.<br \/>\n<strong>d.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Convening and Knowledge Exchange<\/span>&#8211; Encouraging better collaboration and knowledge sharing among global, regional, and national digital health networks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Significance<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>a.<\/strong> The initiative would <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">aid universal health convergence<\/span> and improve healthcare service delivery.<br \/>\n<strong>b.<\/strong> GIDH will <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">help countries<\/span> by listening to their needs, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">coordinating resources to<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">prevent duplication<\/span>, and offering quality-assured products.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Digital Health?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. About<\/strong>&#8211; Digital health involves <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">utilizing technology<\/span> like mobile devices, software applications, and other digital tools <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">to enhance health<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">healthcare services<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Objective<\/strong>&#8211; It encompasses a wide range of technologies and platforms <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">aimed at<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">improving access to healthcare<\/span>, enhancing the quality of care. It empowers individuals to better manage their health and wellness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Examples<\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">India&#8217;s CoWIN<\/span>, UNICEF&#8217;s RapidPro, and FamilyConnect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- Science &amp; Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is based on the article &#8220;WHO launches digital health platform agreed upon in India\u2019s G20 presidency&#8221; published in &#8220;The Indian Express&#8221; on 21st February 2024. Why in the News? Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Indian Govt, launched the Global Initiative on Digital&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-initiative-on-digital-health-gidh\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-283768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283768\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}