Session
Subtheme
Health Parliament
Haitham -El Noush, NORAD- European Union - Development Sector Government Organization Carol Bank - Private Sector - South Africa Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, DC- Digital HEALTH , UN’s IGF - India Ms.Mevish P. Vaishnav , Global Digital Health Corporation, Private Sector - USA Dr. Osama El-Hassan , Dubai Health Authority , UAE - Government
Haitham -El Noush, NORAD- European Union - Development Sector Government Organization Carol Bank - Private Sector - South Africa Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, DC- Digital HEALTH , UN’s IGF - India Ms.Mevish P. Vaishnav , Global Digital Health Corporation, Private Sector - USA Dr. Osama El-Hassan , Dubai Health Authority , UAE - Government
Organization's Website
Speakers
Haitham -El Noush, NORAD- European Union - Development Sector Government Organization
Carol Bank - Private Sector - South Africa
Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, DC- Digital HEALTH , UN’s IGF - India
Ms.Mevish P. Vaishnav , Global Digital Health Corporation, Private Sector - USA
Dr. Osama El-Hassan , Dubai Health Authority , UAE - Government
Onsite Moderator
Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Haitham- El-Noush
Online Moderator
Mevish P. Vaishnav
Rapporteur
Sakshi Pandita
SDGs
3.1
9.1
10.1
13.1
17.1
Targets: Digital Health Adoption and the Sustainable Development Goals The integration of digital health solutions is a powerful catalyst for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in ensuring universal healthcare access, reducing inequalities, and fostering sustainable communities. 1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being Digital health directly contributes to SDG 3 by improving healthcare accessibility, affordability, and quality. Telemedicine, AI-driven diagnostics, and mobile health apps enable remote consultations and early disease detection, reducing mortality rates and improving patient outcomes. Digital health records streamline care, ensuring continuity and personalized treatment plans. 2. SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Building resilient digital health infrastructure supports SDG 9 by fostering innovation in medical technology and telehealth platforms. Cloud-based electronic health records (EHRs), AI-powered diagnostics, and blockchain for secure patient data management enhance efficiency and transparency in healthcare systems. 3. SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Digital health mitigates disparities in healthcare access, particularly for rural and underserved communities. Mobile health applications provide essential health information in multiple languages, ensuring inclusivity. AI-driven chatbots offer mental health support, bridging gaps where traditional services are scarce. 4. SDG 13: Climate Action Telemedicine reduces carbon emissions by minimizing unnecessary travel to healthcare facilities. Digital prescriptions and electronic documentation reduce paper waste, contributing to environmentally sustainable healthcare systems. AI and IoT-driven predictive analytics optimize hospital resource management, reducing energy consumption. 5. SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals Collaboration between governments, tech companies, and healthcare providers accelerates the adoption of digital health solutions. Open-source health innovations and data-sharing frameworks enable scalable and interoperable solutions across borders, driving global health improvements. By leveraging emerging technologies, digital health serves as a cornerstone for sustainable healthcare systems, ensuring equitable access, efficiency, and resilience—aligning seamlessly with the broader SDG framework.
9.1
10.1
13.1
17.1
Targets: Digital Health Adoption and the Sustainable Development Goals The integration of digital health solutions is a powerful catalyst for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in ensuring universal healthcare access, reducing inequalities, and fostering sustainable communities. 1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being Digital health directly contributes to SDG 3 by improving healthcare accessibility, affordability, and quality. Telemedicine, AI-driven diagnostics, and mobile health apps enable remote consultations and early disease detection, reducing mortality rates and improving patient outcomes. Digital health records streamline care, ensuring continuity and personalized treatment plans. 2. SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure Building resilient digital health infrastructure supports SDG 9 by fostering innovation in medical technology and telehealth platforms. Cloud-based electronic health records (EHRs), AI-powered diagnostics, and blockchain for secure patient data management enhance efficiency and transparency in healthcare systems. 3. SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities Digital health mitigates disparities in healthcare access, particularly for rural and underserved communities. Mobile health applications provide essential health information in multiple languages, ensuring inclusivity. AI-driven chatbots offer mental health support, bridging gaps where traditional services are scarce. 4. SDG 13: Climate Action Telemedicine reduces carbon emissions by minimizing unnecessary travel to healthcare facilities. Digital prescriptions and electronic documentation reduce paper waste, contributing to environmentally sustainable healthcare systems. AI and IoT-driven predictive analytics optimize hospital resource management, reducing energy consumption. 5. SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals Collaboration between governments, tech companies, and healthcare providers accelerates the adoption of digital health solutions. Open-source health innovations and data-sharing frameworks enable scalable and interoperable solutions across borders, driving global health improvements. By leveraging emerging technologies, digital health serves as a cornerstone for sustainable healthcare systems, ensuring equitable access, efficiency, and resilience—aligning seamlessly with the broader SDG framework.
Format
Classroom
This will be a panel discussion with participation from a wider audience to draw the collective wisdom from the global audience , which will be a mix of online or onsite attendees. Since we have speakers form NORAD, we are hoping that local audience will also join us besides the global audience interested in the topic of addressing the issues of affordability , accessibility and quality of care delivery
This will be a panel discussion with participation from a wider audience to draw the collective wisdom from the global audience , which will be a mix of online or onsite attendees. Since we have speakers form NORAD, we are hoping that local audience will also join us besides the global audience interested in the topic of addressing the issues of affordability , accessibility and quality of care delivery
Duration (minutes)
60
Description
Session will release the Global Status Report on Digital Health and discuss the current adoption and what can be done to boost the adoption of Digital Health across the globe to bridge the healthcare divide.
Similar reports have been done in the previous two years and are available on the IGF website for review.
We will engage with the onsite and online audience. Our past meetings on the above topic have always evinced active participation from people from across the globe and the sessions have been circulated online for the quality of content and the faculty discussing the topic We will use online tools like Slido to engage with the audience besides the live chat in the online room.
We will engage with the onsite and online audience. Our past meetings on the above topic have always evinced active participation from people from across the globe and the sessions have been circulated online for the quality of content and the faculty discussing the topic We will use online tools like Slido to engage with the audience besides the live chat in the online room.