3rd eHealth European Ministerial ConferenceTromsoe, Norway, 23-24 May 2005

The WHO eHealth strategy:

Resolution, action plan and future WSIS commitments

Dr. JC Healy, Director, Office of the ADG,

External Relations and Governing Bodies

Ref. Tromsoe

HABEMUS…..WHO eHealth Strategy

Stratégie de l'OMS pour la cybersantéEstrategia de cibersalud de la OMS

Стратегия ВОЗ в области электронногоздравоохранения

世界卫生组织的电子卫生保健الصحة لمنظمة اإللكتروني الصحة إستراتيجية

العالمية

3rd eHealth European Ministerial ConferenceTromsoe, Norway, 23-24 May 2005

• 1. The WHO added value

• 1.1 Terms of reference and duties:

UN specialised Agency: 192 Member States• 1.2 Process:

WHA, EB, WHO HQ and Regions• 1.3 Structure and Instruments for Action

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• 2. The eHealth Resolution

• 2.1. The Millennium Development Goals (MDG),

target 18 "…"• 2.2. The WHO eHealth task force (see list) and the

eHealth HQ and Region focal points (July 2004)• 2.3. The 115th Executive Board (January 2005)• 2.4. The 58th World Health Assembly (16-25 May 2005):

192 Member States, item 13.17

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• 2.5 Resolution … Rationale:

• MDG

• Article 2 of the WHO Constitution

• Demand of the Member States

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• 2.6 Resolution WHO EB115.R20

• … Urges the Members States to

- develop a national eHealth strategy, including legal and infrastructure frameworks, and public-private partnership

- mobilize multisectorial collaboration

- establish national eHealth centers and networks of excellence

etc

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• … Requests the Director General to (inter alia)

- promote international collaboration

- provide technical support

- facilitate integration of eHealth in the health systems

- continue to promote health awareness and healthy lifestyle through elearning services such as Health Academy

- support interregional initiatives among group of countries that speak a common language

- document the best practices and report on it

etc

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• 3. Follow-up of the Resolution

• 3.1 WHO HQ : Observatory, Health Academy, International

relationships with ITU, UNESCO etc, Reports, assessment, Expert Group

Regions: Regional cooperation and customisation

• 3.2 Member States decision makers: legal, administrative, technical, and financial infostructures(G8, G20, G others), International cooperation

• 3.3 HC professionals and industrialists

• 3.4 Citizens and final users: towards personalised public Health initiatives for Health education and promotion,

lifestyle etc.

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Health AcademyA virtual school of public health

• 4. Next steps

• 4.1 2nd World Summit on Information Society (WSIS)

(November 2005 Tunis )

- eHealth report

- MoU with ITU

- MoU with Satellite Telco companies.• 4.2 World Bank commitment• 4.3 The new EU/WHO partnerships (DG DEV, ...)• 4.4 The future UN Reform: role of WHO

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• 5. Conclusion:

• 5.1 eHealth Resolution:• Achievement of 15 years of activities• Starting point for the next 15 years of global eHealth

development

• 5.2 New challenge:• "eHealth for All" is achievable by 2012

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• For additional info:

• Global: www.who.int• Resolution text:

http://www.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB115-REC1/e/Resolutions.pdf

healyj@who.int

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