New Delhi: Healthcare advancements across the world are being spearheaded by digital transformations as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and digital data are revolutionising the industry at a rapid scale. Effective IT deployment is at the forefront of this new-age healthcare revolution, informed health industry experts at the tenth International Conference on ‘ Transforming Healthcare with IT .’ At the inaugural session of the conference, Prof Ilona Kickbusch, Founding Director and Chair, Global Health Centre, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies, Geneva elucidated on the topic ‘ Digital Health and Global Health – Synonyms?’ Prof Kickbusch addressed the conference to highlight that with the increasing challenges posed by communicable diseases due to new obstacles such as antimicrobial resistance, in light of the bygone COVID-19 pandemic, the health industry is in evermore need of digital health solutions that align with global health priorities. She informed the audience and panel members, “In my experience, these are still two distinct fields. Those working in digital health are not automatically thinking of the global health impact or the potential of digital solutions, particularly for the world. Similarly, people in global health do not consider how digital technology can advance or undermine […]
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