Supporting digital health transformation in eastern Europe and central Asia

New WHO/Europe fellowship programme seeks to enhance the use of data science to improve public health outcomes, including amid health emergencies, in countries of eastern Europe and central Asia WHO/Europe, the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of Washington’s International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH) have launched the Informatics and Data Science for Health (IDASH) fellowship in countries of eastern Europe and central Asia to improve public health informatics and data science practices. Through this powerful collaboration, WHO/Europe aims to support countries to better govern digital transformation in the health sector and advance digital health literacy – key objectives of the Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–2030. Adopted by all 53 countries of the Region, the Action Plan serves as a roadmap to improve people’s health and well-being through digital technologies. Urgent need for trained professionals who can manage data and health information systems The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the critical importance of robust and integrated electronic data systems and their ability to guide public health action. “Health information systems generate vast amounts of data […]

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