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2023 07 Sep
Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, was pleased to announce the generous hosts of Second WHO Symposium on the Future of Digital Health Systems in the European Region have signed a letter of intent with the Portuguese Government to open a new WHO Country Office in Porto, Portugal. The new office will be focusing on a special project...Read more
2023 03 Jul
Recognizing the importance of interoperability standards in digital health transformation, WHO and standards-development organization, Health Level Seven International (HL7®), signed a Project Collaboration Agreement to support the adoption of open interoperability standards, globally. Adoption of interoperability standards are critical for consistent...Read more
2020 12 Feb
WHO renamed COVID-19 on February 11 in a bid to avoid inaccuracies or de-stigmatisation stemming from the name of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the respiratory virus has opened doors to technological applications that range from telemedicine to AI integration. You might also like: Novel Coronavirus: New Name, New...Read more
2016 07 Dec
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe will be contributing to the program of eHealth Week in May 2017. The event, which is organised by the Maltese Ministry for Health - as part of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union - the European Commission, and HIMSS-CHIME International will focus on the overarching...Read more