Global Strategy on Digital Health
The reading this week speaks to the Global Strategy on Digital Health (PDF)

The “digital determinants of health”, such as literacy in information and communication technologies and access to equipment, broadband, and the internet, become more important as digital health becomes more prevalent. The global strategy underscores the need to ground digital foundations within national strategies and emphasizes the need to work with different sectors and stakeholders at all levels.

The 2020-2025 WHO Global Initiative puts forth four primary technological principles:

Guiding Principles
The four guiding principles aim to orient the global strategy towards the appropriate and sustainable adoption of digital health technologies within the context of the national health sector and health strategies.

Acknowledge that institutionalization of digital health in the national health system requires a decision and commitment by countries.

Recognize that successful digital health initiatives require an integrated strategy.

Promote the appropriate use of digital technologies for health.

Recognize the urgent need to address the major impediments faced by least-developed countries implementing digital health technologies.

These four Guiding Principles underpin the action plan.

summary implementation of the action plan so1 to so4

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Explore the relationship between the Four Guiding Principles and the Digital Determinants of Health.
Include the following aspects in the discussion:

Access and review the WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025.

Summarize the technology needed in each of the four Guiding Principles.

Discuss the differences and similarities between Social Determinants of Health and Digital Determinants of Health

Cite any references. Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling are required. Use your own words. Copying and pasting are not allowed.

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