National eHealth Strategy Toolkit

Spiral bound
April 2013
9789241548465
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  • Publisher
    World Health Organization
  • Published
    9th April 2013
  • ISBN 9789241548465
  • Language English
  • Pages 207 pp.
  • Size 8.25" x 11.75"
$120.00

Worldwide, the application of information and communication technologies to support national health-care services is rapidly expanding and increasingly important. This is especially so at a time when all health systems face stringent economic challenges and greater demands to provide more and better care, especially to those most in need.

The National eHealth Strategy Toolkit is an expert, practical guide that provides governments, their ministries and stakeholders with a solid foundation and method for the development and implementation of a national eHealth vision, action plan and monitoring framework. All countries, whatever their level of development, can adapt the Toolkit to suit their own circumstances.

Representing one of the most significant collaborations in recent years between the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union, the Toolkit is a landmark in understanding what eHealth is, what it can do, and why and how it should be applied to health care today.

"The toolkit is comprehensive in identifying the shareholders in government, legislation, workforce, standards and service applications. The detail of the toolkit is remarkable. The elements of e-Health are clearly represented in the stakeholders and their level and purpose of interaction is clearly stated...As the world seeks a practice delivery model that will be workable and efficient while meeting expectation, it is clear that e-Health is a large part of the solution. Having a toolkit such as this, which is concise, heavily based in experience and easy to use, WHO and ITU have made a significant contribution to success."

Ronald C. Merrell, MD - , Virginia Commonwealth University

World Health Organization

World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.