Search Tag: global health
2023 27 Oct
Dr Muna A. Tahlak begins her two-year term as the 36th President of the International Hospital Federation (IHF) – a global non-profit, membership organization representing hospitals and healthcare associations across the globe. Dr Tahlak was elected in November 2021 and has served two years as President Designate before taking up the position of President...Read more
2023 27 Oct
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 47th World Hospital Congress, which takes place from 10 to 12 September 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The World Hospital Congress is an annual event, organized by the International Hospital Federation (IHF), and held in different regions of the world. The Congress brings together hospital...Read more
2023 25 Oct
The 46th World Hospital Congress officially opened today under the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic. Over 1300 delegates from 89 countries gathered for the Congress, which takes place from 25 to 27 October in Lisbon, Portugal. Deborah J. Bowen, IHF President and President and CEO of the American College of Healthcare...Read more
2023 12 Jul
#HIMSS23Europe hosted a panel discussion on how we can use technology to advance global health and deliver equitable healthcare. The panel featured João Bocas, CEO of Digital Salutem, Abigail Norville, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport NL, Clayton Hamilton, Regional Technical Officer of the World Health Organization...Read more
2023 12 Jul
#HIMSS23Europe hosted a panel discussion on how we can use technology to advance global health and deliver equitable healthcare. The panel featured João Bocas, CEO of Digital Salutem, Abigail Norville, Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport NL, Clayton Hamilton, Regional Technical Officer of the World Health Organization...Read more
2020 30 Nov
There cannot be a global approach to diseases and health promotion without a tremendous effort to create links. Interoperability of people, processes and information systems is crucial for this purpose. I advance a concept of Digital Health Diplomacy as concentrated international efforts towards supranational interoperability in eHealth/Digital...Read more
2020 08 Jun
APHL 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 HEALTH CONCERNS Find APHL on Social Media Read more
2019 03 Apr
Recognising the huge potential impact of AI in global health, The Rockefeller Foundation and United States Agency for International Development’s ( USAID ) Center for Innovation and Impact ( CII ) partnered, in close coordination with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , developed and launch today a groundbreaking new report: AI in Global Health:...Read more
2017 09 Nov
How the economic giant is advancing healthcare across the globe The World Health Organization (WHO) argues China’s private sector ecosystem capabilities have a great deal to offer global healthcare innovation. Earlier this year at the World Economic Forum, President Xi Jinping delivered a hearty defence of globalisation. To people...Read more
2015 28 Mar
In a new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, scientists have developed a new risk score that can predict the 10-year risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke in people 40 years and older in any country of the world. The research was led by Dr. Goodarz Danaei, Assistant Professor of Global Health at the...Read more
2015 16 Feb
Experience with the Ebola outbreak highlights local health departments' essential role in responding to global health threats posed by infectious diseases, according to a special article in the March/April issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer...Read more
2015 06 Feb
Despite the fact that efforts have been made to improve coordination in the global fight against disease, global pharmaceutical chains still remain fragmented and lack coordination. A newly published paper by professors at NYU Wagner and MIT-Zaragoza highlight ten fundamental challenges that pharmaceutical companies face with respect to supply chains....Read more
2014 15 Jan
UK researchers warned that thousands of children could be dying since the World Health Organization has not updated guidelines for treating children going into shock. Critics claimed the advice to give large quantities of fluid was deadly, and found it "disappointing and puzzling” that the last update published in 2013 did not recommend a...Read more
2014 13 Jan
Special global web conference “One Health” to address zoonotic disease within the veterinary and public health fields Nearly half of the world’s population is infected with at least one type of vector-borne disease (1). These diseases are transmitted from parasites to animals and humans, and have a significant impact on public health and our...Read more