Digital health, eHealth, mHealth: Breakthrough for public health or creating new dependency? A critical look at the current hype
11/04/2018 | Geneva Health Forum, Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG), Rue de Varembé 17, Geneva
Side event to the Geneva Health Forum 2018
Medicus Mundi Schweiz/ Medicus Mundi International, Geneva, 11 April 2018, 18:15-20.00 hrs. In a satellite session to the Geneva Health Forum 2018 hosted by the Networks Medicus Mundi International and Medicus Mundi Switzerland, a panel of health systems and health technology experts looks behind the rhetoric of the Forum’s theme of “Precision Global Health in the Digital Age”.
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Digital technologies, such as mobile wireless technologies, have the potential to revolutionize how populations interact with national health services." (WHO) The rapid propagation of digital technology in the health sector is not only fuelled by changing demographics, scientific progress and societal expectations, but also driven by the health technology industry and by powerful actors in international health policy and cooperation. In January, the WHO Executive Board discussed the use of appropriate digital technologies for public health. The overall tone was optimistic to enthusiastic, and there have been only few critical statements such as those by the World Medical Association and by Medicus Mundi International: “Digital technologies have the potential to transform many fields of human activity, including healthcare. However, their impact can be predictable and beneficial only if there is strong public control on the use of such technologies.” (MMI) Organizers/hosts/enquiries:
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