Data and digital health
The Data and Digital Health unit (DDH) coordinates the flagship initiative, Empowerment through Digital Health, and provides technical and policy guidance and expertise on the safety and efficacy of digital health solutions, while respecting health equity, gender equality and human rights as core values in their deployment.
Highlights
10 March 2022
The European Health Report 2021. Taking stock of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in...
The European Health Report is produced every three years as a flagship publication by the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The aims of the 2021 edition...
29 June 2021
Support tool to strengthen health information systems: guidance for health information system assessment...
This tool is an update of the 2015 Support tool to assess health information systems and develop and strengthen health information strategies. Both the...
Digital Health Country Vignettes
Publications
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28 September 2023
Guidance on intersectoral monitoring for health
Intersectoral action for health is required to tackle health challenges because policies and factors outside of the health sector influence health...
For the Division of Country Health Policies and Systems at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2022 was a significant year – not only for the...
21 December 2022
Equity within digital health technology within the WHO European Region: a scoping review
Health-care providers are increasingly using digital health technology (DHT) to enable patients and the public to manage their health and engage with health-care...
22 November 2022
Monitoring the implementation of digital health: an overview of selected national and international methodologies
This overview contributes to the monitoring and evaluation of the WHO global strategy on digital health 2020–2025 and the measurement framework for...
Documents
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1 September 2023
Digital Health in the WHO European Region: the ongoing journey to commitment and transformation
Digital health has experienced a period of accelerated growth in recent years. The critical role of digital health in attaining universal health coverage...