Using Technology to Advance Global Health: Proceedings of a Workshop
Using Technology to Advance Global Health: Proceedings of a Workshop by Engineering, and Medicine National Academies of Sciences
English | Aug. 17, 2018 | ISBN: 0309464773 | 79 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | Aug. 17, 2018 | ISBN: 0309464773 | 79 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Current global health priorities, such as the targets of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are ambitious. Setting an agenda for the next 15 years, targets have been established to drastically reduce maternal mortality and premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases; end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases; achieve universal health coverage; and ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, among others. While vast improvements have been made in global health in the past decades, the health challenges that weigh disproportionately on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) continue to stand as a barrier to achieving poverty reduction and economic prosperity. Meeting these ambitious targets calls for innovative approaches. In this regard the global health community has recognized the value of digital technology as a transformational tool to accelerate progress in improving global health outcomes.