Mansukh Mandaviya addresses WHO's Global Initiative on Digital Health launch event

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday virtually addressed the public launch event of the World Health Organisation's Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH).

The GIDH is a WHO managed network which was unanimously adopted by all G20 countries, invited countries and international organisations and collectively launched as a key deliverable of India's G20 Presidency during the Health Ministers' Meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on August 19, 2023.

As a WHO Managed Network ("Network of Networks"), GIDH aims to consolidate and amplify recent and past gains in global digital health while strengthening mutual accountability, and serving as a vehicle for implementing the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020 - 2025, while enhancing the impact of future investments.

He also urged the WHO-SEARO (Southeast Asia Region) Director to implement the GIDH in the region.

The Union Health Minister highlighted "India's ground-breaking digital health transformations, particularly through the flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission which promotes healthcare digitisation and creates an interoperable digital ecosystem."