Digital health for the End TB Strategy: developing priority products and making them work.
Eur Respir J
; 48(1): 29-45, 2016 07.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27230443
ABSTRACT
In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the End TB Strategy in response to a World Health Assembly Resolution requesting Member States to end the worldwide epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) by 2035. For the strategy's objectives to be realised, the next 20â
years will need novel solutions to address the challenges posed by TB to health professionals, and to affected people and communities. Information and communication technology presents opportunities for innovative approaches to support TB efforts in patient care, surveillance, programme management and electronic learning. The effective application of digital health products at a large scale and their continued development need the engagement of TB patients and their caregivers, innovators, funders, policy-makers, advocacy groups, and affected communities.In April 2015, WHO established its Global Task Force on Digital Health for TB to advocate and support the development of digital health innovations in global efforts to improve TB care and prevention. We outline the group's approach to stewarding this process in alignment with the three pillars of the End TB Strategy. The supplementary material of this article includes target product profiles, as developed by early 2016, defining nine priority digital health concepts and products that are strategically positioned to enhance TB action at the country level.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Controle de Doenças Transmissíveis
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Telemedicina
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Registros Eletrônicos de Saúde
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Prioridades em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Respir J
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article