Digital Transformation for More Equitable and Sustainable Public Health in the Age of Digital Interdependence

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ID11032623
AuthorsSebastián García Saisó (0000-0003-4455-3080, Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Myrna C Marti (0000-0002-7228-6795, Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Felipe Mejia Medina (0000-0002-4078-9646, Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Victoria Malek Pascha (Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Jennifer Nelson (0000-0001-7059-6266, Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Luis Tejerina (Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Alexander Bagolle (Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.), Melissa D''Agostino (0000-0002-6083-7713, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas), Marcelo D’Agostino (Sebastián García Saisó and Marcelo D’Agostino are with the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC. Myrna C. Marti and Victoria Malek Pascha are international consultants, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Felipe Mejia Medina is an international consultant, Bogotá, Colombia. Jennifer Nelson, Luis Tejerina, and Alexander Bagolle are with Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.)
Year2022
Volume112
IssueS6
PagesS621-S624
Publication date2022-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2022.306749
PMID35977328
OpenAlexW4292259699
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

This article describes 8 guiding principles for the digital transformation of the health sector and identifies their relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as highlights their importance to countries undergoing digital transformation processes. In the Region of the Americas, among other gaps, 30% of people do not have access to the Internet, which is why it is mandatory to develop policies and actions to deliver public health interventions equitably and sustainably to ensure that no one is left behind. The 8 principles focus on the 4 areas of a sustainable health system—human, social, economic, and environmental—and highlight the broader possibilities for using digital technology to have an impact on the sustainability of health systems. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S6):S621–S624. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306749 )

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Digital health · Digital transformation · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Pandemic · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Public relations · Sustainability · The Internet · Communication and COVID-19 Impact · Computer Science · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Social Media in Health Education

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