eHealth

Programmes and projects

Global Observatory for eHealth

The Global Observatory for eHealth works to improve health by providing Member States with strategic information on effective practices in eHealth.

Health Academy

The Health Academy aims to improve knowledge about good health through the use of eLearning. In particular, it targets school-age children aged 12-18 through multi-media presentation of its health content.

ePORTUGUESe

A platform to support the development of Human Resources for Health in Portuguese-speaking countries facilitating collaboration among institutions, delivering health information and promoting capacity building.

WHO eLearning resources for health workforce training

Compendium of online and CD-ROM eLearning resources, available for download and by order. The list also includes blended learning degree programmes available through our partner institutions.

Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health

The two Millennium Development Goals on improving the health of women and children are in urgent need of innovative and strategic actions, supported by political will and resources for greater impact. The use of ICT is critical in this effort.

Call for innovative health technologies and eHealth solutions for low-resource settings

Call for innovative health technologies and eHealth solutions for low-resource settings. This call aims to identify innovative health technologies and eHealth solutions which address global health concerns.

eHealth Resources collection

The upcoming online collection will comprise best practices, eHealth tools and standards, publications, eLearning training materials and national eHealth policies, to support countries in their eHealth planning and implementation.

Governance

eHealth Governance is concerned with eHealth services and the health Internet, which are changing the context of health information privacy, security and safety in the networked world.

Standards for eHealth

The adoption of eHealth standards is critical to the implementation of health care information systems, promoting interoperability and enabling the effective, consistent, and accurate exchange of data.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Contact information

eHealth
Department of Knowledge Management and Sharing
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27
Switzerland
Email: ehealth@who.int