Andean Region
The following is a graphical summary of the construction of these Digital Health strategies in the countries of the Andean Countries subregion, grouped together:
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- 0Without knowledge and/or without a planned agenda
- 1In progress
- 2It has a strategy, but it is not officially published
- 3Digital Health strategy publicly available online
Bolivia has specific digital health objectives in its country's DIGITAL AGENDA, and has begun building its national digital health transformation plan in collaboration with the IDB.
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- 0Without knowledge and/or without a planned agenda
- 1In progress
- 2It has a strategy, but it is not officially published
- 3Digital Health strategy publicly available online
Colombia issued (2020) an HIE strategy and made significant modification with regard to policy on Telehealth, but has not published a holistic Digital Health Strategy. From 2022 focus on the implementation of the National Health Record interoperability project.
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- 0Without knowledge and/or without a planned agenda
- 1In progress
- 2It has a strategy, but it is not officially published
- 3Digital Health strategy publicly available online
The Minister of Health, José Ruales, presented the Digital Health Transformation Agenda 2023-2027, with the support and technical advice of the World and Pan American Health Organization (WHO/PAHO), the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society (Mintel), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Vice Presidency of the Republic of Ecuador.
Recently, the Ministry of Public Health has developed a national digital transformation policy for the health sector: The National Digital Transformation Policy for the Health Sector 2024-2034. This strategy has the following aspects:
- Main objective: Modernize the health system through digital technologies
- Implementation period: 2024-2034
- Identified challenges:
- Cultural change resistance
- Data fragmentation
- Obsolete technological infrastructure
- Digital divide
- Insufficient technical training
- Main components:
- Implementation of a unified electronic health record
- Development of interoperable health information systems
- Promotion of telemedicine
- Training of health personnel in digital technologies
- Fostering a digital culture in the health sector
- Focus on equity: Aims to reduce inequalities in access to quality health services.
- Intersectoral collaboration: The policy was developed with the participation of various actors from the health and technology sectors.
The policy aims to improve efficiency, reduce inequalities, and expand access to health services through digital tools such as telemedicine and electronic medical records.
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- 0Without knowledge and/or without a planned agenda
- 1In progress
- 2It has a strategy, but it is not officially published
- 3Digital Health strategy publicly available online
Peru's Ministry of Health has published its National Digital Health Agenda (2020-2025)
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- 0Without knowledge and/or without a planned agenda
- 1In progress
- 2It has a strategy, but it is not officially published
- 3Digital Health strategy publicly available online
No references to a digital health strategy in the country have been found.
Region: Andean Region
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