1. 1 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Profile of Normative Work and Global eHealth Activities WHO Headquarters Dr. Ramesh S. Krishnamurthy

2. 2 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Organizational Structure

3. 3 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 World Health Organization Director-General Clusters Family, Women's and Children's Health (FWC) HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases (HTM) General Management Cluster Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH) Health Security and Environment (HSE) Polio, Emergencies and Country Collaboration (PEC) Health Systems and Innovation (HIS)

4. 4 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Health Systems and Innovation Cluster Assistant Director-General Core Departments Essential Medicines and Health Products Ethics and Social Determinants Health Statistics and Information Systems Health Systems Policies and Workforce Health Systems Financing Knowledge Management and Sharing Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property Patient Safety Programme WHO Centre for Health Development Partnerships Global Health Workforce Alliance Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Enabling Functions (Management and External Relations) Secretariat Independent Expert Review Group Technology Transfer Initiative eHealth Unit

5. 5 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Milestones in eHealth

6. 6 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Milestones Source: http://www.who.int/healthacademy/media/WHA58-28-en.pdf 2005: The adoption of resolution on eHealth by 58th World Health Assembly WHA58.28 Recognized the value that ICT bring to health

7. 7 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Milestones Source: http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA66/A66_R24-en.pdf WHA66.24 2013: Adoption of resolution on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability by 66 th World Health Assembly Recognized the value of adoption of standards for interoperability and Health on the Internet

8. 8 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth work streams at WHO Headquarters

9. 9 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth work streams eHealth Governance Standardization and Interoperability eLearning Global Observatory for eHealth ePortuguese Network

10. 10 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Governance

11. 11 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Governance National eHealth Strategies: WHO and the International Telecommunication Union have produced a comprehensive guide for the development of a national eHealth vision, action plan and monitoring framework.

12. 12 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Governance Support to implementation includes regional and country technical assistance and training. Strategic review and guidance regarding emerging issues on the global health Internet.

13. 13 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eHealth Standardization and Interoperability

14. 14 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Standardization and Interoperability Facilitates the Global Forum on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability Next Forum: January 2014 Inter-Ministerial Policy Dialogue on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability

15. 15 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Standardization and Interoperability Normative work: –WHO Handbook on eHealth Standardization and Interoperability –Health Workforce Registry Minimum Data Elements Provide guidance to Member States in assessing and implementing interoperability standards for eHealth systems and services.

16. 16 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eLearning

17. 17 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eLearning – Health Academy http://www.who.int/healthacademy/courses/en/ Health Academy eLearning Courses Health Academy strengthens both education and health

18. 18 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 eLearning Provide guidance and technical support for effective use of eLearning as an integral part of pre‐service and in‐service training of health workforce. Expand Health Academy program to include additional training materials targeted at school‐aged children and implement the Academy in additional Member States.

19. 19 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Global Observatory for eHealth

20. 20 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Global Observatory for eHealth 2012: Management of patient information: Trends and challenges in Member States http://www.who.int/goe/policies/countries/en/index.html Products based on the findings of the global surveys on eHealth

21. 21 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Global Observatory for eHealth Currently conducting special survey among CoIA countries on the use of eHealth for maternal and child health. Joint report with ITU to be published in September 2013. Third Global Survey on eHealth to be conducted in 2014.

22. 22 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 ePortuguese Network

23. 23 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 ePortuguese Network Strategy to strengthen collaboration among Portuguese‐speaking countries in the areas of health information and capacity building of human resources for health. Coordinates South‐South cooperation to strengthen health systems among Portuguese- speaking countries (Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste)

24. 24 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 ePortuguese Network The Global South-South Development Expo 2012 in Vienna recognized the seven-year-old WHO programme as an example of South-South and triangular cooperation.

25. 25 | MedInfo2013 - Copenhagen - | August 21, 2013 Thank you