24 research teams across 12 countries are to receive a share of £22.7 million to develop new digital tools in response to climate-sensitive infectious diseases, following a funding call last year from global charitable foundation Wellcome. The Digital Technology Development Awards focused on the development of open-source technology and aimed to […]
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Health Education England shares global digital projects tackling health issues
Health Education England has shared some of its global projects tackling health issues with technology. In this article, Richard Price, Global Health Education Technologies Advisor at Health Education explains. The importance of global collaboration in tackling health issues has been brought into sharp focus in the past two years. In […]
Yorkshire and Humber AHSN shares eight innovators taking part in Propel@YH Boot Camp
The Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) has announced that eight innovators from the Nordic region are to be part of the second international Propel@YH Boot Camp. Propel@YH Boot Camp, run by Yorkshire and Humber AHSN, seeks to bring health innovations from around the world into the UK, […]
Innovate UK opens USA health tech incubator
Innovate UK has opened an accelerator programme for SMEs to explore the potential of overseas markets. Applications are now open for its Global Incubator Programme for the Houston USA market, through a partnership with the Texas Medical Centre and support from the Department for International Trade, as part of the BioBridge […]
TPP wins electronic health record contract in Jamaica
TPP has been awarded a contract worth over $5 million to implement its electronic health record system in Jamaica. Speaking in the House of Representatives in Jamaica on Tuesday (November 22), Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton announced the plans. In 2019 the Jamaican Ministry of Health and […]
WHO, Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA launch digital app for young people
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Public Health of Qatar and FIFA have launched a new digital app aiming to increase physical activity and improve the health and wellbeing of young people. The app is called ‘Gen Move, Season1’ and uses advanced movement tracking and artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Feature: what’s happening in health tech across the globe?
The scope of health technology is vast – spanning so many different conditions, professionals and technologies, digital health is always being used in new and innovative ways. In this feature, we’ll take a look at the some of the ideas, analyses and projects from different countries, showing the breadth of […]
Researchers explore approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins
A research report has been published in Frontiers in Digital Health that explores the use of digital twin technology to advance new methods for precision and predictive cancer care. Entitled ‘Exploring approaches for predictive cancer patient digital twins: Opportunities for collaboration and innovation’, the report focuses on a review of […]
Feature: exploring health tech across Europe
Health ministers and delegates from Europe’s 53 Member States recently agreed to adopt the European Union’s first-ever digital health action plan, described by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as “an ambitious agenda that will leverage digital transformation in Europe and central Asia with the aim of improving people’s health and […]
Study shows benefits of telemedicine technology for patients internationally
A new study conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in collaboration with the Faculty of Health Sciences at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya has shown that telemedicine technology has been beneficial to the screening, diagnosis, management treatment and long-term follow-up of chronic diseases. The study explained that during the COVID […]
