The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently presented a series of recommendations at G20 events in Brazil to strengthen equity in access to digital health, expand innovation & production of health technologies, tackle antimicrobial resistance, increase health investment and ensure greater retention of health workforce in the countries & territories of the Americas.
At the first thematic meeting on April 7, PAHO advocated for expanding equitable access to digital health, including through the sharing of knowledge, resources and tools. At the meeting the following day, April 8, the organization stressed the need to strengthen public policies and regulatory frameworks on the use of telehealth, participate in the co-creation of digital public goods, and implement digital literacy programs for health professionals, among others. Marcelo D'Agostino, head of PAHO's Information Systems and Digital Health Unit, commended Brazil for its solidarity in sharing digital health knowledge, resources & tools. "The only way to achieve success is to work together as a network,” he said. “All countries have something to share and learn," he said. At another event on April 8, focusing on investments in digital health, PAHO's Director of Health Systems and Services, James Fitzgerald, highlighted the Alliance for Primary Health Care in the Americas (AxAPS), which the Organization signed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank in December last year. "This Alliance will promote, increase and improve the quality of investments in primary health care in the Americas, including digital health," Fitzgerald noted. The issue of the debt-for-health mechanism was addressed in a session the following day. The high level of debt is one of the factors that can prevent countries from investing adequately in health & limit the possibilities for action
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