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In a growing world of technologies and applications, it is not surprising how health has found a place in digital solutions. Even more so with the COVID 19 pandemic.
Trends including virtual support and communication, improving access and linkage, and what that means to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) particularly in developing countries, have emerged.
Though not 100%, there has been significant increase and results from reliance on digital technologies for health interventions.
Virtual trainings are adapted at various settings; health workers gain access to capacity building materials and other on-demand support for job aids via mobile and technology applications.
There are increasing innovation on data gathering, monitoring and analytics on programme implementation and surveillance.
With travel bans, tele-medicine is gaining traction and healthcare providers across the globe can be reached for consultation.
So what does this mean for developing countries?
Interestingly we have also seen people increasingly source accessible information on health as a way of sensitization and peer support on health issues. "Google is your friend" approach.
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This gives hope to improving health and also promoting responsiveness to wellbeing as a global health initiative.
There are however debates on coverage and access to internet services for people in very rural communities. The discuss remains, how inclusive are interventions to persons most at need.
Digital health intervention is promising and presents opportunities for improving health outcomes globally, inspite of challenges for underserved communities.
Should health practitioners, experts and policy makers pay attention to this intervention?
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