South Africa - 2019 - Health

National Digital Health Strategy for South Africa 2019-2024

Ministry of Health, South Africa

This strategy is underpinned by five strategic principles of a person-centred focus, expanded access, innovation for sustainable impact, digital health workforce for economic development and a whole-of-government approach. It proposes nine strategic interventions to be achieved by 2024. Some of which include: development of leadership capacity for digital health innovation and adaptive management, the undertaking of appropriate multi-stakeholder engagement for shared opportunities and successful digital health implementation and establishment of integrated information architecture for interoperability and effective, safe sharing of health information across health systems and services.

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January 2022

This strategy is underpinned by five strategic principles of a person-centred focus, expanded access, innovation for sustainable impact, digital health workforce for economic development and a whole-of-government approach. It proposes nine strategic interventions to be achieved by 2024. Some of which include: development of leadership capacity for digital health innovation and adaptive management, the undertaking of appropriate multi-stakeholder engagement for shared opportunities and successful digital health implementation and establishment of integrated information architecture for interoperability and effective, safe sharing of health information across health systems and services.

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