Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa
The healthcare industry is constantly evolving to bridge the inequality gap and provide precision care to its diverse population. One of these approaches is the integration of digital health tools into healthcare delivery. Significant milestones such as reduced maternal mortality, rising and rapidly...
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| author | Ibraheem Olasunkanmi Qoseem Olalekan John Okesanya Noah Olabode Olaleke Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka Blessing Olawunmi Amisu Jerico Bautista Ogaya Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III |
| author_facet | Ibraheem Olasunkanmi Qoseem Olalekan John Okesanya Noah Olabode Olaleke Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka Blessing Olawunmi Amisu Jerico Bautista Ogaya Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III |
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| description | The healthcare industry is constantly evolving to bridge the inequality gap and provide precision care to its diverse population. One of these approaches is the integration of digital health tools into healthcare delivery. Significant milestones such as reduced maternal mortality, rising and rapidly proliferating health tech start-ups, and the use of drones and smart devices for remote health service delivery, among others, have been reported. However, limited access to family planning, migration of health professionals, climate change, gender inequity, increased urbanization, and poor integration of private health firms into healthcare delivery rubrics continue to impair the attainment of universal health coverage and health equity. Health policy development for an integrated health system without stigma, addressing inequalities of all forms, should be implemented. Telehealth promotion, increased access to infrastructure, international collaborations, and investment in health interventions should be continuously advocated to upscale the current health landscape and achieve health equity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb2b2188fb394d9da910b5dfeca345972024-03-26T08:12:09ZengTabriz University of Medical SciencesHealth Promotion Perspectives2228-64972024-03-011413810.34172/hpp.42822hpp-42822Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in AfricaIbraheem Olasunkanmi Qoseem0Olalekan John Okesanya1Noah Olabode Olaleke2Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka3Blessing Olawunmi Amisu4Jerico Bautista Ogaya5Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III6Department of Medical Laboratory Science, General Hospital, Ilesha, Osun State, NigeriaDepartment of Public Health and Maritime Transport, University of Thessaly, Volos, GreeceDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile Ife, Osun State, NigeriaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, NigeriaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun StateDepartment of Medical Technology, Far Eastern University, Manila, PhilippinesDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United KingdomThe healthcare industry is constantly evolving to bridge the inequality gap and provide precision care to its diverse population. One of these approaches is the integration of digital health tools into healthcare delivery. Significant milestones such as reduced maternal mortality, rising and rapidly proliferating health tech start-ups, and the use of drones and smart devices for remote health service delivery, among others, have been reported. However, limited access to family planning, migration of health professionals, climate change, gender inequity, increased urbanization, and poor integration of private health firms into healthcare delivery rubrics continue to impair the attainment of universal health coverage and health equity. Health policy development for an integrated health system without stigma, addressing inequalities of all forms, should be implemented. Telehealth promotion, increased access to infrastructure, international collaborations, and investment in health interventions should be continuously advocated to upscale the current health landscape and achieve health equity.https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-14-3.pdfhealth equitydigital healthhealth disparitiesdigital innovationsartificial intelligence (ai)healthcare delivery |
| spellingShingle | Ibraheem Olasunkanmi Qoseem Olalekan John Okesanya Noah Olabode Olaleke Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka Blessing Olawunmi Amisu Jerico Bautista Ogaya Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa Health Promotion Perspectives health equity digital health health disparities digital innovations artificial intelligence (ai) healthcare delivery |
| title | Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa |
| title_full | Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa |
| title_short | Digital health and health equity: How digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in Africa |
| title_sort | digital health and health equity how digital health can address healthcare disparities and improve access to quality care in africa |
| topic | health equity digital health health disparities digital innovations artificial intelligence (ai) healthcare delivery |
| url | https://hpp.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/hpp-14-3.pdf |
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