Virtual Health for All
Without thoughtful stewardship, the pandemic-induced global boom in virtual health services could create a digital divide that exacerbates existing inequities. But by asking the right questions, countries can realize the potential of new technologies, reach the formerly excluded, and achieve health for all.
BASEL – The COVID-19 pandemic has sharply accelerated the use of digital technologies in the health sector. For many who could no longer obtain in-person care, access to virtual health services became a matter of life and death.