Digital Health Weekly - LinkedIn Edition

Dear Friends,

I am excited to be back with the latest edition of #DigitalHealthWeekly after a rejuvenating spring break.

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your busy schedule! As someone who is passionate about #DigitalHealth, I am thrilled to share with you the latest #DigitalHealthWeekly edition with the aim of reaching even more people in my #network and ensuring I am adding value to your day!

This week's Digital Health Weekly includes a synopsis and list of curated articles that I found interesting. I can't wait to share them with you:

• Sad news that #WomensHealth still lag behinds in funding but there is hope with new #digitalhealth solutions in the market
• Australian Digital Health Agency is getting a HUGE #financial and #strategic boost by the #Australian #government - the numbers are significant!
• #Learning - Do you know what #AI and #ML role is in #DrugDevelopment? Learn all about what #USA FDA says about it
• #Learning - #Providers generate roughly 137 terabytes of #data every day! Do you know how your #organization can handle this?
• CARE #Nigeria is using WhatsApp to engage with #patients about #DigitalHealth

Please find the links to these stories below. Let's dive in!

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Thank you for your continued support and interest in the latest #DigitalHealthWeekly updates. Connectedly yours,

Zen.

This week's key articles from The Digital Health Weekly:

Driving A Paradigm Shift In Women’s Health Care

According to a "2021 analysis, research?funding continues to lag?for conditions that primarily impact women. Women are still not equitably represented in medical research, and often find their health concerns and pain overlooked or minimized by providers."

Currently, there is an impressive number of promising companies covering many facets of women’s health - check out the link above for names of some of these companies and learn more about them!

Budget 2023: Big boost for Australian digital health

"The Australian government is giving a huge boost to digital health with new funding of A$951.2 million ($643 million) over four years.

The 2023-2024 budget for digital health includes:

• A$325.7 million ($220 million) to make the Australian Digital Health Agency an ongoing entity that delivers important digital health infrastructure;

A$429 million ($290 million) to modernize #MyHealthRecord; and

• A$126.8 million ($86 million) to renew the Intergovernmental Agreement on National Digital Health which works to promote interoperability across the health system.

Meanwhile, the federal government is also investing A$111.8 million ($76 million) over four years to strengthen electronic prescribing and enhance targeted digital medicines."

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) for Drug Development

"FDA recognizes the increased use of AI/ML throughout the drug development life cycle and across a range of therapeutic areas. In fact, FDA has seen a significant increase in the number of drug and biologic application submissions using AI/ML components over the past few years, with more than 100 submissions reported in 2021. These submissions traverse the landscape of drug development — from drug discovery and clinical research to postmarket safety surveillance and advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing."

How to Navigate Structured and Unstructured Data as a Healthcare Organization

"It’s no secret that healthcare is a data-driven business. The average hospital?produces?roughly 50 petabytes of data every year. That’s more than twice the?amount of data housed in the Library of Congress, and it amounts to 137 terabytes per day. Due in large part to the proliferation of medical devices, genetic testing and patient-generated health data, coupled with near-universal use of?electronic health record?systems, the?amount of data generated in healthcare?has been increasing at a rate of 47 percent per year."

CARE Nigeria explores digital health campaigning through WhatsApp

"To amplify their programming, CARE #Nigeria conducted digital?social and behavioral change communications (SBCC) campaigns?promoting early childhood vaccination in collaboration with Yobe state social media influencers.

Building on pre-existing efforts to engage communities and increase their access to vaccination services, CARE Nigeria developed and launched a #chatbot on WhatsApp in 2022 that disseminated early childhood immunization information in an engaging, yet easy-to-use format."