Nour Eddin Haj Mohamad
Co-Founder & Digital Health Innovator
Title: The Impact of Digital Health in the Optimization of Cardiology Healthcare Services in the MENA region
Biography
Biography: Nour Eddin Haj Mohamad
Abstract
According to the WHO Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, with an estimated 17.9 million people died in 2019 alone representing 32% of all global deaths. (WHO, 2022) It was further stated by the American Heart Association that this reflects a 17.1% increase over the last decade. There have been a total of 523 million recorded cases of CVDs which is a 26.6% increase from 2010. (AHA, 2021) In addition, The Lancet highlighted that majority of the deaths can be found in the Middle- and Low-Income countries. (Dagenais et al., 2020).The digitalization of healthcare domains plays a vital role in today’s healthcare transformation, allowing easy access to relevant data, improving quality of care and delivering value to patients, healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and governments. Thus, Digital Cardiology is described as the use of ICT technologies and platforms to digitalize healthcare processes to support cardiac healthcare practitioners and patients. This is suitable tool that is to be analysed as a solution to help mitigate the issues associated with the cardiology domain.The WHO has also expressed the importance of the use of digital health in the different healthcare domains around the world to elevate the overall quality of healthcare provided to patients. As Per the WHO’s global strategy on digital health it aims to support and respond to the growing needs of countries to implement appropriate digital technologies in accordance with their health priorities and to make progress towards universal health coverage and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. (WHO, WHO Global strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025, 2021.
According to the World Heart Federation publication of “A Roadmap of Digital Health in Cardiology ” most health challenges faced by healthcare systems around the world can be resolved by the use of digital health technologies. It can further empower patients and healthcare providers, as well as promote universal healthcare coverage, improve patient outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. (WHF,2022)