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Joana Feijó, business development director for Health Cluster Portugal, discusses digital health innovation in Portugal and the development of a technology framework for hospitals, which will be showcased during HIMSS23 Europe.

The region is currently the fastest to adopt Wolters Kluwer Health’s portfolio of solutions, says the company’s vice president for the international segment for clinical effectiveness, Christian Cella.

Sami Boustany, chief operating officer at ATSS in Riyadh, outlines the company’s ongoing work with the Saudi Ministry of Health in providing RPM solutions to institutions such as the Saud Al-Babtain Cardiac Center.

Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, chief digital health officer of Obeikan Investment Group and advisor to the National Health Information Center, explains the Kingdom’s focus on improving the output of care and quality through value-based healthcare.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Musaed, deputy CEO of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Health Cluster, discusses the network's journey to corporatization with the mission to become an independent accountable care organization in the future.

Professor Alain Labrique, director of the WHO's Digital Health and Innovation Department, elaborates on his department's mandate and what it means for member states, including where they should be investing to strengthen their health systems.

(Sponsored) Corinne Dive-Reclus, global head of lab insights business at Roche Diagnostics, explains how Roche helps the healthcare industry by digitizing labs, accelerating innovation access and connecting providers with actionable data.

Dr Bilal Mateen, senior manager and clinical technology lead at the Wellcome Trust, shares how the trust addresses global health challenges, especially mental health, the impact of climate change on health and infectious diseases.

Germany's national digital maturity assessment has revealed that interoperability is a major barrier. Some hospitals don't want to share data, some are not able to, says Prof. Alexander Geissler from the University of St. Gallen.

"In this post-COVID world there just isn't enough capacity to meet the demand globally," Numan Chief Medical Strategy Officer Sam Shah says while discussing the need to create meaningful services that are accessible and make better use of resources.

Dr. Tamsin Brown, delivery lead at NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur Programme and pediatric lead at ORCHA, shares her learnings from the pandemic, including a mindset shift among patients and clinicians regarding digital tools and apps.

In this interview Agnes Buzyn, executive director at the WHO Academy, introduces the new learning center offering 100 programs, including blended formats, to health and care workers, policymakers and the public worldwide by 2024.