Question

    Which of the following statements about the World Health Organization's Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is/are correct?

    1. GIDH is a WHO-managed network unanimously adopted by all G20 countries.

    2. It was launched during the Health Ministers' Meeting in Gandhinagar.

    3.  GIDH aims to democratize digital health technologies primarily in the Global North.

    A Only Statement 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B All Statements 1, 2, and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Statements 2 and 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only Statement 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Statements 1 and 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    •     Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya virtually addressed the public launch event of the World Health Organization’s Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH). •     The GIDH is a WHO managed network which was unanimously adopted by all G20 countries, invited countries and international organizations. •     It was collectively launched as a key deliverable of India’s G20 Presidency during the Health Ministers’ Meeting in Gandhinagar last year. •     The New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration of the G20 Summit also welcomed the establishment of GIDH within the framework of the WHO. •     The GIDH will allow the democratization of digital health technologies in national digital health transformation particularly the Global South. Learn Along: About WHOHeadquarters: Geneva, Switzerland          Founded: 7 April 1948     DG:Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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