Health Equity: A Global Perspective

Technology is shortening the distance between communities across the globe yet the digital divide remains. These barriers to access combined with social factors, including education, employment status, income level, gender and ethnicity have a significant influence on the health of populations. In all countries – whether low-, middle- or high-income – there are wide disparities.

Learn about efforts across the globe to ensure health and wellness for everyone, everywhere.

Learning Points:

Discuss the impact of the digital divide
Describe social barriers that impact health disparities
Identify ways HIMSS and UNTIL are working to overcome these issues

Ahmed El Saeed

Thematic Lead in Health
United Nations Technology Innovation Labs Programme (UNTIL)

Bio info: Dr. Ahmed El Saeed is a medical doctor and a public health professional with 15 years of national, regional and...

Dr. Ahmed El Saeed is a medical doctor and a public health professional with 15 years of national, regional and international experience in public health programming. His extensive expertise spans Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), organizational management, global health diplomacy and innovation for development. He has spent the last 13 years working inside the United Nations and is currently leading efforts to support access to health for marginalized populations at the UN Technology Innovation Lab.

Hal Wolf, FHIMSS

President & CEO
HIMSS

Bio info: Hal Wolf is respected internationally as a healthcare and informatics leader, with areas of expertise in mHealth,...

Hal Wolf is respected internationally as a healthcare and informatics leader, with areas of expertise in mHealth, product development, integrated care models, marketing, distribution, information and technology, and large-scale innovation implementation.

Before joining HIMSS, Wolf served at The Chartis Group as director, practice leader, information and digital health strategy. Prior to The Chartis Group, he served as senior vice president and COO of Kaiser Permanente’s The Permanente Federation, representing more than 16,000 physicians. Wolf also held executive positions at MTV Networks and Time Warner, and served as senior advisor to McKinsey & Co.