Global Initiative on Health and the Economy
The Global Initiative on Health and the Economy (GIHE) champions public health, trade, and regulatory policies that enable companies in the healthcare sector to deliver solutions that benefit people around the world. We spotlight the unique value of the private sector and advocate for investment in public health as a means to directly drive economic resiliency and growth.
The Transformative Power of AI in Healthcare
As AI continues to revolutionize the healthcare sector, policymakers must collaborate with industry, ensuring effective AI for the global good.
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- Digital health has the potential to address unmet medical needs Greater private and public investments to support new digital health tools is imperative for the advancement of global health. The public and private sector must work together to bridge the digital gaps present in societies and ensure that disadvantaged populations worldwide can benefit from new digital health tools. Read more
- Strengthening health systems leads to greater resiliency Not only will strong and resilient health systems withstand public health emergencies, but they will buffer economic losses and sustain growth. Resilient health systems protect against both infectious disease threats as well as rising chronic disease burdens.Read more
- Health investment drives economic growth Healthcare investments should be seen as a tool to grow the economy, rather than a budgetary cost. Non-communicable diseases and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic represent two of the most serious drags on economic growth, and their broad impacts are growing rapidly.Read more
- Public-private partnerships are keyThere needs to be a trusted partnership with the private sector, whose role in health systems has been of critical importance during the pandemic via the development, production, and mass distribution of high-quality vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, and PPE. Read more
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