When a new technology is introduced in healthcare, especially one based on AI, it invites meticulous scrutiny. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adop...
Download PDFWorld Economic Forum Platform for Shaping the Future of Health and Healthcare launched the Precision Medicine Readiness Principles, a thought leadership proj...
The discovery of diagnoses and treatments that could save or improve lives requires access to large data sets, but such access has historically been blocked ...
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Download PDFThis guidance document highlights six broad ethical tensions to be aware of when crafting sound, long-lasting genomic data policy. We do not imply that one ...
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Download PDFThe “Value in Healthcare - Mobilizing cooperation for health system transformation” highlights three drivers of health system transformation:
Download PDFThe World Bank estimates global population sizes of approximately 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.2 billion by 2040. As recently as 2014, the United States and Uni...
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