title: WHO EMRO's approach for supporting e-health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
abstract: "E-health" is a generic term covering the use of computer and communication applications and technologies in health and medical care. This paper outlines WHO's dynamic and diversified approach for supporting e-health by the Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean. This includes: policy-setting; human resources development; planning, monitoring and evaluation; networking and communication; infrastructure development; consulting services; electronic publishing; systems development; e-learning; telemedicine; and online library services and support to HINARI It also reviews some of the impediments towards development of e-health in the Region.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Health Information Management and Telecommunication, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, World Health Organization, Cairo, Egypt. shorbajin@emro.who.int
authors.forename: Al-Shorbaji
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: N
mesh_terms: D040362:Geographic Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D020407:Internet / Q000458:organization & administration*; D046609:Libraries, Digital / Q000458:organization & administration; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D011159:Population Surveillance; D024382:Professional Role; D011643:Publishing / Q000458:organization & administration; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*