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Digital literacy and tools key to access health information and services: Report

According to a new report by Lancet and Financial Times Commission, limited governance coupled with the accumulation of data by big tech companies are exacerbating health inequities. The Commission calls for digital access and literacy to be recognised as a key determinant of health by 2030

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Digital technologies are transforming all areas of life and health, a trend that has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: IANS.

Digital technologies are transforming all areas of life and health, a trend that has been accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: IANS.

The digital transformation can improve health for all people around the world.

But this is only possible if digital technology is governed in the public interest rather than for private profit, and the health for all, values of democracy, equity, solidarity, inclusion, and human rights are put at the core of its design and use, according to a new Lancet and Financial Times Commission report on Governing Health Futures 2030: growing up in a digital world.

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