In June 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) will take over the covid-19 digital certification system of the European Union (EU) to establish a global system that will help facilitate global mobility and protect citizens around the world. of current and future health threats, including pandemics
The World Health Organization (WHO) will be inspired by the digital covid certificate of the European Union (EU) to launch a global certification system, after the signing this Monday, June 5, of an association that they described as a “historic digital health association.”
The director general of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesusand the European Commissioner for Health, Stella Kyriakidessigned this “historic initiative to strengthen global health security” in Geneva.
“The covid-19 pandemic showed the importance of digital solutions to facilitate access to health services,” Tedros said at the signing ceremony.
Glad to launch the Global #DigitalHealth Certification Network with Commissioner @SKyriakidesEUDG @SandraGallina building on ??’s #COVID19 certification system. This work will strengthen health systems and help Member States better prepare for future epidemics and pandemics.… pic.twitter.com/JAplAGZi7H
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) June 5, 2023
Tedros pointed out that the European passport will be transformed into a “global public good”.
This future global digital certification system should, according to a statement from the WHO and the European Commission, “facilitate mobility and protect citizens around the world against current and future health threats, including pandemics.”
According to the letter, this association will work to technically develop the WHO system with a phased approach to cover additional use cases, which may include, for example, the digitization of the International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis.
“The expansion of such digital solutions will be essential to bring better health to citizens around the world,” they explained.
It is the first element of the WHO’s global digital health certification network, which will develop “a wide range of digital products to improve the health of all”, such as international digital certificates of vaccination.
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