| WSIS STOCKTAKING & PARTNERSHIPS : ACTIVITY DETAILS |
| Entity: |
Cisco Systems website of the entity |
| Activity: |
The World Health Organization (WHO) Health Academy website of the activity |
| Activity description: | In collaboration with Cisco Systems, the WHO’s The Health Academy is a novel approach to improve health through information technology. It will provide the general public with health information and knowledge required for preventing diseases and following healthier lifestyles. The mission of the Health Academy is to demystify medical and public health practices and to make the knowledge of health specialists available to all citizens of the world through internet-based technology. It will promote good health by explaining essential public health functions in a language that all people can understand, taking into consideration their individual cultural sensitivities. |
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| Entity from: International |
| Geographical coverage of the activity: International |
| WSIS action lines related to this activity:
Theme 1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development Theme 3. Access to information and knowledge Theme 4. Capacity building Theme 5. Building confidence and security in use of ICTs Theme 6. Enabling environment Theme 7. ICT applications: benefits in all aspects of life Theme 8. Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content Theme 9. Media Theme 10. Ethical dimensions of the Information Society Theme 11. International and regional cooperation Theme 12. Achieving WSIS targets (PoA, Section B) Theme 13. Digital Solidarity Agenda (PoA, Section D) Theme 14. Follow-up and evaluation (PoA, Section E) Theme 15. Towards WSIS Phase 2 (Tunis) (PoA, Section F) |
| Related MDGs:
MDG 1. Eradicate poverty and hunger MDG 3. Promote gender equality & empower women MDG 4. Reduce child mortality MDG 5. Improve maternal health MDG 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases MDG 8. Develop a global partnership for development |
| Activity type: Programme |
| Time scale: Ongoing |
| Partners: WHO Geneva Foundation for Diseases of the Tropics The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development The ITU through the ITU-D e-Health activities is also partnering with the Health Academy Program |