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COMMITTEE : World Health Organisation
ISSUE : Using ICTs to deliver high-quality, appropriate and accessible healthcare in low-resource
and remote areas
MAIN SUBMITTER : USA
CO-SUBMITTERS : Australia, France, Germany, Google, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands,
Republic of Korea, Saudi-Arabia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

The World Health Organisation committee,

Having considered the reports on health action in relation to remote places and

isolated populations,

Acknowledging the recent development of ICTs and their global success for allowing

populations to come together and to communicate in the name of a major factor of
globalisation,

Recognising the need to use these ICTs in order to rescue isolated populations who are

facing health issues,

Conscious that the lack of communication with remote countries has already caused

global catastrophes such as the spread of ebola,

Appreciating the generous assistance provided to the affected nations by
governments, non governmental groups, individuals, and national public-health institutions,

including through the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network,

Recognizing the challenges faced by overwhelmed local authorities as they

coordinate the relief effort, including personnel and goods generously made available as a
result of both national and international solidarity,

Recalling that more than 30 countries worldwide are currently facing major, often
longstanding, crises, with as many as 500 million persons at risk because they face a variety of
avoidable threats to their survival and well-being, and that around 20 other countries are at

high risk of serious natural or man-made events, increasing the number of persons at risk by
2000 million to 3000 million,

Appreciating that analyses of health needs and performance of health systems, within

the context of national policies and internationally agreed development goals, including those
contained in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, are essential for the proper

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