Global Strategy on Digital Health: Challenges and Perspectives
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 701
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Interests: computational social science; health-related quality of life (HRQOL); political sociology; digital health; social gerontology; sports; psychometrics
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, digital health has emerged as a transformative force in healthcare delivery across the globe. From telemedicine and mobile health (mHealth) to electronic health records and artificial intelligence, digital technologies are reshaping how healthcare services are accessed, delivered, and evaluated. As nations continue to invest in digital health infrastructure, there is an increasing need to assess the implementation of global strategies, identify context-specific challenges, and explore opportunities for scalable, equitable, and sustainable solutions.
Despite growing interest and investment, countries face heterogeneous challenges in the adoption and integration of digital health tools, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. Issues related to data privacy, interoperability, digital literacy, infrastructure, and governance remain key barriers to effective implementation. Furthermore, the lack of standardized frameworks for evaluating digital health initiatives hampers the ability to compare outcomes and inform global policy-making.
This highlights the urgent need for cross-national dialog, collaboration, and research to critically analyze the current global digital health landscape and develop evidence-informed strategies. Understanding the perspectives of stakeholders—patients, providers, policymakers, and technologists—is essential in shaping inclusive digital health ecosystems that leave no one behind.
We are pleased to invite contributions that offer new insights into the global strategy on digital health, its implementation, challenges, and future perspectives. We welcome articles that analyze policy frameworks, report on country-specific implementations, and offer conceptual models for global digital health collaboration.
In this Special Issue on “Global Strategy on Digital Health: Challenges and Perspectives”, original research articles and reviews (including scoping review and systematic reviews) are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Analyses of national and international digital health strategies;
- Challenges in implementing digital health in diverse health systems;
- Ethical, legal, and governance issues in digital health;
- Health equity, digital inclusion, and access to technology;
- Innovations in digital health evaluation frameworks;
- Stakeholder perspectives and user-centered design in digital health.
Dr. Sai-fu Fung
Dr. Bhone Myint Kyaw
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- digital health
- digital health governance
- health information systems
- digital equity and policy implementation
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