Health Data as a Global Good: Best Practices, Challenges and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Informatics and Big Data".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 January 2026 | Viewed by 27
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Interests: global health; health economics; aging; developing countries
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In an era of rapid global transformation, health data play a crucial role in enhancing patient care, optimizing healthcare delivery, and informing decision-making processes. By providing valuable insights into population health needs, it enables targeted interventions, thereby strengthening healthcare systems. However, health data collection remains fragmented across the globe, often failing to capture the diverse needs of different populations. While some regions continue to rely on paper-based systems, others have adopted digital health information systems that lack integration, exacerbating existing health inequities.
This Special Issue aims to advance evidence-based practices and interdisciplinary research by exploring health data as a global good for improving healthcare delivery. It highlights the best practices for integrating and applying health data across diverse settings and populations, examines challenges in epidemiological surveillance and data governance, and discusses how digital health solutions can enhance health data collection to improve patient care and public health outcomes. Reliable, accurate, and timely health data collection is essential to support informed policy decisions, advance health equity, and contribute to the achievement of universal health coverage. This Special Issue seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing a platform for case studies, real-world challenges, and innovative solutions that can shape the future of healthcare delivery. Researchers and practitioners are invited to contribute high-quality research focused on the practical applications of health data to improve healthcare outcomes.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Health data;
- Monitoring systems;
- Epidemiological surveillance;
- Data governance;
- Public health strategies;
- Digital health.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Stefano Orlando
Guest Editor
Dr. Stefania Moramarco
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- health data
- data collection
- epidemiological surveillance
- data monitoring
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