International Developments

The Organization for the Review of Care and Health Applications (ORCHA), today announce its involvement with a new U.S. framework for assessing digital health technologies, including mobile apps and web-based tools used by healthcare providers and consumers.

Through the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and other efforts, McKinsey Health Institute is helping develop a community-based approach to crisis care across the United States

The UK’s first Digital Health Academy, aiming to help build a digital-ready frontline workforce, is now open to all health and care staff across the UK.

ORCHA has been placed at number seven on a list of the top 50 HealthTech companies in the UK. ORCHA’s digital health libraries are now used by doctors across extensive parts of the NHS and in 12 other countries.

The Nordic region aims to be the most integrated health region in the world by 2030, according to the Nordic Council of Ministers. The NordDEC is a world-first programme to unify digital health standards across multiple countries, delivering safe digital health across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.

3 international research projects led by Aotearoa New Zealand research teams have been awarded a total of $5.1 million to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) could provide improved access to healthcare.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada describe their partnership with the eMHIC Board and Global Leadership Council to develop an eMental Health Strategy for Canada.

Global development of the eMental health ecosystem is starting to accelerate! To help you stay up to date, we’ve collated a list of the Top 5 Recent International eMental Health Strategic Developments:

In this interview Christine Morgan, CEO of the National Mental Health Commission of Australia and Chair of eMHIC Board, discusses the importance of establishing a national Digital Mental Health Ecosystem in Australia, at the Digital Health Festival at Melbourne ICC on 1 June 2022.

eMHIC’s ‘Free Student Membership’ initiative will be used to host students from the University of Otago enrolled in the Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Health. Students will gain access to the full suite of eMHIC membership benefits, and use the online Discussion Forums as part of their coursework.