by Martyna Giedrojć | May 10, 2017 | Digital Health | Publications
Digital health plays a growing role across Europe despite the fact that there are still many uncertainties regarding its technical, legal, ethical and financial aspects. Mobile Health (mHealth) in particular, enabled through smartphones, tablets and computers,...
by Martyna Giedrojć | Apr 4, 2017 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
By Martyna Giedrojć, Policy Officer for Health Systems A new mantra is coming to dominate EU discussions about digital health, namely that the “Big Data revolution will change our lives”. While indeed, “big” data presents a formidable...
by Martyna Giedrojć | Mar 10, 2017 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
Last year’s World Mental Health Day event in the European Parliament “Mental health and young people in the digital age: addressing risks, seizing opportunities”, was a welcome occasion to discuss the growing impact of digitalization on mental health. Mental health...
by Martyna Giedrojć | Feb 13, 2017 | Digital Health | Analysis & Opinion
With Malta at the helm of the European Council, it has taken a stand to restore trust in the EU and also prioritise some key issues for health. Malta, an island country with a multi-lingual population and strong legal system is well established in international...
by Martyna Giedrojć | Dec 13, 2016 | Europe and Health
By Martyna Giedrojć, Policy Officer for Health Systems European health systems are challenged with increasing costs of healthcare, a rise in chronic diseases associated with multi-morbidity, an ageing population and life expectancy that now exceeds 80 years in most EU...