Adigun Taofeekat, Opone Esther, Baidoo Bettina, Mathenge Moses, Avoka Cephas, Awosiku Olutola
Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, 30 Regent St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK.
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Box 4078, University of Ibadan Post, Ibadan 200001, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Oxf Open Digit Health. 2024 Jul 23;2:oqae023. doi: 10.1093/oodh/oqae023. eCollection 2024.
The African continent has experienced an alarming increase in forcibly displaced individuals, driven by socio-political conflict, economic instability and climate-induced calamities. The urgent need for contextualized and adaptable health solutions in the face of ongoing conflicts and crises underscores the importance of harnessing digital health innovations while ensuring inclusivity and equity for all. This commentary explores the potential of digital health to address healthcare disparities among migrant populations, examining the barriers to adoption and providing recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders to promote inclusivity and improve healthcare access. While digital health emerged as a promising avenue for improving healthcare access, there is also a greater necessity for tailoring these innovations to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of the target populations.
受社会政治冲突、经济不稳定和气候引发的灾难影响,非洲大陆被迫流离失所者的数量激增,令人担忧。面对持续不断的冲突和危机,迫切需要因地制宜且具有适应性的卫生解决方案,这凸显了利用数字健康创新的重要性,同时要确保所有人都能享有包容性和平等性。本评论探讨了数字健康在解决移民群体医疗保健差异方面的潜力,研究了采用数字健康的障碍,并为政策制定者和利益相关者提供建议,以促进包容性并改善医疗保健服务的可及性。虽然数字健康是改善医疗保健服务可及性的一条有前景的途径,但也更有必要根据目标人群的具体需求和脆弱性来调整这些创新。