Opening session being run as part of the DPH 2025 conference.
Date: Thursday, 24th July 2025
Time: 9:00 – 10:30
Session Overview
Digitalisation has transformed healthcare in the recent decades, and the widespread implementation of digital health information systems enabled access to latest medical evidence for professionals and public, interoperability between healthcare systems to improve efficiency and robustness, and better disease surveillance at national and international levels. This is in particular critical for improving One Health emergencies, requiring cooperation between health, veterinary and environment sectors to improve surveillance, early warning and response to health threats.
In this session, Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat will outline the digital health and one health efforts in WHO European Region and discuss the key priorities for the European Programme of Work 2.0.
Prof Jailson Correia will discuss One Health emergencies and digital health opportunities with focus on Brazil, while Dr Bruna Gouveia will bring the Madeira perspective and achievements in VBD and Entomological Surveillance on the island.
The panel debate will highlight the key digital health and surveillance challenges and lessons learned from the three geographical perspectives – international – European Region, national – Brazil and regional – Madeira island.
Schedule
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 9:05 | Welcome to Madeira Dr Bruna R. Orlenas de Gouveia, Regional Director of Health, Government of Madeira |
| 09:05 – 09:10 | Welcome to DPH 2025 Prof Patty Kostkova, General and Scientific Chair and Director of UCL Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies (dPHE) |
| 09:10 – 09:40 | Opening Keynote: The ongoing journey to commitment and transformation Digital Health in the European Region Dr Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Director of the Division of Health Systems at World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe |
| 09:40 – 09:55 | One Health emergencies and digital health opportunities from the perspective of Brazil Prof Jailson Correia, Physician and University Professor in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| 09:55 – 10:10 | Vector-borne Disease and Entomological Surveillance in Madeira – digital opportunities Dr Bruna R. Orlenas de Gouveia, Regional Director of Health, Government of Madeira |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Panel debate |
Speakers
University College London
Dr Bruna R. Orlenas de Gouveia
Regional Health Directorate, Government of Madeira
World Health Organization Europe
University of Pernambuco, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira and Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde
