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Deep Dive: COVID-19 will remain a challenge in 2021, but the vaccines raise hope that progress is being made in the battle with the coronavirus and countries are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

The financing will be used to expand its clinical research services internationally.

The company will use the funding to expand its teledermatology services and 600 specialists in the DACH region.

The funds are to continue the UK health tech firm’s international expansion.

HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf says the global consortium for eHealth interoperability and the digital health indicators are just two success stories that have been introduced this year by HIMSS with the aim of improving healthcare.

Dr. Suliman Alomran, medical informatics lecturer at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, talks about the Saudi response to the pandemic, the contact tracing apps adopted and the digital platforms that will be used long after the COVID-19 crisis.

The pandemic is highlighting the need to drive digital maturity with investment, while addressing data sharing models, says Ahmad AbuSalah, health informatics and intelligence officer at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.

Stakeholders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are working on a roadmap to ensure alignment with government policy to drive digital innovation in healthcare, says OASIS CEO Thamer Shaker.

A nationwide telemedicine initiative to provide teleconsultations to the whole population of Pakistan provided an opportunity to drive adoption of technology during the pandemic, says Digital Care CEO Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed.

Aldara Hospital and Medical Center Managing Director Osman Minkara discusses using technology to improve patient care and satisfaction, obstacles to advanced digital technology and the consumerization of healthcare.