The Global Burden of Disease - 2004
The 2004 update of the Global burden of disease was primarily
carried out by Colin Mathers and Doris Ma Fat, in collaboration with other WHO staff, WHO technical
programmes and UNAIDS.

Delivering on the Global Partnership
The report was prepared by the MDG Gap Task Force which was created by
the Secretary-General of the United Nations to improve the monitoring of MDG 8
by leveraging inter-agency coordination. More than 20 United Nations agencies are
represented in the Task Force, including the World Bank and the International Monetary
Fund, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and
the World Trade Organization.

WHO Country ICT Profile

White Paper on Healthcare Industry in Germany
Structural Change and Consequences for ICT Applications.
By T-Systems Enterprise Services GmbH

Public-Private Partnership in the Provision of Healthcare Services to the Poor in India
This research study, conducted by the authors under the Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternatives in Development, compiled 16 in-depth case studies of public-private partnership projects from 9 different states in India.

Integrating Internet Technology into Physician Quality Improvement Initiatives
This study consisted of a survey to assess physicians' Internet use and skills, and their needs for encouraging and improving both.
A project of the Health and the Information Highway Division, Health Canada 2003. Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.

Personal Health Records
The following is the Definition and Position Statement on PHRs created by the HIMSS Personal Health Record Steering Committeeas adopted by the HIMSS Board of Directors, June 27, 2007

ICT on Patient Safety and Risk Management
European Commission's new study on the impact of ICT on patient safety and risk management. September 2007.

NHS Lanarkshire eHealth Report
The revised governance arrangements for eHealth within NHS Lanarkshire and the proposed implementation plan for eHealth developments during the period 2007-09.

Portal Solutions for ehealth
A portal solution can serve to aggregate information stored in disparate, incompatible systems using a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).