Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Cars drive down King Fahad boulevard after the authorities eased some of the lockdown measures that had been imposed in a bid to slow down the spead of the novel coronavirus, in the Saudi capital Riyadh on June 21, 2020. (AFP)

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Riyadh summit to set out roadmap for fighting pandemics

Updated 04 August 2020

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Saudi Arabia will host the Riyadh Global Digital Health Summit (RGDHS) on Aug. 11 and 12, bringing together leaders of health care systems, public health, digital health, academic institutions and businesses to discuss the vital role of digital health in the fight against current and future pandemics.

The virtual two-day summit, organized by the Ministry of National Guard's Health Affairs Department, in collaboration with the Saudi Center for International Strategic Partnerships, is part of the G20 calendar under Saudi Arabia's presidency. It follows the G20 Extraordinary Summit held on March 26 this year, during which G20 member countries expressed their commitment to providing a united front to combat COVID-19.

A well-structured event program will represent all aspects of digital health and ensure wide participation from