Digitalization of Healthcare in BRICS+ Countries

The increasing activity of national governments in the field of digital healthcare development has an impact on a wide range of areas, from providing remote services to the population in the process of maintaining health to strengthening health systems through the management of medicines supply chains and monitoring of employees. The digital healthcare market, which includes digital image of the patient’s physical condition and well-being, online consultations with doctors and digital treatment markets, refers to the use of technology to improve health and provide medical care. BRICS+ countries face a number of similar challenges in the field of national healthcare systems, including the implementation of digital solutions to provide highquality, effective and safe medical care to the population, and the need for cooperation between partner countries in the association to ensure universal health coverage is emphasized in almost every declaration of the annual summits. Research and development, exchange of experience in the application of digital technologies in healthcare will always be an important area for BRICS+ interaction and exchange of experience. As the analysis shows, BRICS+ countries with a low level of economic development strive to implement digital systems in healthcare, but they are still far from the desired results due to insufficient development of informatization and limited sources of funding. It is noteworthy to compare the cases of the BRICS+ countries with the best EU practices, accumulating the experience of the member states. BRICS+ countries that have the ability to implement advanced digital technologies in healthcare are able to assist their partners in the association in the transition to a new level of digital healthcare.

digital healthcare, BRICS+, EU, electronic medical record, telemedicine, national digitalization programs