Marcelo Jose D'Agostino

Marcelo D’Agostino is the Unit Chief for Information Systems and Digital Health at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO). Since 2000, he has held several technical and managerial positions, including Senior Advisor on eHealth and Knowledge Management, and Director of Communications, Knowledge Management, Bioethics, and Research. A Systems Analyst from Argentina with a Master’s Degree in Information and Knowledge Management and postgraduate specializations in Public Health, he has led the development and approval of multiple regional strategies and policy documents on digital health and information systems endorsed by the Ministries of Health across the Americas.

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He was also the architect of PAHO’s eHealth and Web 2.0 strategy, leading the launch of the Organization’s Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn platforms, as well as the introduction of virtual collaboration strategies across PAHO. More recently, he led the implementation of a renewed regional framework for Information Systems for Health and currently leads initiatives related to the Digital Transformation of the Health Sector in the Americas, including artificial intelligence and cybersecurity in public health. He has also published scientific articles, blog posts, book chapters, and podcasts on digital health, innovation, information systems, and AI in health.

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