Issued2026-05-23

WHA79.9 – Strengthening Equitable Access to Diagnostic Imaging Through Teleradiology

ResolutionInternational

Summary

Formal World Health Assembly resolution urging Member States to integrate teleradiology into national health, digital health, and diagnostic strategies; develop or strengthen national policies, standards, and regulatory frameworks for safe and ethical teleradiology; and support the safe, trustworthy, accurate, robust, and ethical use of artificial intelligence and decision-support tools in teleradiology workflows with appropriate validation, transparency, human oversight, data governance, privacy, and equity considerations.

Healthcare Implications

Provides a global health-policy signal for AI-enabled diagnostic imaging and teleradiology. It is relevant to governments, health systems, radiology services, and developers because it links AI decision-support tools in teleradiology to validation, clinical oversight, transparency, privacy, data governance, equity, interoperability, and future WHO normative guidance.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Transparency & Governance; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Privacy & Data; Equity & Bias

Stakeholders

Regulators & Government; Providers & Health Systems; Developers & Vendors; Patients & Public