
On 30 April 2025, ZIMAM hosted an compelling webinar on implementations of the IPS across the globe. It included a detailed overview of the Hajj pilot, conducted in collaboration with WHO:
- Dr Amar Ahmed Hijazi from Saudi Arabia
- Dr Mahesh Appannan from Malaysia
- Suryastri Boni from Indonesia
- Dr Carl Leitner from WHO
In addition, two more countries provided an overview of their IPS implementation efforts:
- Allana Cameron from Canada
- Ryan Mavin from Australia
From the standards development community, creating and supporting the IPS, contributions came from:
- Dan Vreeman, HL7 International, current chair of the Joint Initiative Council (JIC) for Global Health Informatics Standardization
- Dr Alexander Berler, IHE Catalyst
- Dr Robert Stegwee, CEN/TC 251 Health Informatics, current chair of the JIC IPS Coordination Committee
The webinar was hosted and moderated by:
- Dr Osama Elhassan, chair of ZIMAM
ZIMAM is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to International Digital Health Workforce Development.
The webinar lasts for 2 hours, but it is well worth it. View it here .