Protecting the confidentiality and security of personal health information in low- and middle-income countries in the era of SDGs and Big Data

• Published in: Global health action Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 32089
• Main Authors: Beck, Eduard J, Gill, Wayne, De Lay, Paul R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: security; stigma; personal health information; confidentiality; Big Data; discrimination; SDGs; ethics; privacy laws

Background As increasing amounts of personal information are being collected through a plethora of electronic modalities by statutory and non-statutory organizations, ensuring the confidentiality and security of such information has become a major issue globally. While the use of many of these media...