Technology continues to impact healthcare around the world. This provides great opportunities, but also risks. These risks are compounded in low-resource settings where errors in planning and implementation may be more difficult to overcome. Global Health Informatics provides lessons in both opportunities and risks by building off of general Global Health. Global Health Informatics also requires a thorough understanding of the local environment and the needs of low-resource settings. Forming effective partnerships and following the lead of local experts are necessary for sustainability; it also ensures that the priorities of the local community come first. There is an opportunity for partnerships between low-resource settings and high income areas that can provide learning opportunities to avoid the pitfalls that plague many digital health systems and learn how to properly implement technology that truly improves healthcare.

技术继续影响世界各地的医疗保健。这提供了巨大的机会，但也带来了风险。这些风险在资源匮乏的环境中更加复杂，在这些环境中，规划和实施中的错误可能更难以克服。全球健康信息学通过建立一般全球健康提供机会和风险方面的经验教训。全球健康信息学还需要对当地环境和资源匮乏地区的需求有透彻的了解。建立有效的伙伴关系并跟随当地专家的领导对于可持续性是必要的；它还确保将当地社区的优先事项放在首位。