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Obituary of Professor Jean-Claude Healy
Jean-Claude's sudden death on the Good Friday 21st of March 2008 at
his home at L’Arenas F, Peyroles, France was unexpected to his
family, friends and colleagues. His departures from this world at
the age of 65 was not only a loss to his family and friends but to
the world. He dedicated his life to medicine, science, technology,
management and improving the life of human being through his
knowledge and vision for better and efficient health care. He always
shared his knowledge and his innovative ideas with others, helping
them to grow and become contributor to a better life and knowledge
of citizen.
Jean-Claude obtained his MD and PhD from Paris University. He was
for 30 years Professor of Biophysics and Medical informatics in
several French University Hospitals. He joined the EU DG INFSO in
1995 as Head of Division of the eHealth Unit in Brussels. In 2004 he
was seconded to World Health Organization Headquarters (Geneva) as
Director in charge of the WHO eHealth strategy. In 2007 he became
the Senior Advisor of UN GAID (Global Alliance for ICT and
Development), New York, USA for six months before he retired. He is
the author of more than 250 scientific publications and many
additional administrative documents for the eHealth Resolution (WHA
58 28), WHO eHealth Action Plan, the EU-WHO eHealth Report for the
World Summit on Information Society etc.
During his impressive professional carrier, he supported the
development of many enterprises and individuals in European
countries to grow and become important elements for development and
application of information technology for efficient health services.
He came to World Health Organization to expand his vision and
knowledge to the rest of the world and then spent several months at
the UN in New York to advise the United Nations on issues related to
policy, health and education for better health of citizens of the
world. He always provided support to countries, institutions and
individuals to learn how to do better in providing health services
and education of the citizens. I was fortunate when JC agreed to
work in my office at WHO as a Director. During his tenure the
eHealth Strategy was developed and Citizen Centred Health became the
centre point of the resolution which was endorsed, in record time,
by 192 member states in 2005.
He
was not only a good friend but helped Leader Health to grow. Few
weeks before his sudden death, he travelled with Pascal and a group
of colleagues, in an educational/medical tour to HIMSS 08 Orlando
and UPMC, Pittsburgh in USA. Later on, he visited me in Geneva when
we talked about the future, working together again, as we did in
WHO. ?He was full of life, joy, new ideas and was looking forward to
continue working with us at Leader Health. He was planning to spend
his time living between his vineyard in France and his new residence
facing the Lake Leman and the mountains, in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Pascal, Amy and I, as well as all our colleagues at Leader
Health, have lost a true friend. ?Our deepest condolences go to
his wonderful family, to whom he was exceptionally close to and
very passionate about.
The world has lost an amazing human being who contributed his
knowledge and entire life to help the people of our planet. God
bless his sole.
Pascal and Kazem
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