Estonia News News Estonia » Health: Estonia’s digital health DNA: Trust, data, and biotech in focus
With just 1.3 million residents, Estonia’s digital footprint far exceeds its size. When Barack Obama visited Tallinn in 2014, he wryly noted that he “should have called the Estonians” when setting up ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia moves to protect youth’s mental health in the digital age
Estonia joins Europe's youth online-safety push—but chooses expert-led prevention over a blanket social-media ban. View on euronews ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia is linking a super genome database to patient records. Is it safe?
Estonia has set in motion plans to link whole genome data to more than 20 percent of its population's health records — but critics warn it comes with huge privacy and data security risks. Unlocking ...
News Estonia » Health: Health economists: Estonia's health insurance is like the American Dream
In Estonia, about 7.2 percent of the population has no health insurance. With this indicator, we have fallen to second‑to‑last place in Europe, just ahead of Romania, and are approaching the United ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia partners with Guardtime to secure 1 million health records with blockchain technology
Blockchain-based security and infrastructure company Guardtime AS announced a partnership today with the government of Estonia and the Estonian e-Health Foundation to accelerate the development of ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia backs mental health helpline for Ukrainians in 21 countries
The war in Ukraine has had a devastating impact on the mental health of millions of Ukrainians. According to the World Health Organization's 2025 study, an estimated 9.6 million Ukrainians are at risk ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia launches $10 EHR
Large populations, geographic disparities and legacy infrastructure problems can derail national health IT projects. Estonia suffers from none of these factors. The Baltic state implemented a national ...
News Estonia » Health: Conference: Opportunities and Challenges of the Estonian Health System to Address Chronic Diseases
The conference “Opportunities and challenges of the Estonian health system to address chronic diseases” will take place on 25 March, 2015 at the University of Tallinn, Estonia. The event is organized ...
News Estonia » Health: Estonia’s first contract with ESA focuses on ocean health
Estonia has been awarded its first contract since becoming an ESA Member State in 2015. Over the next three years, scientists from Estonia’s Tartu Observatory will head an international team to ensure ...