Communications Week International founder Denis Gilhooly, who became digital health visionary, dies aged 60
Denis Gilhooly, who founded Communications Week International aged 24 and went on to become a pioneer in the subject of global digital health, has died at 60.
Gilhooly was publishing director and founding editor of Communications Week International but looked so young for his age his photo had to be removed since its inclusion made the publication lack credibility.
He was however a visionary, being among the first to understand how digital health could provide early detection of epidemics, and through enhanced non-communicable disease prevention and control, to save lives and suffering. Gilhooly saw that digital health is critical to pandemic detection through its unique and inherent ability to keep pace with the nature of the pandemic.