The Global Digital Health Network holds regular meetings–both in-person and virtual–each month to discuss promising approaches, challenges and lessons learned, where invited speakers present on topics of interest to the group. The Network also hosts deep dives to further explore important topics in a hands-on context. Presentation slides and meeting recaps are shared on the Network listserv so members are informed of both the presentation topics and discussion among participants.
Among the global health community, a common challenge is determining whether programs are reaching target communities, frequently those in poorer households. This information allows program managers to adjust and improve service delivery. But they need data and real-time feedback. Conventional approaches to evaluation can provide some of this information, but often with significant delays and […]
Topic: Access to Infant and Maternal Health Plus: A digital journey towards strengthening community health workers programming When: Thursday March 23, 2023 (7am PST/3pm GMT/4pm CET/6pm EAT) Register and add to your calendar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P4sfUmNpReuGq_q74zkTDA Description The Access to Infant and Maternal Health Plus Project (AIM Health Plus) was a multi-year community-based health and nutrition programme implemented by World […]
Description The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on governing health futures 2030 report emphasise the need to build a governance architecture that creates trust in digital health by enfranchising patients and vulnerable groups, ensuring the health and digital rights, and regulating powerful players in the digital health ecosystem. When it comes to health and the […]
The September monthly meeting focused on PEPFAR Digital Health Inventory: Building and Monitoring the Path to Sustainability. Description Building on the work of WHO’s Digital Health Atlas and USAID’s Map & Match activities, PEPFAR has engaged in iteratively developing a Digital Health Inventory (DHI) to support alignment, functionality, scalability, and sustainability of digital health investments […]
The GDHN is now accepting sponsors and exhibitors for the Global Digital Health Forum 2022, December 5-7. GDHF provides a unique opportunity to showcase your products, services, and leadership to a diverse audience of technology and health experts, policy makers, donors, and implementers. Please contact us directly to discuss the options listed in the prospectus […]
Topic: PEPFAR Digital Health Inventory: Building and Monitoring the Path to Sustainability When: September 22, 2022 Time: 08:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9eajZ4h2QiGxrOryK7hN9w Description Building on the work of WHO’s Digital Health Atlas and USAID’s Map & Match activities, PEPFAR has engaged in iteratively developing a Digital Health Inventory (DHI) to support […]
Lilian has witnessed too many preventable deaths amongst the mothers she shares a street with in Kibera, a vast informal settlement in the southwest of Nairobi. She herself had struggled to access timely, quality care when it was time to deliver her third child. Already in labor, she reached the facility only to find a […]
The Global Digital Health Forum 2022, taking place from December 5-7 2022 as a hybrid event – virtual (Asia and East Africa time zones) & in-person at Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia – is calling for abstracts. The submission deadline is August 21. This year’s theme is ‘Driving Effective and Equitable Digital Health […]
Topic: Governance of Health Data When: August 25 at 08:00 AM ET Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2bWCEUQxSgWNXCt8wFhWoQ Description The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on governing health futures 2030 report emphasise the need to build a governance architecture that creates trust in digital health by enfranchising patients and vulnerable groups, ensuring the health and digital rights, and regulating […]
Topic: Outbreak READY! Scope, Story, and Sustainability: Developing an Online Simulation for Strengthening Infectious Disease Readiness The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated major changes in how we deliver health-related programs and information. Prior to the emergency of COVID-19, the READY initiative (funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance) was already delivering workshops on operational readiness for infectious disease […]