USAID’s Digital Health Position Paper: A Snapshot of Policy in Practice

USAID’s Digital Health Position Paper (2024-2029) lays out a strategic vision to guide the global health programmatic investments of the world’s premier development agency. Join us for a webinar on October 22nd from 9:00 to 10:00am ET launching the Position Paper, and opening a conversation about what this policy looks like in practice. Featured speakers […]

Flexible Digitalization of Regulatory Authorities: August Monthly Meeting

The August meeting focused on, Flexible Digitalization of Regulatory Authorities, featuring a panel of experts. Description To increase efficiency and provide transparency for National Authorities, the OpenRIMS application suite provides a flexible digital platform to define institutional workflows and create interactive dashboards for processes from Marketing Authorization to Pharmacovigilance and Registration of Pharmacies and Manufacturers. […]

Meet Dr. Clarisse Mutimukeye, Recipient of the 2022 Marc Mitchell Award for Leadership and Innovation

Dr Clarisse Mutimukeye is a medical doctor and the co-founder of Urungano Initiative in Rwanda. She was awarded the Marc Mitchell Leadership and Innovation Award at the 2022 Global Digital Health Forum. We interviewed her to learn more about her work. Tell us about Urungano Initiative I founded my organization, Urungano Initiative in Rwanda when […]

How a Wealth Measurement Tool is Improving Global Health

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 […]

Global Digital Health Forum 2022 Sponsors and Exhibitors

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 […]

Areas that Country Health Information Systems and Data Use project is Looking Forward to Learning about at the Global Digital Health Forum 2022

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 […]

GDHN August MONTHLY MEETING

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 […]

Slides and Recording of November Monthly Meeting

Topic: Bridging the distance: Pivoting from in-person to virtual trainings for frontline health workers Date: 18 November 2021 @ 10:30am EDT / 4:30pm SAST / 7:30pm GMT+5 Details: Often, virtual trainings at the last mile are assumed to be a seamless solution when in-person trainings are not possible. The international development sector has steadily transitioned […]

Slides and Recording of October Monthly Meeting

Topic: AI and CyberSecurity in HealthCare Date: October 25, 2021 @ 10:00am EST Description: At the upcoming GDHN Forum 2021, there is a focus on investing in people who defend our health. The healthcare worker shortage has been exacerbated under the strain of COVID-19. AI and Cybersecurity tools play an important role in protecting, securing data, […]

October Monthly Meeting: Using AI, CyberSecurity, and Privacy To Defend HealthCare

Topic: AI and CyberSecurity in HealthCare Date: October 25, 2021 @ 10:00am EST Click to Register Description: At the upcoming GDHN Forum 2021, there is a focus on investing in people who defend our health. The healthcare worker shortage has been exacerbated under the strain of COVID-19. AI and Cybersecurity tools play an important role in […]