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In the last Research roundup for this year, The Center for Global Digital Health Innovation team spoke with the brilliant Adele Waugaman to discuss USAID's position paper on #digitalhealth. If you haven't read this document, here is an excellent summary and additional insights from the authors. USAID - Center for Innovation and Impact (CII)

How is USAID shaping the future of digital health through strategic investments and innovation? This month's Research Roundup dives into USAID's strategy through a conversation with Dr. Adele Waugaman Senior Advisor for Digital Health at USAID. Discover the thinking behind the position paper, the opportunities it creates for governments and partners, and the role of digital health in driving health equity globally. Key topics include: 👉  The shift to person-centered point-of-care systems that prioritize both patients and providers. 👉  Strengthening local governance and enabling long-term sustainability. 👉  Building a global digital health commons to foster innovation and collaboration. Click the link in the comments to read the full newsletter and learn more about how USAID is shaping the future of digital health! Follow us for more #DigitalHealth insights as we share knowledge, collaborate, and innovate for better health outcomes worldwide. #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #Innovation #HealthSystems #USAID #ArtificialIntelligence

A big thanks to the team at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - The Center for Global Digital Health Innovation (CGDHI) for this Research Roundup featuring USAID's new #digitalhealth policy document. This is a great synthesis of the key themes in the document, and the full newsletter (link in the comments) includes excerpts from my conversation with CGDH Director Smisha Agarwal. Take a look!

The Global Digital Health Monitor (GDHM) is a dynamic web-based platform that aids countries in prioritizing and monitoring their digital health investments by: • Providing a platform to establish a baseline and measure year-on-year progress   • Helping policymakers to systematically identify and prioritize areas for investment to improve digital health maturity  • Enabling Ministries of Health to advocate for the  resources and partnerships they need to achieve digital transformation of health  The World Health Organization (WHO) is working, across all its six regions and with member-states, to amplify the use of the Global Digital Health Monitor as an official WHO maturity instrument. Under the new Global Initiative on Digital Health, the Monitor is an important tool to develop country plans and align limited resources toward building strong #digitalhealth foundations. WHO, health.enabled, and a broad range of partners, including UNICEF, AeHIN, RECAINSA, Africa CDC, among others are now working with countries to participate in the annual survey. The process is collaborative and country-led. Connect with members of the health.enabled team at info@digitalhealthindex.org to learn how we can support your country in joining the GDHM. 

Allied Health Digital Transformation needs to happen now so we can share the important health information of consumers we work with to inform their care teams. The below survey is critical for currently practising professionals to complete so the required resources can be provided to help this transformation. Asking all my allied health colleagues to please prioritise completing!

As digital platforms increasingly become the way healthcare is managed, it’s important allied health practitioners are involved in shaping these future systems

Launch of the OECD-GDHP Policy Repository Tool 🌱 🌐 Around the world, the advancement of digital health technologies and health information systems have provided tools to address shared #healthsystem challenges – if effectively harnessed. 📊 The GDHP #PolicyEnvironments Workstream and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD - OCDE) have created the OECD-GDHP Policy Repository Tool to map and connect existing and new policy frameworks. 📄 Find the Policy Repository Tool and more information here: https://lnkd.in/eKZPnQhy 💻 The joint #PolicyRepositoryTool builds upon the OECD’s existing Policy Checklist and serves as an international digital health policy repository. On a global level, this dynamic Tool allows countries to identify leading practices worldwide around a variety of topics, such as interoperability and secondary use of data. 📈 It will allow #digitalhealth leaders to understand experiences internationally and pick the best lessons to apply in their context. There are a variety of use cases for the Policy Repository Tool, including the ability to focus on specific digital health initiatives and country mapping – enabling comparators across countries. 🤝 Most importantly, the Policy Repository Tool can help facilitate conversations across GDHP member countries and partner organizations to share learnings and further disseminate leading practices in digital health policy around the world. 📄 Find the accompanying news article here: https://lnkd.in/eWyimigp Rishub Keelara Eric Sutherland Simon Hagens Mitchell Nono Ronan O'Kelly Christopher Ng-Fletcher OECD - OCDE Canada Health Infoway Department of Health - Ireland #bestpractices #DigitalTransformation #healthinformationsystems

Digital health has a transformative impact on achieving #UniversalHealthCoverage. By leveraging digital technologies, health systems can significantly enhance accessibility, affordability, and quality of care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.   USAID’s recently released Digital Health Position Paper (2024-2029) is a vital tool for equipping global stakeholders with the strategies, tools, and solutions needed to keep pace with rapid technological advancements. Chemonics International's Digital Development Practice Lead Manisha Aryal emphasizes, “Digital is a key enabler in the journey towards #UHC. USAID’s Digital Health Position Paper offers a solid framework for strengthening health system resilience and accelerating progress towards UHC by leveraging the digital ecosystem and using emerging technologies responsibly." #12DaysOfUHC UHC2030 - Taking action for universal health coverage https://lnkd.in/d9cupbSR

📣 Digital Transformations for Health Lab and Transform Health are hosting a panel discussion, titled “Maximizing the Benefits of Health Data: Advancing a Value-Based Approach to Governance and Robust Legislation.” during the Africa Digital Health Summit 2024! 🗓 Date: 27June 2024 📍 Location: In person or online 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dJQzA3Z4 This panel will discuss existing global and regional efforts to strengthen #healthdatagovernance, spotlighting the Africa CDC's Flagship Initiative. This initiative aims to develop and endorse an African Common Position on Health Data Governance, building consensus around the core elements and legislative guidance to strengthen national frameworks, recognising the critical importance of strengthening health data governance for improved health outcomes and UHC. Meet Our Diverse Panelists: ◼ Carlos Yerena, Director of Partnership and Growth, Reach Digital Health ◼ Dr. Anthony Adoghe, Deputy Director ICT, Federal Ministry of Health ◼ Tomiwa Akinsanya, Project Coordinator, Digital Transformations for Health Lab ◼ Nnenna Nwakanma,Transform Health The panel will be moderated by Njide Ndili, Country Director at PharmAccess and Founding Member of Digital Transformations for Health Lab. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about ongoing initiatives aimed at strengthening the governance of health data and the necessary steps to implement a value-based approach towards this in the African region. #HealthForAll #ADHS #ADHS2024

Great news from WHO about global digital health! WHO/Europe is all set to launch its first-ever Strategic Partners’ Initiative for Data and Digital Health, which will "work to identify and address gaps in data and digital health ecosystems to help to build safe, affordable and person-centered health systems in the WHO European Region," reports the World Health Organization. This is great news, as digital tools are continuing to play an increasingly important role in improving health outcomes. One of the main objectives of this initiative is developing future scenarios for healthcare delivery and data usage in Europe that can be used to inform the transformation of health systems, which I think is such an important goal. What do you think about this initiative? #HealthcareNews #DigitalHealth #WHO