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 […]
Dr. David Akpan is the Deputy Director, Programs, and Impact at eHealth Africa (eHA). He was awarded the Marc Mitchell Leadership and Innovation Award at the 2023 Global Digital Health Forum. He is an astute enthusiast of digital health, playing a pivotal role in healthcare delivery efficiency and achieving the universal healthcare targets. We interviewed […]
We are pleased to announce that the applications and nominations for the Marc Mitchell Innovation and Leadership Award are open. Apply or nominate by November 19, 2023. The award recognizes exceptional individuals early in their digital health career who have demonstrated a commitment to making quality care accessible in all settings, especially in low- and middle-income […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a member of the Global Digital Health Network, we would like to give you the opportunity to share your digital health transformation story on our website through a guest blog. We’ll work with you to adapt it to our readership. Guest Blog Guidelines Authenticity: Establish yourself as an authority in your field and give […]
Dr Eimy Barahona, a physician, social entrepreneur, and the co-founder of TELESAN, the first telehealth network in Honduras, was awarded the inaugural Marc Mitchell Leadership and Innovation Award at the 2021 Global Digital Health Forum. We interviewed her to learn more about her work. Tell us about your journey in digital health I am a […]