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 […]

Raising demand for high quality maternal health care: How SMS-based digital health platform PROMPTS is giving mothers across Kenya greater agency to improve care quality

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 […]

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 […]

Meet Dr Eimy Barahona, the Receipt of the Inaugural Marc Mitchell Award for Leadership and Innovation

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 […]

Operations Manager Job Opening

The Global Digital Health Network is seeking an Operations Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for streamlining our operations and establishing a strong organizational foundation on which to accelerate our growth in order to better achieve our mission. Please see the job description for more information here- Operations Manager Job Description Please send your […]

Reflecting on 2021 and the Vision For 2022: Message From the Co-chairs (En/Fr/Esp)

Dear colleagues, We trust that you began the year in good spirits. 2021 was another transformative year for the Global Digital Health Network. It was a year in which we strengthened the Network further by welcoming new members and convening important meetings that will help to guarantee our continued success in the future. Now that […]

GDHN Consultancy Opening: Program Management

The Global Digital Health Network is seeking a Program Management Consultant to support Network operations and programming. Please see the attached job description for additional information and application instructions. Candidates should submit their resume and cover letter by April 8, 2021. This position is open to candidates both within and outside of the US.