Gwatkin Equity Catalyst Award
Check out this exciting opportunity for attendees of the 2024 Health Systems Research Conference in Nagasaki: ? is a prestigious initiative aimed at advancing
research and projects that promote wealth equity in low- and middle-income
countries using the ¨C and to win up to $2500 to support that work. ? Key details:
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Africa HealthTech Summit 2024 ¨C Register Now!
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Dear GDHN Members,
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I¡¯m excited to share with you that the African Union Member States Digital Health Leadership Forum will be the most important pre-summit activity at the upcoming
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between countries, Africa CDC, partners, investors, and innovators, and how we can create an enabling environment for digital health to thrive across the continent.
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After the forum, delegates will remain in town to participate in the rest of the summit, which offers incredible partnership opportunities in leveraging AI for community health, workforce development, innovation, and building more resilient
health systems.
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[REMINDER]: USAID Digital Health Webinar 10/22 from 9-10AM ET
Hi GDHN colleagues,
This email is to remind you that you are welcome to join us for a webinar today, October 22nd, from 9-10AM ET (4-5PM Nairobi, 8-9PM Jakarta) celebrating the launch of the USAID Digital Health Position Paper: 2024-2029.
The webinar will convey reflections on how USAID is working with countries and their development partners to support the strategic digital transformation of health systems and services for a healthier and more equitable?future.?
If you have not already registered for the webinar, you can do so here:??
The webinar will include framing remarks from USAID's Assistant Administrator for Global Health, Dr. Atul Gawande, and USAID representatives?in Jakarta, Nairobi, and Washington, DC.
Hope to see you there!
Adele
PS - Learn more about USAID's digital health policy documents at ?
-- Adele Waugaman (she/her) Senior Advisor, Digital Health
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Re: MedInfo2025 (August 9-13, 2025, Taipei): Information for track co-chairs
Dear Colleagues,
Please see details for the upcoming MEDINFO2025 international?conference??for your attention and sharing with your networks, especially in the upcoming HELINA AND GDHN conference,?and the Uganda?Digital Health Conference in November.
There are five scientific tracks addressing a variety of themes and topics as follows: TRACK1:?Information and Knowledge Management TRACK 2: Quality, Safety and Outcomes TRACK 3: Health Data Science & Artificial Intelligence TRACK 4: Human, Organisational and Social Aspects TRACK 5: Global Health Informatics
Here is a timeline of key dates to keep in mind: December 4, 2024: Submission deadline March 10, 2025: Notification of acceptance April 7, 2025: Re-submission deadline
Cheers, Josephine.
-- Josephine Nabukenya, PhD, FIAHSI
Professor of Information Systems and Health Informatics
Fellow, International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) Chair and Founder, Health Informatics Research Group
School of Computing and Informatics Technology Makerere University, Kampala P.O.Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda Email: josephine@...?
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You're Invited! Celebrating the launch of USAID's Digital Health Position Paper
Dear GDHN friends, USAID's??(2024-2029) lays out a strategic vision to guide the global health programmatic investments of the world's premier development agency.??on? October 22nd from 9:00 to 10:00am ET?launching this new Position Paper and opening a conversation?about what this policy looks like in practice. Featured speakers will include Dr. Atul Gawande, head of USAID's Bureau for Global Health, alongside representatives from USAID's Indonesia and Kenya country offices who will describe their work in partnership with the government to advance strategic health-sector digital transformation.  This webinar is brought to you by USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) in the Bureau for Global Health, in partnership with the Global Digital Health Network and TechChange, partners in the forthcoming Global Digital Health Forum. Join us online for the webinar and in Nairobi for the??for continued discussions of the future of global digital health. If you have any technical questions or issues ahead of the webinar, please reach out to?support@.... Adele Waugaman (she/her) Senior Advisor, Digital Health
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Exciting news! Treatinet teleMEDICINE
Exciting news! Treatinet is testing the e-Consultation video feature of the Treatinet App on Friday, October 18, 2024, online based in Uganda. To join, send your name and email to treatinet23@.... Stay tuned for updates and meeting details!? See more?
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Invitation | Virtual Launch Event of GHI's Cli-Health Program
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The?Global Health Institute (GHI)?at the American University of Beirut?cordially invites you to the virtual launch event of its new pioneering program,?¡°The
Cli-Health Program: Climate Change, Health, and Social Justice¡±.?The?online?event is scheduled on?October 23, 2024, at 3:30 PM?(GMT +3).
The launch event will include?keynote speeches?and?a moderated panel discussion?featuring local and regional key actors in climate science,
health systems, social equity, and policy sectors.
To confirm your attendance, kindly fill the??by?Monday October 21, 2024.
A Zoom link will be shared with you prior to the event.?
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Dates Announced: 2025 DHIS2 Annual Conference in Oslo
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Mark your calendars for the 2025 DHIS2 Annual Conference!
The HISP Centre at the University of Oslo is excited to announce the dates for next year's event:
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10 - 13 June 2025
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The DHIS2 Annual Conference¡ªthe biggest annual DHIS2 event¡ªbrings together decision-makers, ministries and other governmental institutions, donors, implementers and innovators under one roof.
During four days of presentations, technical demonstrations, interactive discussions, and networking sessions, you¡¯ll discover how DHIS2 is leveraged for data-driven solutions responding to some of the most pressing challenges in health, education, climate impacts, logistics, and beyond. This in-person gathering provides the opportunity to share experiences, models and new perspectives, and interact with peers from the around the world.
Early bird registration will open in January and we invite you to follow in the DHIS2 Community of Practice and on social media to get the latest event updates and announcements. By following now, you¡¯ll also be among the first to know about our Call for Abstracts, which will open in the coming weeks!
Learn more:
Join the conversation:
We can't wait to welcome you back to Oslo next year.?
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Join us at GDHF for the FIRST time in Nairobi, Kenya and online!
?What makes #GDHF2024 taking place in Nairobi, Kenya so special?
Kenya is a leader in digital health - having enacted the Digital Health Act (DHA) in 2023, Kenya is perfectly positioned to convene The Global Digital Health Forum¡¯s exciting, dynamic conversations on all things digital health.
?The will include representation from the highest levels of the Kenyan government, as well as key digital health stakeholders from major Kenyan agencies.
Hear from Kenyan digital health expert as she shares her excitement for this year's forum.
? The agenda includes an exciting new track ¡°¡±, presented by , , , and . This track is dedicated to critical conversations on climate change and global health, particularly in communities already grappling with health and economic disparities.?
?? Joining us in-person in Nairobi this December 4-6? Register now and take advantage of the forum's promotional hotel rates before they sell out! Learn more at
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Webinar Alert: Enhancing Outbreak Response with Go.Data
Enhancing Outbreak Response with Go.Data?
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Date: October 24th, 2024?
Time: 1:00 PM UCT | 9:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CAT | 4:00 PM EAT?
We invite you to join us on October 24th for an insightful webinar where experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) will present on Go.Data. This powerful tool is designed to
revolutionize outbreak response by supporting data collection, contact tracing, and case investigation.?
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Go.Data Overview:?Learn how Go.Data facilitates outbreak response with its robust features for managing case and contact data, visualizing transmission chains, and generating reports that
aid in informed decision-making.?
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Global Application:?Understand how Go.Data is used worldwide by epidemiologists, contact tracers, and outbreak responders, with mobile functionality that enhances field operations.?
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Interactive Features:?Discover how the platform empowers outbreak responders to visualize and manage data efficiently for better outbreak control.?
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?Deepen Your Knowledge:?Gain a comprehensive understanding of Go.Data and its role in transforming outbreak response.?
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Practical Insights:
Learn how to leverage Go.Data¡¯s capabilities to enhance data collection and contact tracing in your health initiatives.?
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Don¡¯t miss this opportunity to elevate your knowledge and contribute to the global effort in managing health emergencies effectively.??
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Sign up for Digital Health Week 2024
Don¡¯t miss out¡ª for a Digital Health Week 2024 event!
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Join dynamic conversations on a variety of important themes, with insights from global experts and key stakeholders driving digital health transformation.
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Register to host an event, if you haven¡¯t already
We are still adding events to the Digital Health Week calendar, if you would like to host an event, and you haven¡¯t done so already then register now. Your event could be a workshop, debate, hackathon or product launch. It is free to host an event and the Digital Health Week team will help promote it.?
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About Digital Health Week
is a global week of action that brings together politicians, civil society, the private sector and citizens to explore the opportunities and challenges of digital health. This week-long initiative aims to highlight the critical role of digital health in achieving Universal Health Coverage and produce learnings that can steer future discussion on the issue.
Now in its fourth year, the week is an open space where organisations and stakeholders can take action, run events and collaborative activities and participants can share their own perspectives, innovative solutions, and practical experiences. The week runs from 4-10 November 2024.
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Amplify the global week of action - disseminate Digital Health Week resources and communications materials to help enhance the reach of the week through your social media accounts and networks.?
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Follow the Pierre Fabre Foundation's ODESS conference online on 10 October: ¡®Breaking Barriers : Gender Equity in Digital Health¡¯.
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GDHN Coffee Series - Join Us Tomorrow, October 9
Dear Global Digital Health Network members, This is a friendly reminder to join us tomorrow, Wednesday 9 October, at 5:00 PM EAT (10:00 AM EST) for our next session of our new 30-minute coffee series of webinars featuring trailblazing women in digital health.
Our session will feature Dr. Neha Verma, social entrepreneur and Co-Founder/CEO of Intelehealth, interviewed by Olivia Velez from PATH. Don't miss this opportunity to gain fresh perspectives on digital health innovation and engage in a meaningful conversation. Looking forward to seeing you there! Best regards, GDHN
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Immerse DIPC: Connect and Scale Digital Health Innovation - 15 October in Berlin
Dear GDHN members,
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The DIPC project is enhancing digital health systems for vaccine distribution in four African countries (Ghana, Tanzania, Malawi in collaboration with
Digital Square, and Sierra Leone in collaboration with?UNICEF) and in Latin America, it is working with PAHO on a pilot in Peru and the Amazonian region, aiming to expand the digital solution region-wide. The initiative also promotes and pilots the WHO SMART
guidelines for routine vaccination, strengthens the capacity of digital health specialists with the support of?the Regenstrief Institute, and conducts research for improved programming in collaboration with the Robert Koch Institute.
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As part of our project and as side event to this year¡¯s World Health Summit in Berlin, we are addressing the digitalization in the health sector during
our interactive event to which we would like to invite you:
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October 15 from 16:30 to 19:30 at the GIZ Repr?sentanz in Berlin Reichpietschufer 20, 10785 Berlin
(register ).
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The event is jointly organized by? PAHO, GIZ, Unicef, Path/Digital Square, Regenstrief Institute, and
the Robert Koch Institute as collaborators in the Digital Innovation In Pandemic Control Initiative (DIPC) and aims to bring together stakeholders in digital health, showcase the impact of DIPC as early adopter of the WHO SMART guidelines in Africa and Latin
America and explore scalable approaches and opportunities for national and global collaboration beyond 2025.?
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Event highlights will be:?
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Spotlight presentations:
Hear from partner countries and implementing partners about the progress and impact of digital health initiatives.?
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Engage directly with DIPC and GIZ digital programs through thematic activities.?
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Call to action: Conclude
the evening with a general call for action to support the ongoing initiatives, followed by a reception.??
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The number of participants is limited, but the event will be recorded. If you have any questions or would like to receive the link to the recording afterwards, please contact me.
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I would also appreciate it if you could forward this invitation to anyone interested in digital health who will be in Berlin next week!
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Erdo?an
Junior Advisor
Global Programme Digital Transformation
Digital Innovation in Pandemic Control (DIPC)
Deutsche Gesellschaft f¨¹r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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DHIS2 for Health Campaigns: Project update webinar
Dear GDHN Community,
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The HISP Centre at the University of Oslo and Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) have formalized a partnership to enhance DHIS2 and its capabilities for the campaign use case. The objective of this partnership is to enhance the DHIS2 software platform, specifically concentrating on essential software functionalities required for the efficient planning and management of health campaigns, such as bed net distributions, mass drug administrations, and vaccinations.
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This collaboration seeks to gather extensive requirements for the identified use cases, conduct a thorough functional analysis of the DHIS2 core platform and Android application, align features to be developed, and document and publish campaign guidance around configuration, workarounds, and limitations to be aware of.
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We now have the pleasure of inviting anyone involved or interested in DHIS2 for Campaigns to a project update webinar. This webinar will include the following:
- DHIS2 campaign project roadmap - including software enhancements, new functionality, documentation, and guidance
- Presentations and demonstrations of upcoming DHIS2 Android enhancements for campaigns
- Opportunity for partners to give input on the roadmap and presented functionality
- Partner presentations, including the Crosscut Microplanning tool and update from Niger on meningitis campaign
The webinar will take place next week on October 10th at 3-4 PM Oslo/CEST timezone & 9-10 AM EDT.
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Sign up if you would like to attend.?
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We look forward to seeing you in the webinar.
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Subscribe to free newsletter on the latest digital health research and practice
Dear GDHN Colleagues,
Would you like to stay current on the latest research in
global digital health and innovations?
Subscribe to the free monthly newsletter produced by the
Johns Hopkins Center for Global Digital Health Innovation, the CGDHI Research
Roundup, to stay informed about our ever-evolving field. Each month we invite
digital health experts from across the globe to curate and comment on a
selection of recent publications which we summarize into a format for easy
scanning.
The Research Roundup covers a wide range of health areas and
initiatives in digital global health research and practice.
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Our most recent issue summarized the latest
evidence on how digital health improves immunization service delivery. ¡¤??????
Past issues have focused on telemedicine,
predictive analytics, gender equity in digital health, and chatbots, as well as? ? ? ?innovations for climate change, humanitarian health, and TB management, among
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Open Digital Health Summit, 1st - 3rd, Dec, 2024, Nairobi
Dear all,?
On behalf of HELINA and our partners, I am happy to welcome you to the inaugural global Open Digital Health Summit that will take place right before the GDHF.?
Please send below for additional details including how to participate by first registering.?
Reach out to Steven on steven@... if you need more information such as how to participate in the ongoing planning.?
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CALL FOR MENTORS : CLIMATE HEALTH INNOVATION BOOTCAMP FOR AFRICAN YOUTHS
Hello Everyone,?
We are excited to announce the upcoming Climate Health Innovation Bootcamp for Africa Youths, which will provide a platform for in-depth learning and action on climate-health solutions in Africa for 60 selected young people.?
?We are currently seeking expert speakers to contribute to this Bootcamp and would greatly appreciate your recommendations.?
?Specifically, we are looking for speakers who:
?Have deep expertise in climate change and public health.? ?Are actively engaged in innovative climate-health solutions.? ?Can share practical insights on policy, technology, or community-driven strategies for building climate-resilient healthcare systems.?
?If you have any individuals in mind who fit these criteria or could add value to our Bootcamp, we would be grateful if you could share their names and contact information.?
?Specific Topics and Date are as below:? ?1. Building a Sustainable Healthcare Systems in the face of a Changing climate : Nov 6th, 3pm WAT? ?2. Technological innovation in climate health and case studies : Nov 4th 3pm WAT? ?3. Innovative policy approaches and advocacy for climate change and Health : Oct 31st, 3pm WAT? ?4. Exploring Climate-Related Diseases : Oct 21st, 3pm WAT?
We¡¯d be happy to receive your recommendations.?
Thanks? DIGITAL HEALTH AFRICA
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FIGO Webinar invitations: Collaboration for the global elimination of cervical cancer and New advances in reproductive medicine
Dear Gdhn,
I am excited to share details of two upcoming FIGO webinars that you may find of interest:
Collaboration for the global elimination of cervical cancer
Led by the ?in partnership with the WHO, this webinar will go over the concerted global effort aimed at eliminating cervical cancer. Topics include community engagement, addressing disparities in prevention, implementation of low-cost
screening technologies, public-private partnerships, and more.?Explore and register
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Date: Thursday 10 October 2024
Time: 13:00 UTC / 14:00 UTC+1 (London time)
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New advances in reproductive medicine ?
Join FIGO¡¯s Regional Asia Oceania Trustee as he brings together representatives from the Asia and Oceania Federation of Obstetrics & Gynaecology (AOFOG), the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS), and the FIGO Reproductive Medicine, Endocrinology
and Infertility (REI) Committee to discuss the latest breakthroughs in fertility treatments. Explore and register
Date: Thursday 24 October 2024
Time: 14:30 UTC / 15:30 UTC+1 (London, UK) / 20:00 UTC+5:30 (India Standard Time)
On behalf of the Communications & Engagement team
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International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Tel:?+44
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Address:
FIGO House, 10 Theed Street, London, SE1 8ST, UK
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Upcoming: OCL Quarterly Showcase ¨C Wednesday 9 October
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Join us for the?OCL Quarterly Showcase?on?Wednesday?9
October July at 8am ET/12pm UTC/3pm EAT! This meeting will be a broader community meeting where we will share the successes of the past quarter, along with a brief discussion about
upcoming priorities for the next quarter.
This showcase will also feature both Julia Fuller, the first fellow with the OCL Community who will share about her work and experience, and Ellen Ball with Partners in Health (PIH) who will be sharing
a use case on a project for getting PIH OpenMRS terminology content into OCL.
All are welcome to join this OCL Quarterly Showcase and we encourage participants to come with any questions on the OCL community and toolkit. Please see below for the meeting link and dial-in instructions.
We can¡¯t wait to see you there!
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