This course equips in-service health workers across human, animal, and environmental sectors to detect potential outbreaks within 7 days, report within 1 day, and initiate response within 7 days—the “7-1-7” targets. Using concise modules and practical scenarios aligned with Uganda’s 7-1-7 strategy adopted in 2021, learners strengthen surveillance, reporting, and early response skills. The course […]
One of the main challenges identified in the analysis was the lack of technical capacity and resources (human and financial) within the ministry of health to lead and coordinate the digital health ecosystem and drive implementation of the national digital health strategy (where one exists). This is leading to fragmentation, and challenges to scale models […]
The lack of, weak or outdated national policies, legislation and regulation creates uncertainty and leads to duplications, fragmentation and weak accountability as different stakeholders develop different digital solutions to respond to different challenges. It also compromises people’s rights, particularly in relation to health data as there is little clarity over patient rights and the duty […]
My PhD research focuses on the application of blockchain technology to strengthen transparency and reduce pilferage in Malawi’s health supply chain. The study critically examines systemic weaknesses in drug distribution—particularly issues of accountability, inventory management, and data fragmentation—that contribute to stock-outs and medicine diversion. Using a mixed-methods approach, it combines survey data, focus group discussions, […]
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This webinar, ‚Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in National Digital Health Strategies in Africa, will be the first of a series of three online conversations featuring voices from government, private sector, UN, youth and civil society across three regions: Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia. During these discussions, we will address the specific challenges and […]
A week-long online campaign that amplifies the voices of pharmacy students and early-career pharmacists as they reflect on how digital health is transforming their profession and the future of care. Through short written reflections shared across social media platforms, participants will highlight how technology from electronic patient records and telepharmacy services to AI-powered clinical decision […]
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Co-organized by Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) and PLOS Digital Health, this Digital Health Week webinar will spotlight how youth-led digital citizenship for health is shaping equitable, participatory and democratic health futures. This event showcases young authors (under 35) who contributed to the DTH-Lab √ó PLOS Digital Health call for contributions. Launched during health […]
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Our event focuses on exploring AI diagnostic tools for primary health conditions such as malaria, tuberculosis, and skin diseases. Participants will discover how artificial intelligence can support early detection and improve decision-making at the primary care level, especially in underserved communities. Through live demonstrations and interactive discussions, attendees will gain practical insights into how these […]
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During Digital Health Week, we plan to present and socialize the outcomes of a consensus process focused on developing a standardized Patient Summary, similar to the model used in the European Union. Between two scheduled webinars, we will engage participants in a structured consensus methodology to co-create a technical document outlining the data elements and […]
We will focus on various design, governance and analytics associated with building capacity of health systems and electronic health records to capture mental health services and enabling routine monitoring of patient outcomes […]
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