Digital Square at PATH

We invite you to join us tomorrow, July 11th, for a webinar dedicated to exploring essential tools and frameworks for enhancing national digital health systems. This event is tailored for health professionals, government leaders, and stakeholders focused on digital health innovation. Featured content: ⭐ WHO SMART Guidelines presented by World Health Organization ⭐ HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) presented by Health Level Seven International Why Attend?  ✔ Deepen your expertise: Gain insights from leading experts on cutting-edge tools and strategies in digital health interoperability and standards.  ✔ Gain actionable knowledge: Acquire practical techniques and methodologies to enhance your national digital health initiatives.  ✔ Interact and engage: Participate in dynamic discussions with presenters and peers, sharing experiences and ideas. Date: July 11th, 2024  Time: 1:00 PM UCT | 9:00 AM EST | 3:00 PM CAT | 4:00 PM EAT We look forward to your participation! Register at the link below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/efhFTywW

We had the chance to meet Wahida Omary, a software developer for the Tanzania Medical Stores Department, during a FHIR training in Arusha last month. Women currently account for only ~21% of all developers in Africa, but that is changing. At the training, Wahida shared some advice for other women considering a career in #digitalhealth. Read Wahida's story: https://lnkd.in/eUiKwmX2 Irene Kemilembe Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH GIZ Tanzania and EAC #Tanzania #digitalhealth #womeninSTEM #womenintech PATH

Female developers - like Wahida Salumu Omary, pictured below - can particularly benefit from capacity-strengthening opportunities in digital health and data to help bridge the digital gender divide. For example, capacity strengthening can: 💡 Expose women to other developers and create awareness of opportunities for women in digital health.   💬 Help establish a platform where women can connect, collaborate, and inspire other women to seize opportunities.  ♀ Help ensure that more women are included in the development of inclusive digital health systems that meet their needs.  Read our latest blog from Irene Kemilembe to learn about Wahida's story: https://lnkd.in/eUiKwmX2 #digitalhealth #data #genderequity #womeninSTEM #Tanzania Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

🎥 In the second installment of our interviews with #AI changemakers, Zameer Brey introduces Maryam Mustafa, Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). Maryam speaks to the opportunity to improve maternal healthcare in Pakistan through artificial intelligence 🤖, the innovative work already underway to test this through a mobile phone-based conversational AI assistant 📱, and addresses the risks and challenges of these technologies. 🚀 Listen to Zameer and Maryam’s conversation here 🎧, and if you want to hear more from our session on #AI4Health, check out our YouTube channel! ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eQNxK9iN

Last week, we had the opportunity to showcase our digital health work during an event in Lusaka celebrating 20 years of PATH’s work in Zambia advancing health equity. Several members of our team including Mandy Samatebele Dube, Dr Joseph Kayaya, and Chilunga Puta, spoke to delegates about some of PATH’s key ongoing and future digital health projects in the country, including: 💉 DRIVE Demand—strengthening the data-driven health system to reach routine immunization targets. 👩⚕️ U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) Digital Community Health Initiative (DCHI)—strengthening health care delivery by investing in the scale-up of digitally enabled community health platforms and support to Community Health Workers (CHWs). 👨🏫 Digital Health Applied Leadership Program (DHALP)—preparing digital health leaders to create and lead digital transformation initiatives for health systems strengthening through learning and coaching. Pictured here is Mandy Dube, Project Director for the Zambia Digital Community Health initiative, demonstrating the Community Health Information Platform (CHiP) to delegates (From left to right: Dr. Anchindika Mugala, Professor Roma Chilengi, Dr. Psychas, Dr. Sinyangwe, Dr. Bakyaita, Dr. Muyunda, Margaret Chisenga, Benjamin Solochi, and Mandy Dube). ChiP is composed of a phone application, a paper-to-digital character optical recognition application for use by community health workers, and a desktop application for use by supervisors to view and submit reports to the Health Management Information System, dispense and monitor community health worker supplies and view community health worker performance. CHiP is expected to positively impact the disease burden through increased coverage and quality of care in Zambia. 📱 Congratulations to the #PATHZambia team on an incredible event and to the Ministry of Health of Zambia on your visionary leadership in creating a resilient and equitable health system. 

We recently had the opportunity to hear from two changemakers in the AI space as part of our G20 Health Working Group event on #AI4Health. Each gave us a unique glimpse into how locally-led technologies like LLMs are making a real impact on people’s health. In this first video, with an introduction from Zameer Brey of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Audere CEO Dino Rech shares how AI is revolutionizing HIV counseling by providing accurate, safe, and reliable information for adolescent girls and young women—when they need it, where they need it, and the way they need it. Check out Dino’s remarks below and listen for the one thing he suggests the #G20 can do to ensure equitable #AI4Health. You can also access the full recording of the meeting on our YouTube channel. 👉 Link: https://lnkd.in/eb_cvc3J

With an increasing amount of digital health tools available, how do countries know which to choose or prioritize? 🔎 We conducted a study with six diverse countries to help understand their digital health priorities to inform our ongoing work supporting their digital transformation journey. Learn about the findings and our recommendations ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eypccKff #digitalhealth #digitaltransformation

Later this week, Digital Square will be represented by Olivia Velez, PhD MS MPH RN FAAN at the #ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Technology in New York. Digital technology has the power to transform a variety of health areas, and we're excited to discuss how it can be applied to advancing sexual and reproductive rights. We look forward to following the conversation and connecting with new and existing partners in the space! Watch the event live here, June 27-28 ➡ https://lnkd.in/e-hm6Rpg #digitalhealth United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

📣 Join us for our upcoming YO.DH Fest — Innovation to Implementation: Advancing Healthcare through #DigitalHealth on Saturday, July 20, in New Delhi, India. This one-day summit is extra special as we mark the first anniversary of the Youth Ownership of Digital Health (YO.DH) community. YO.DH is a volunteer-driven community of over 600 digital health professionals from 20 countries, all aged 35 or under, who aspire to be the next generation of leaders in the digital health industry. What to expect? ➡️ Capacity Building: Enhance your skills through hands-on leadership and skill-building workshops. ➡️ Cross-Sector Collaboration: Facilitate networking and collaborative discussions among digital health professionals and industry representatives. ➡️ Professional Development: Learning opportunities through workshops, and interactive expert sessions, including insights on career opportunities from industry experts. ➡️ Participation and Engagement: Meet your fellow YO.DH members and harness the power of the platform to bring forth the voices of young digital health professionals. Who can participate? You can attend the event if you are: 🌐 A YO.DH member. If you are not already a YO.DH member, become a member and register for the event. 🌐 You are 35 years of age and under. 🌐 You work in the digital health space or allied sectors. Register for the event now at https://bit.ly/4c3rXQi For more details visit https://bit.ly/4etbYN7 Call for Pitches opening soon! Watch this space for more. #Yodh #IAmAYodha Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Digital Square at PATH | International Innovation Corps | WomenLift Health

📲 Immunization programs can utilize digital tools such as SMS gateways and mobile platforms to promote vaccination through hyper-local targeted messaging. But what kinds of messages are most effective for these tools to use? What are the barriers to immunization in different communities? 🔎 As part of the Digital Results Improve Vaccine Equity and Demand (DRIVE Demand) project, Digital Square partnered with Busara to conduct behavioral research on vaccine hesitancy and intention in four countries. The results were packaged into a Practitioner's Playbook to inform digitally enabled social and behavior change (SBC) approaches. 💡 Hear from Busara to learn about their methods, findings, and this new resource for immunization, digital health, and SBC health practitioners in an upcoming webinar: 📅 Thursday, June 27 🕘 9am EST / 4pm EAT ➡ Register: https://lnkd.in/erYB89Na #VaccinesWork #SBC #digitalhealth Rowan Harrity Julia Hammann Heidi Good Gregory Kuzmak