Digital Transformations for Health Lab

📣 As the G20 Brasil 2024 Health Ministers prepare to meet today in Rio, our new policy brief highlights the G20's unique opportunity to promote young people’s health and well-being by prioritizing #DigitalDeterminantsOfHealth and greater involvement of young people in digital health governance. To do so, it must overcome a siloed approach to health, education and digitalization and strengthen multisectoral investments in young people’s digital health futures, writes Louise Holly 👇

🌐 Join us for #DigitalHealthWeek2024 🔷 How can a solidarity-based approach to data governance maximize health benefits protecting people from harm? Join us for a virtual panel discussion on #DataSolidarity organized by DTH-Lab and the University of Vienna. 🗓 7th November 2024 🕒 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (CEST) 👉 Register now to join the discussion on the future of health data! https://loom.ly/8QT-ZzU Connor Hogan Barbara Prainsack Universität Wien

Day 2️⃣ of the Africa Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) Workshop, held on the sidelines of the 2024 Africa HealthTech Summit - AHTS in Kigali, Rwanda, organized by Africa CDC and GIZ African Union #YoungPeople engaged in hands-on co-creation sessions with Key highlights that included: 🔷Co-creation of the YiDHN: Focusing on its objectives and core activities. 🔷Policy Work Session: Gathering youth insights on Health Data Governance. 🔷Roadmap Development: Developing the roadmap for the implementation of YiDHN. 🔷DTH-Lab Digital First Health Systems Workshop: Harnessing the insights and imagination of young people on the future design and governance of digital-first health systems, facilitated by our team members Lydia Jummai Gara and Enow A. G Stevens, MD, MPH. As the co-creation workshop concludes today, here are some key takeaways: ✨Strengthening Existing Networks🤝: More focus should be placed on enhancing current #DigitalHealth networks. ✨Empower Young Innovators💡: Young people are driving innovation in health, but they encounter significant funding challenges. It's essential to promote the creation of funding opportunities to support the testing of digital health solutions. ✨Trust in Decision-Making: Young people are often viewed as #DigitalHealth technicians, but it's important to include and trust them in decision-making roles in the digital health space. ✨Facilitate Youth Participation 🌍: Countries should ensure youth can participate in high-level events by providing visa access and covering costs to promote #YouthInclusion and enhance #YouthParticipation. ✨Streamline Regulations📜: Reduction of bureaucratic barriers to support youth innovation and investment. We extend our gratitude to Africa CDC and GIZ African Union and we are proud to have partnered alongside Young Experts: Tech for Health, Digital Health Africa and The Africa Digital Health Networks - ADHN to establish the African #YiDHN. We look forward to the official launch of the YiDHN during the Ministerial Breakfast and Plenary Session, which will focus on amplifying #YouthVoices in Africa’s digital health transformation at the Africa HealthTech Summit - AHTS. Chrys Promesse KANIKI #YiDHN #MyHealthFutures

Organized by Africa CDC and GIZ African Union Day1️⃣ of the African Youth in Digital Health Network (#YiDHN) consultation workshop kicked off with an invigorating start. With the objective of co-designing the Africa Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) with young digital health professionals and relevant stakeholders the consultation brought together 30+ young #DigitalHealthProfessionals, highlights of the day included; ✨A deep dive into the Africa CDC Digital Transformation Strategy (DTS) presented by Africa CDC Senior Technical Officer for Strategic Programs Dr Chrys Promesse KANIKI, who highlighted the seven strategic objectives focused on actions to strengthen; 🔹Digital Governance & Strategic Documents 🔹Digital platforms & Solutions 🔹Digital Workforce Capacity & Competencies 🔹Open Global Goods & Interoperability 🔹Hardware Infrastructure 🔹Market Shaping for Digital Health Innovation 🔹Digitalized business processes ✨Creation of the African Youth in Digital Health Networks - ADHN. ✨Breakout sessions facilitated by our team members Lydia Jummai Gara and Enow A. G Stevens, MD, MPH to map out both the challenges and opportunities faced by young #DigitalHealthProfessionals. ✨Discussions to draw out #Policy recommendations for #YouthInclusion in #DigitalTransformations of health in Africa followed by a needs assessment exercise on youth skills development and capacity strengthening needs. Day 1 truly was invigorating, looking forward to day 2 tomorrow where DTH-Lab will be hosting our #DigitalFirstHealthSystems workshop. Stay tuned for more updates. Young Experts: Tech for Health Digital Health Africa The Africa Digital Health Networks - ADHN #AYiDHN #DigitalHealth #YouthInHealth #MyHealthFutures #YouthNetwork #AHTS24 #ATHS2024

🌍 Africa CDC is bringing together young digital health professionals, youth networks, and partner organizations for a co-creation workshop for the Youth in Digital Health Network (YiDHN) on the margins of the 2024 Africa HealthTech Summit - AHTS in Kigali, Rwanda. 🤝 Organized in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Strengthening Crisis and Pandemic Response in Africa Project, this workshop aims to: 🔍 Identify capacity/skills needs amongst youth in digital health; 💬 Discuss the role of youth in the implementation of the Africa CDC DTS; 📊 Draw out policy recommendations for youth inclusion and engagement in digital health; 🚀 Finalize the establishment of the YiDHN, preparing it for launch at the 2024 Africa HealthTech Summit - AHTS. ✨ We're thrilled to announce that DTH-Lab will be partnering with Africa CDC and GIZ, with our team members Enow A. G Stevens, MD, MPH and Lydia Jummai Gara facilitating this invitation-only workshop with #YoungInnovators in Kigali, Rwanda, from October 27th - 28th. We look forward to a collaborative experience focused on shaping the future of digital health in Africa! 🌟 Young Experts: Tech for Health GIZ African Union Digital Health Africa The Africa Digital Health Networks - ADHN

🆕 New policy brief calls on #G20 leaders to build robust #HealthSystems and digital environments that enhance health and well-being for young people! 🌎 As the G20 Health Ministers prepare to meet next week, our brief explores critical actions to tackle the #DigitalDeterminantsOfHealth for youth. 💡 The solution: a multisectoral public health approach that actively involves young people. 👉 Read it here: https://loom.ly/CdC6RnQ Policy Brief Author: Louise Holly Contributors: Sofia Castro Lopes and Leila H.

🔴 🎥 The recording of our official World Health Summit (#WHS2024) side event "Digital Health Unbound – Global Collaborations for Better Care" is now available! Did you miss this fantastic session on Digital Health? No worries! You can now watch the full event and catch up on the engaging discussions.💡 👉 Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/gBmdReUe A big thank you to the organizing teams, the Global Digital Last Mile Health Lab at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Geneva Digital Health Hub (gdhub), and the Digital Transformations for Health Lab—along with our speakers and participants for their contributions and commitment. #WHS2024 #DigitalHealth #GlobalHealth #DigitalTransformation #HealthInnovation #Implementome #KnowledgeSharing #Community #CGDHI #AeHIN Ilona Kickbusch, Smisha Agarwal, Mirana Randriambelonoro, Sophie Delaigue, Maxime Collin, Salim A., Cheick Oumar Bagayoko , Till Bärnighausen , Götz "GG" Gottschalk, MBA, Caroline Knop, Caroline B., Tobias Silberzahn, Anurag Agrawal, Samuel Knauss, Julius Emmrich,Asia eHealth Information Network, Fondation Pierre Fabre The Center for Global Digital Health Innovation.

How can young people worldwide be encouraged to actively participate in decision-making for a sustainable, healthy, and resilient society? This critical question was the focus of the "Young Leaders for Healthy Societies: Building Well-being, Resilience, and Trust" international youth conference. Hosted by the WHO Youth Council 2024, and with support from the Bertelsmann Stiftung, World Health Organization, and World Health Summit. Inspired by the dedication of these young leaders from across the globe, we at the Bertelsmann Stiftung are eager to collaborate closely with them. Together, we aim to contribute to the creation of a more livable, healthy, and democratic society. Let's join forces to drive long-lasting positive change! #WHOYouthCouncil #Youth4HealthySocieties #MyHealthFutures Digital Transformations for Health Lab

✅ I highly recommend watching this 📺 video!   From October 10-12, 2024, we had the incredible opportunity to host the WHO Youth Council at the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Berlin Office. The Council delegates were joined by the Digital Transformations for Health Lab #RegionalYouthChampions.   In preparation for our joint conference, these inspiring young people crafted an exceptional #YouthDeclaration, which was unanimously adopted on October 12, 2024. Developed by 23 organizations, the Declaration outlines 👉 10 calls-to-action across 👉 3 priority areas, demanding collective action from governments, academia, the private sector, civil societies, and individuals. At the 🌐 World Health Summit, delegates had the privilege of presenting the Declaration to the World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and sharing it with a global audience.   🔎 You can read and endorse the Declaration here: https://lnkd.in/ew4u9jNV   👀 Or, watch the 📺 video to hear directly from the youth who are driving change: https://lnkd.in/ej7-8H76   🎁 This video is a heartfelt “thank you” to these remarkable young people who are committed to creating healthier societies.   Let's take action together: ✅ Dedicate 5 minutes and 36 seconds to watch the video and be inspired. ✅ Endorse the Declaration as an individual or on behalf of your organization. ✅ Share the Declaration with three people from diverse backgrounds and geographies.   📆 In one year, we aim to see this Declaration brought to life through implementation, co-creation, and strong youth-led initiatives 🌍worldwide!  #Youth4HealthySocieties Programm Gesundheit, Brigitte Mohn, Daniela Schwarzer, Carsten Schicker, Axel Radlach Pries, Ilona Kickbusch, Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Catharina Boehme, Paul Garwood, Aferdita Bytyqi, Götz "GG" Gottschalk, MBA, Sarah Montgomery-Taylor, Susan Thomas, Karen DeSalvo, Garth Graham, Tobias Silberzahn, Sophia Schlette, Klaus Hurrelmann, Dr. Tobias Lindner

🌟 Exciting times for DTH-Lab! 🌟 It has been a busy few weeks with two back-to-back conferences in Berlin, but we also managed to squeeze in our first in-person team meeting. This meeting was a valuable opportunity to share progress and insights and focus in on our core objectives: 1️⃣ Co-creating #DigitalFirstHealthSystems with young people 2️⃣ Advancing value-based governance of digital transformations of health 3️⃣ Addressing the #DigitaldeterminantsOfHealth More importantly, as a global consortium of partners, it was a rare and valuable opportunity to meet in person. Want to know more about our work to ensure digital transformations of health are led by #HealthforAll values and enable digital first health systems to deliver equitable benefits for the health, well-being, and safety of young people and their communities, visit our website 👉https://loom.ly/3ObKlYI. Anurag Aggarwal Aferdita Bytyqi Whitney Gray Tomiwa Akinsanya Connor Hogan Ananya Choyal Louise Holly Corrie Fairweather-Mills