#DIGITALHEALTHWEEK2023

The global week of action is soon approaching!! This is your last opportunity to register - closing date Monday, 30th October.

Between 6th and 12th November, organisations and individuals across the world and online - will come together to champion digital transformation of health systems to achieve universal health coverage (UHC).

Have you registered your organisation's #DigitalHealthWeek2023 'action' yet? Fill out the participation form and we will amplify your event or activity through the Digital Health Week website.

If your organisation is holding a virtual event, ensure you add the links to be used for ease of access to the event.

The DHW Action Tracker provides an overview of events and activities taking place during Digital Health Week 2023.

The tracker will log exciting events and activities, and will allow those who are interested to register/attend. Book your calendars for the global week of action.

TAKE 'ACTION': HOST AN EVENT, ORGANISE A WEBINAR, CONDUCT A WORKSHOP, LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN

Bring together diverse stakeholders in your region, country or community to discuss the challenges and opportunities of digital health, and how we can work collectively to address one of the identified thematic priorities. Fill out the participation form here and inform us of your organisations' 'action'.

MAKE A COMMITMENT/REAFFIRM A PREVIOUS COMMITMENT

Showcase your organisation's ongoing work and future plans to accelerate the digital transformation of health by making a SMART (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound) commitment. Commitments can be financial, technical, programmatic or advocacy-based, among others! Make a commitment or reaffirm a previous commitment here.

SHARE A DIGITAL HEALTH STORY

Champion the potential of digital health to deliver UHC by: writing op-eds, publishing content, creating videos, organising field visits, reaching out to the media or taking other actions that contribute to the public conversation. DHW will is an opportunity for many different voices on digital health to come together, be heard and interact with each other on the community page. Contribute to the community page here.

ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Leverage the power of social media, either in campaigns, tweet(X)-a-thon, X-live sessions, LinkedIn live sessions among a variety of ways to keep the conversation going. You can also amplify key social media messaging during and in the lead up to Digital Health Week 2023.

Access the full participation guide here and learn how you can engage during Digital Health Week 2023.

Contribute and enrich global, regional and national dialogues around digital health transformation with your expertise, learnings and experiences
Promote digital health as a means to achieve UHC, online and through the media
Collaborate and share-knowledge and experiences with like-minded people across geographies and contexts
Drive attention and garner support for digital health and its fundamental role in achieving UHC

Thematic Areas During DHW23

To help guide and focus the conversations, each day during Digital Health Week 2023 has been dedicated to a specific theme. Participants are encouraged to organise their initiatives and interventions according to these themes:

Explore the benefits and risks of engaging with different sectors to ensure universal health coverage targets are met by 20230.

Highlight best practices of sustainable collaborations between various stakeholders to unlock the potential of digital technologies.

Discuss the importance of developing digital health solutions in a fair and inclusive manner.

Promote gender equality and inclusivity in healthcare particularly as it relates to digital technologies, to prevent a digital divide that exacerbates healthcare disparities.

Discuss the need for effective legislation, regulation, and policies to provide a predictable environment for investment and innovation.

Emphasise the importance of a global health data governance framework to ensure equitable and rights-based standards.

Consider the ways a fully digitised health system would need to be resourced, and where these resources (technical and financial) could come from.

Explore ways to coordinate and align investments across diverse stakeholders to drive a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable transformation.

Examine the potential benefits and associated risks of digital health innovations.

Address the need to bridge the digital literacy gap and ensure digital health solutions are inclusive, ethical, and secure.

Explore the intersection between digital health and climate change.

Discuss how digital health technologies can mitigate the impact of climate change and promote sustainability.

We have created key assets and resources that will help you advocate for the digital transformation of health in the lead up to and during Digital Health Week 2023.

These resources include the communications package, the social media toolkit, event guide and external assets that you can use to amplify DHW.

Access all resources on the Digital Health Week Resources page.