Digital health is a vital tool for improving health outcomes and equity for women, children, and youth globally. The rapid adoption of technologies like AI and big data, accelerated by the pandemic, holds promise for closing health equity gaps. However, these advancements also pose risks such as privacy violations and discrimination. To ensure digital health technologies benefit women, children, and youth without causing harm, integrating human rights throughout their development and implementation is crucial. Join us in the first part of this series on digital health for women, children, and youth.
This session includes:
- Presentations from experts on digital health and human rights
- Mini panel with our distinguished professionals
- An opportunity to ask experts your questionsÂ
Attendees will learn:
- Why human rights approaches are essential in digital health for women, children, and youth
- How human rights approaches can be incorporated into digital health at all stages of its development, implementation, and evaluation
Speakers:
- Susan Akanbong, Ghana National Association of Persons living with HIV (NAP+ Ghana)
- Meg Davis, PhD, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick
- Kene Esom, University of Warwick
- Alberta Nadutey, Ghana National Association of Persons living with HIV (NAP+ Ghana)
- Sarah Simms, Privacy International
To register, go to: https://bit.ly/GMCHNW1
For a sharable flyer, go to: https://bit.ly/GMCHNW1F
Please feel free to spread the word and forward this invite to your colleagues.
We look forward to bringing many more events like this after the annual meeting! For more information on GMCHN, our committee, and to keep in touch, please email me at info@gmchn.anonaddy.com.
To join GMCHN, visit APHA LEAD and login with your APHA membership ID and password. Go to the “Communities” tab and click on “All Communities.” Look for the Global Maternal and Child Health Network group and click on the “Join” button. GMCHN as an Intersectoral Work Group encourages and invites liaison representatives from a wide range of related APHA entities. Membership is open to all APHA members.
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