Digital Health and Data
Accelerating the digital transformation of health systems and supporting the use of data–led action for health equity.
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What we do
PATH recognizes that digitally enabled health care and timely data use can positively change the very nature of health care and health systems, and therefore speed progress toward health equity. Rather than focusing on deploying technology alone, PATH takes a systematic approach to digital transformation. To move health care into the digital age, PATH supports countries as they move away from fragmented digital health tools toward informed and empowered digital leadership, the implementation of global digital health standards, and an interoperable, human–centered, and financially sustainable digital ecosystem.
We work across several cross–cutting areas including diagnostics, epidemic and pandemic preparedness, primary healthcare, immunization, health system strengthening, market dynamics, and several disease areas such as malaria, HIV, COVID-19, and NCDs.
Focus areas
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Global/Regional
Stakeholder convening
Thought leadership
Capacity strengthening
Digital health policy, governance, and compliance
Learning network design and guidance
Policy advocacy
Secretariat services
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National
Digital assessment
Packaged solutions
Capacity strengthening
Digital health policy, governance, and compliance
Data improvement
Enterprise and data architecture
Technical guidance and vendor management
Cybersecurity
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Sub–national
System analysis and process
Design
Prototyping
Requirements development
Capacity strengthening
Data improvement
Where we work
We have active digital and data projects in more than 30 countries, including:
1. Africa: Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Angola, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda.
2. Asia-Pacific: Thailand, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam.
Digital Square brings partners together to improve how the global community designs, uses, and pays for digital health global public goods and approaches.
The Digital Health Ecosystem project, funded by Bayer Foundation, focuses on sustainability and expansion of digital tools for community health by changing how they are built, deployed, and scaled.
The Technical Assistance Platform (TAP), funded by CDC, engages countries in policy, governance, and standards for health information systems, human resources, and health information.
The Data Use Partnership (DUP) is a Tanzanian government–led initiative that is digitally transforming the health system. The government, in partnership with PATH, is building strong, connected digital health systems that are improving health care management and delivery, leading to better health outcomes.
Data Use Acceleration and Learning (DUAL) is a collaborative effort to collect, synthesize, and share learnings from countries that are digitally transforming their health systems.
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Laurie Werner, MPA
Director, Center of Digital And Data Excellence
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Dykki Settle
Chief Digital Officer, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Henry Mwanyika
Regional Director, Center of Digital and Excellence
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Leah Ekbladh
Director of Strategy, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Bilal Mateen
Executive Director Digital Square, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Samuel Wambugu
Project Director, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Ellen Garrett
Director of Finance and Administration, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Brian Taliesin
Global Director, Living Labs, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Tara Newton
Engagement Manager, Center of Digital and Data Excellence
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Sameer Kanwar
Director, Digital Health
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Fatou Fall
Director of West and Central Africa
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Jackie Clark
Deputy Director, Business Planning
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Gracey Vaughn
Deputy Director, Global Implementation
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Carl Fourie
Deputy Director, Digital Square
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Sevak Amalyan
Deputy Director of Operations
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Lauren Wall
Deputy Director, Capacity Strengthening
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Hassan Mtenga
Director, East and Southern Africa
Produced by Digital Square, the guidebook is a living document which catalogs existing Digital Square–approved global goods, defines the product attributes of each global good, and provides personas to explain how to best leverage the guidebook to provide direction in making decisions on selecting global goods to support a health project.
Digital Square’s Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) tool is an interactive budgeting and benchmarking resource intended to help health leaders understand and develop more realistic budgets for digital health projects.
The DUAL report allows countries to identify the most appropriate starting point based on the priorities and digital maturity of their health systems.