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Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) 2024

We are proud to sponsor and present at the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF), an annual convening of the leading innovators, implementers, and investors advancing digital and data-driven initiatives to improve health systems, equity, and outcomes worldwide.

Abt is a translation fund sponsor to encourage greater accessibility for different audiences.

Our global digital health experts are participating in presentations covering topics such as digital literacy and equity, sustainability of video-enabled treatment for TB, improving community health delivery via digital tools, and cross-border interoperability of electronic medical records, among other topics. 

We’re an international organization that partners to deliver better data, insights to action, and localized solutions to facilitate person-centered care. 

Committed to country-led, sustainable solutions that reflect global best practices, Abt pairs our content and subject matter expertise with digital and technology solutions to ensure that clients have the right data, resulting insights, and recommendations to inform their decision making. Our technical capabilities span across critical public health areas, including infectious disease prevention and control, emergency preparedness, chronic disease prevention, health promotion, telehealth, maternal and child health, and behavioral health.   

We capture high-quality data from a range of sources and use rigorous methods to analyze, communicate, and contextualize data. Data capture involves collecting the right data in a usable format in a timely manner. We also support our clients in modernizing their data systems to unlock the full potential of the data they collect every day. Our statisticians, economists, and computer and data scientists work with subject matter experts to craft solutions and measure impact using an equity lens. We devise sampling designs for surveys and observational studies and design clinical trials—all with an eye toward accuracy, equity, and agility. 

At Abt, we have used data and emerging technology to tackle the world’s toughest challenges since our founding. And it remains the heart of what we do today.

Participation

Women in Digital Health Leadership Workshop  
December 3, 2024  
Co-sponsored by USAID, the World Bank Group, Abt Global, and AWS

Lightning Talks

Tuesday, December 3

20:00 – 21:00 EAT | Virtual  
Title: (Em)Powering Change: Localized Climate-Resilient Maternal and Child Health Digital Health Solutions in Tajikistan  
Presenter: Yuliya Mamedova, Digital Solutionist, USAID Healthy Mother Healthy Baby

20:00 – 21:00 EAT | Virtual  
Title: Advancing to interoperability, integration, and unification of data with a migration approach in Colombia: Strengthening of the Integrated Social Protection Information System (SISPRO)  
Presenter: Mónica Villanueva, Deputy Director – Office of Migration and Alejandro Díaz, Project Management Specialist – OM (USAID/COL)

Wednesday, December 4

18:30 – 19:30 EAT | Virtual  
Title: Increasing Health Facility Access to Commodities Through Systems Interoperability  
Presenter: Desderi Wengaa, Technical Director, USAID PS3+

20:00 – 21:00 EAT | Virtual  
Title: Web tool for monitoring pregnant individuals in Colombia  
Presenters: Mónica Villanueva and Alejandro Díaz (USAID/COL)


Oral Presentations (In-Person)

Thursday, December 5

12:25 – 1:25 | Location TBD  
Title: Strengthening Community Health Delivery with a Digitally Enabled Unified Community System in Tanzania  
Presenters: Felix Sukums, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences,  Silvanus Ilomo, Acting Director of ICT Ministry of Health Tanzania, Makunda Kassongo, USAID, Oswald Luoga, PATH

Friday, December 6

10:00 – 11:00 EAT | Location TBD  
Title: What Happens Next? Ensuring sustainability of video-supported treatment without external support in Pilot sites  
Presenter: Dr. Begimkul Kholikulov, Tuberculosis Case Management Specialist, USAID TB Free Uzbekistan

11:30 – 12:30 EAT | Location TBD  
Title: Digital Literacy, Equity, and Access: Empowering Community-Level Digitalization of Health Insurance in Tajikistan  
Presenter: Yuliya Mamedova, Digital Solutionist, USAID Healthy Mother Healthy Baby

11:30 – 12:30 EAT | Location TBD  
Title: Developing the East African Community (EAC) Regional Health Data Governance Framework: Experience from Country Consultations and Consensus  
Presenters:  Eng. Andrew Kajeguka, Senior Health Officer (Digital Health), East African Community (EAC), Maureen Ogada-Ndekana, COP Kenya, USAID LHSS


Virtual Interactive Workshop

Tuesday, December 3

23:00 – 23:59 EAT | Virtual  
Title: Interactive Demonstration of the CrossCut Application, with a specific focus on malaria use case  
Presenters: Bryan Fei, IT and Database Manager, PMI Evolve – Ghana, Coite Manuel (Crosscut Founder)

 

Also in Attendance

Etelvina Mbalane 

Narcisse Embeke 

Alisher Makhmudov 

Vladimir Rastegaev 

Erica Troncoso 

Kristin Heck 

Leland Smith 

Miquel Sitjar 

Sarah Romorini 

Tenly Snow 

Debra Cammer Hines 

Kirsten Schroeder 

Eduardo Castellon 

Mbogo Bunyi 

Additional Resources

Local Digital Innovation Improves Family Planning in Uganda

An LHSS grant helped a Ugandan pharmacy expand an e-Pharmacy platform to include more family planning (FP) products and train staff to provide FP counseling.

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Impact Brief

In a Complex Country, What’s Working for Better Health

The statistics are head-turning: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has an estimated $24 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, yet the sixth highest poverty rate in the world. Its health outcomes are similarly out of line with its wealth.

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Impact Brief

Strengthening Government Capacity in Tanzania

Despite tremendous economic growth, many Tanzanians remain underserved by public services such as health, education and agriculture. Two critical issues reduce access to quality services: the service delivery level lacks sufficient human and financial…

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Project

Tanzania: Improving Access to Health Commodities Through a Stronger Health System

Through GHSC TA-TZ and PS3+, Abt is helping Tanzania develop an efficient, sustainable system to procure, pay for, and deliver health commodities.

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Impact Brief

Digital Health Improves Odds for TB Treatment in Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, an Abt-managed USAID project has trained doctors to use digital health to improve follow-up treatment for TB patients.

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Impact Brief