Africa Digital Health Summit (ADHS 2024)
27 June - 28 June 2024
Panel discussion: 27 June 12.25 to 14.15 WAT (open to all ADHS participants)
Workshop: 28 June 15.00-14.30 WAT (invitation only)
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At this year’s ADHS on 28.06, the DTH-Lab, in partnership with PharmAccess, will host a workshop as a side event with thirty-five young people under the age of 30. This workshop aims to co-design an ideal digital first health system with young people paying particular attention to the current political will, digital infrastructure and health system challenges in Nigeria. We are collaborating with youth-led organizations and networks in Nigeria to understand young people’s views on what future digital first health systems should look like and bring their recommendations to the attention of policymakers. IFMSA, a longstanding partner of DTH-Lab, is supporting this workshop as a major youth-led organization and will provide facilitators during the breakout groups at the workshop.
The digital transformation is now fully integrated into our daily lives. It shapes our social interactions, where we get information and how we manage our health and well-being. Together with the Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) participants will examine the current state of the digital transformations in health and the opportunities that digital first health systems bring. This workshop aims to hear from young Nigerians on how digital first health systems can be achieved, the perceived barriers in place and the stakeholder action required. Attendees will learn about existing digital first health systems, the policy implications and how such systems can support the achievement of Universal Health Coverage by 2030. Outcomes and insights from the meeting and other country and regional level workshops will be collated into a report and support the development of a blueprint. This blueprint sets out young people’s vision for digital first health systems to guide different actors – from policy makers to technology companies – on the steps required to make this vision a reality. The DTH-Lab will also host a panel discussion with Transform Health on 27.06 titled: Maximizing the benefits of health data through advancing a value-based approach to governance and more robust legislation open for all ADHS participants. The panel will explore ongoing efforts to enhance health data governance, which sets out as an objective the development and endorsement of an African Common Position on Health Data Governance to build country consensus around minimum components for health data governance legislation and regulation. The session will also explore a new, widely consulted, draft model law on health data governance, which provides a basis for a Common Position and provides a blueprint and resource for bolstering national approaches.
Njide Ndili is the Country Director for PharmAccess Nigeria. She is the Vice President of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria an advocacy platform seeking greater involvement of the private sector in strengthening the Nigerian healthcare system. Njide was a Commissioner for the Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing health futures 2030 to accelerate UHC using digital technology, especially for the youth in LMIC. Njide’s qualifications include an MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management, London School of Economics; AMP INSEAD Business School France; MBA University of Houston; Post Graduate Diploma Finance and B. Sc. Computer Science, University of Nigeria.
Aferdita Bytyqi is the Executive Director of the DTH-Lab ensuring the success of overall project goals and strategic objectives of the DTH-Lab both internally and with key external stakeholders within the global health ecosystem. With a career spanning over 25 years, she brings a wealth of progressive programmatic experience in spearheading international research, development, and regeneration initiatives on behalf of multilateral and bilateral agencies, as well as private donors. Her previous professional contributions include ICS Integrare, MBM, FAO, WHO and the Senior Coordinator of the Lancet and Financial Times Commission. Aferdita has a Dipl. Ing in Architecture and an M.Sc. in Urban Design in Development from UCL.
Global Health | Digital Health | Public Health & Prevention | Meaningful Youth Engagement | Cultural Awareness & Diversity
Caroline Knop is a medical student at Charité Berlin with a strong interest in the digital transformation of health. She served as National Public Health Officer of the German Medical Student’s Association 2022/23 and was part of the International Federation of Medical Student’s Associations delegation to the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva. As Co-Head of the Youth Side Program on the World Health Summit she advocates for meaningful youth engagement. Passionate about addressing the digital determinants of health, she works together with SATMED, an open access satellite-based eHealth communications platform, providing digital health services to remote, resource-poor areas of emerging and developing countries. As a participant in the International Collaboration and Exchange Program (Columbia ICEP), an international student networking and exchange program partnering over 26 major leading medical universities on 5 continents, she believes that current health challenges need to be addressed by a global approach in collaborative problem solving. Having a strong interest in research she served as Head of Public Relations during the foundation of Berlin Exchange Medicine, the first German student healthcare journal. She is a scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and has recently joined the Global Digital Health Lab at Charité Berlin.
Tomiwa Akinsanya, Project Coordinator at the Digital Transformations for Health Lab, is passionate about using digital technologies and innovative behavioral sciences to enhance global youth health. Tomiwa has worked with respected organizations dedicated to advancing digital health and youth well-being globally. With almost a decade of experience, a B.Sc in Physiology and a Masters in Public Health, she applies specialized skills in research, project management, communication, stakeholder management, and advocacy to improve health systems for the benefit of all. Her core values are aligned with Innovation, Empathy, Creativity, Integirty, Team Work and Excellence.
