Transforming Healthcare through Innovation: 3-Day Workshop on Advancing Digital Health Maturity in Zambia

This week from 5th- 7th July 2023, the Government of Zambia’s Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health (CWCDH), and the World Health Organization (WHO), is hosting a 3-day workshop under the Commonwealth Technical Country Support Programme on Enhancing Digital Health Maturity. The workshop aims to assess the maturity and capacity of Zambia’s digital health systems, with a focus on identifying key opportunities to implement and scale up standards-based digital health solutions that can contribute to strengthened digital transformation within the country. The programme, initiated in 2022, forms part of the Technical Working Group on Strengthening Digital Health, and in addition to Zambia, has 7 other countries that will join this first phase of the implementation. Following Zambia’s acceptance to participate, representatives from Zambia, the Commonwealth Secretariat, CWCDH, and the WHO have collaborated to ensure maximum benefits for the country. The in-person meeting, taking place in Lusaka, Zambia, brings together key stakeholders of digital health from various levels of the Government of Zambia including the Ministry of Health, the eGovernment Division, and implementing partners, alongside representatives from the Commonwealth Secretariat, WHO, and the CWCDH. The workshop will utilise the Commonwealth Digital […]

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