JSI Sponsors the Fifth Annual Global Digital Health Forum

At the 2018 Global Digital Health Forum in Washington, D.C. on December 10 and 11, JSI staff will discuss experience—from innovations in eHealth architecture to building capacity in data use and visualization—to improve health outcomes. The forum will convene 300 digital health experts from around the world. This year’s theme is A Shared Language for Digital Health, which looks to the World Health Organization’s framework as a way to build understanding among multiple stakeholders.

You can find a schedule of JSI staff sessions and events here. Be sure to follow @JSIHealth hashtag #GDHF2018 for forum updates, and tag JSI if you attend any of our sessions. You can also find us at the JSI booth.

Featured Session

MCSP Digital Health Showcase

Wed, December 12, 2018 | 9:00 AM–10:30 AM EST

Please join USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) for a showcase of digital health achievements over the lifetime of the program. This event will follow the 2018 Global Digital Health Forum where leaders in digital health will come together to share best practices, challenges and form new partnerships. Register here

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