Strengthening Health Data Governance in the Digital Age: Leadership, Collaboration and Action

Taking place during 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA79), Transform Health, WHO, the Health Data Collaborative, OECD, PATH, and Young Experts Tech for Health (YET4H) will co-host an in-person side event on Strengthening Health Data Governance in the Digital Age through Leadership, Collaboration and Action. The event will take place in person as part of the Science Summit for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SSUNGA79), which complements the United Nations Summit of the Future, where governments will endorse the Global Digital Compact. This represents a critical moment to galvanise action and consensus on health data governance.

During this event, we will hear personal and community perspectives on what health data governance means to them and their expectations of governments and other actors in this regard. This will be followed by a government panel exploring national experiences, leadership and needed action. The session aims to build political support to strengthen health data governance, including through consensus and commitments around a global (and regional) health data governance framework and stronger national legislation.