CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science

𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐁𝐌𝐏 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 This past weekend, CBMP stakeholders, including representatives from the Ministry of Health (MoH), CDHI, HABTech, public relations teams from six universities, Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC),Bisrat TV, and Amhara Media Corporation, came together for a workshop on “Improving Media Engagement in CBMP Activities.” This engaging workshop aimed to strengthen communication strategies, foster collaboration, and ensure that CBMP’s impactful initiatives are effectively communicated to diverse audiences. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: - A presentation on the CBMP platform overview and major achievements by Mr. Mesoud Mohammed, Strategic Affairs Executive Office, Ministry of Health Ethiopia/Statistics and Information Lead. - An insightful session by Prof. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI, emphasizing the role of strong communication in the localization and sustainability of CBMP partnerships. He highlighted the importance of universities integrating CBMP’s impact into their communication and dissemination strategies. - A session on the Role of Media Engagement and Health Communication by Yordanos Alebachew, which emphasized effective strategies for health communication. - An interactive discussion with university PR representatives, where key insights were shared. Participants collaborated to draft an action plan for future media engagement initiatives, which was presented and discussed by the team. The event also showcased the newly developed CBMP website, demonstrating its role as a central hub for information sharing, collaboration, and engagement. This workshop marks a significant step forward in building robust communication networks and amplifying CBMP’s mission. Together, we are driving greater awareness of the transformative work being done to advance Ethiopia’s health information systems. Dr. Girma Taye, Tilahun Shiferaw, Teklit G/Tsadik, Hanna Abayneh, Fikremariam Getu

“𝑾𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝒈𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔! 𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒋𝒐𝒚, 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓!” - Prof. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI (Director, CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science)

🎄🎊 Welcoming 2025 with Gratitude and Ambition! ✨🎄 As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on a year filled with incredible milestones, collaborations, and innovation in digital health. At CDHi, we are proud of the progress we’ve made together and deeply grateful to our dedicated team, partners, and the global community for their support and shared vision. As we step into 2025, we’re excited to continue driving forward transformative solutions, pioneering advancements in digital health, and making meaningful impacts on healthcare systems. Together, let’s create a healthier and more connected future! Wishing you all a happy and impactful New Year! 🌟

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐂𝐨𝐄) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. From December 9-13, 2024, CBMP - Capacity Building and Mentorship Program in Ethiopia Universities in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH) and HABTech Solutions, organized a workshop to develop Center of Excellence (CoE) and Demonstration Woreda guidelines. This initiative is a significant step toward strengthening Ethiopia’s health information systems. CBMP universities have been at the forefront of efforts to strengthen the health system by generating evidence on priority digital systems through Center of Excellences (University of Gondar has been working on DHIS2 and interoperability CoE, Jimma University on eCHIS and Haramaya University on EMR, Addis Ababa University on Data Analytics). The universities involvement in this workshop ensured the guidelines align with ongoing work to enhance local evidence generation, creating model woredas and achieve sustainable health system improvements. These guidelines are set to serve as a foundation for integrating evidence-based practices into Ethiopia’s health sector, further supporting CBMP’s commitment to enhancing the digital health and health information systems nationwide.

🚀 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐀𝐊𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 We are thrilled to share an exciting milestone in the journey of Smartguidelines implementation in Ethiopia! Recently, Prof. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI and our CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science team participated in a significant meeting with Dr. Mekdes Daba Feyssa, MD, MPH (Minister of health), Dr. Maramawit Asfaw (RMNCH Director), the Digital Health Directorate team, and World Health Organization representatives from both HQ and Ethiopia. The discussion highlighted the progress of the WHO DAKs Implementation Research, a groundbreaking initiative launched under the Ministry of Health’s leadership. This research has been instrumental in customizing WHO's generic guidelines to align with Ethiopia’s national standards. 📌 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 : 1️⃣ Customization Completion: CDHi successfully finalized the system customization, paving the way for implementation research to assess its impact. 2️⃣ Valuable Feedback: The Ministry emphasized the importance of streamlining various guidelines and scaling this innovative approach to other health programs. We would like to send our gratitude for all CDHi, MOH and WHO team who were part of this success for their dedication and collaboration as Ethiopia pioneer this Smart guidelines Implementation Science research work! Tigest Tamrat , Rosemary K Muliokela, Natschja (Nat) Ratanaprayul, Garrett Mehl, Carl Leitner, Alain Labrique, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Hanna Abayneh, Tewodros Kersie

🌍 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 🚀 Last week, the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) brought together innovators, leaders, and organizations from around the world to Nairobi, Kenya, from December 4–6, 2024. We’re grateful to have been part of this impactful gathering focused on advancing digital health, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Our team at CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science led by our center director Prof. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI actively participated, sharing our experiences, learning from global perspectives, and contributing to discussions shaping the future of digital health. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝: 🌟 Digital Transformation in Africa: Progress across countries is accelerating, offering valuable lessons for our work. 🌟 AI and Interoperability: Key themes included standardization and AI, with a focus on building reliable health solutions. 🌟 WHO Smart Guidelines: Countries are embracing this approach to standardize health systems; Ethiopia shared its lessons on DAKs IR. 🌟 Ethiopia’s advancements in digital health were widely recognized, highlighting contributions from the Ministry of Health and local partners. A special recognition to our CDHi team Prof Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI, Admas Abera, Dr. Tesfahun Melese Yilma, Dr. Amare Tariku and Betelhem Abebe Andargie who participated in various sessions, contributed to panel discussions, and brought valuable insights back to further our mission in digital health. and to whom organized this amazing event Looking forward to contributing even more in the coming year!

Proud to see our #CDHi team driving innovation in digital health through impactful collaborations! #DAKs #WHO #CDHi Prof. Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI, Abdulaziz Mohammed,Dr. Hanna Abayneh

Our team is back home after an impactful week at the #GDHF2024 in Nairobi. The event brought together the global digital health community, and we were thrilled to learn, share, and contribute. #DigitalHealth #CDHi

It was a great experience participating in the Global Digital Health Forum in Kenya. On behalf of the CHDI-University of Gondar and Johns Hopkins University team, I presented our research outputs on access to digital health technologies, socio-economic equity, and its contribution to the coverage of reproductive, maternal, and child health services in Ghana and Rwanda. This research work was part of the Global Digital Health Exemplar project (within the Exemplar in Global Health initiative), and has been led by the University of Gondar and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study intended to identify and document valuable lessons learned from countries that have successfully implemented digital health solutions to transform primary healthcare service delivery. Our colleagues from Johns Hopkins University (Shivani, Lena and Surchi) shared insightful experiences from Finland, Brazil, and India, highlighting successful models of integrating digital health technologies within their primary healthcare systems. The firsthand experiences shared by the in-country teams from Ghana and Rwanda (Dr. Baba, Dr. Attoney, Dr. Hinda, Borris and Christiane) enriched the discussions and provided crucial context. Our results showed improvements in households’ access to digital health technologies, with significant pro-rich and -educated socio-economic inequities, over a decade (2010-2022) in Ghana and Rwanda. The variations in women’s access to digital health technologies contributed to about two-thirds of inequities in the utilization of reproductive, maternal, and child health services in both African countries. In addition to the socio-economic disparities, we are about to finish the geographic lenses of inequities in access to digital health technologies and coverage of reproductive, maternal, and child health services in these African countries.  Grateful to the Principal Investigators of this project (Prof Binyam, Dr. Smisha and Dr. Patty), Betelhem Abebe, Dr. Tesfahun Melese, Admas Abera, and the entire research team.

🌍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐰! 🚀 The Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF) is happening right now in Nairobi, Kenya, from December 4–6, 2024. This event brings together global leaders, including our team at CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science, to explore and drive advancements in digital health. As a leading platform for collaboration and innovation in public health, GDHF brings together technology vendors, donors, researchers, government representatives, and implementing organizations from across the globe, with a focus on driving digital health advancements in low- and middle-income countries. Be part of the conversation! Participate virtually to explore innovative ideas and connect with thought leaders in digital health. If you're attending, our team will be there , let's connect! 👉 Register for virtual participation here: https://lnkd.in/eYZAqpqb #GDHF2024 #DigitalHealth #Innovation #GlobalHealth #CDHi