05/12/2017, Washington, DC, USA
Linking to the SDGs, this panel will present distinct experiences and strategic insights from HIS and CRVS systems related to why considerations of gender in data and digital health need to be integrated early and revisited often. Exploring gender dimensions meaningfully starts within counting men, women, girls and boys, and extends to analyzing issues of differential power, access and opportunity. By making the invisible visible, we can begin to address some of the deep rooted injustices that lead to people being left behind. Some of the key lessons that emerge include i) making the invisible visible by addressing real-time data challenges; ii) HIS and CRVS systems having their own gender dynamics; iii) Transforming gender dynamics involves women, men and the entire community; and iv) Privacy and confidentiality of information affects gender and power relations. As part of Global Digital Health Network and Personal Connected Health Alliance‘s Global Digital Health Forum, this panel will feature Shaida Badiee, managing director of Open Data Watch…more
