UNU-IIGH 50d ago

Ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly, the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), in collaboration with Transform Health and Population Services International, is organizing a webinar on “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,” as part of a consultation for the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance. This webinar will unpack why stronger legislative frameworks are urgently needed to: ✅ Protect digital rights and data sovereignty ✅ Enable responsible use of health data for better outcomes ✅ Align national efforts with a global framework ✅ And importantly — what it will take to drive real commitments from Member States in the months ahead. 🗣️ Speakers: 🔹 Revati Phalkey, Director, UNU-IIGH 🔹 Mathilde Forslund, CEO, Transform Health 🔹 Wycliffe Waweru, Head, Digital Health, Population Services International 🔹 Linda Bonyo, Founder, Lawyers Hub 🔹 Alejandro Arreola Rodríguez, Transform Health Youth Council 🔹 Eric Sutherland, Senior Health Economist, OECD 🔹 Angel Martin, Sr Director Digital Health & Advocacy, Johnson & Johnson 🔹 Jamal Alshanfari, Head of Oman’s Health Office at the World Health Organization