A curated collection of Digital Health and Rights Project peer-reviewed journal articles, reports, policy briefs, and more for in-depth exploration.
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This research brief shares findings from a study with 50 young adults and civil society leaders from Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam who advocated for digital rights in local, national, regional and global consultations to explore what they experienced as meaningful in their participation.
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This brief draws on a review of human rights standards and peer-reviewed studies of digital health strategies
to recommend steps to wire human rights into digital health by design: Set clear objectives to spur action to address human rights harms; Build on existing UN human rights standards
and platforms; and Promote greater accountability, including meaningful participation of young people and civil society in digital health governance.
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This policy brief summarises recommendations from a study conducted by the Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP)10 in Kenya (led in Kenya by the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) and University of Warwick).
The study, part of a four-country transnational participatory action research project, examined how young people living with HIV (PLHIV), young female sex workers,
and young LGBTQ+ individuals navigate digital spaces, focusing on empowerment, inclusion, and governance from a human rights perspective. The policy brief, led by KELIN, shares evidence-based recommendations for Kenya.
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This national policy brief examines how young people in Ghana navigate digital spaces to access health information, with a focus on human rights and exposure to online risks. Drawing on participatory research, it highlights experiences of online harms and abuse, misinformation, and privacy concerns affecting young key populations. It finds that marginalised young adults face significant economic barriers, particularly the high cost of mobile devices and internet data, limiting access. Stigma related to health status, gender identity, and occupation further discourages engagement. These intersecting risks deepen exclusion, underscoring the need for inclusive, rights-based digital health policies that ensure safe, affordable, and equitable access.
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Co-created with over 300 young adults from rural, urban and peri-urban Kenya, Ghana, Vietnam and Colombia, this research report shares insights into how marginalised young adults are paying the costs of connecting to health online.
Aims to provide information to young people in Kenya about the legal framework, procedures for seeking redress and where to seek redress and related information.
A Spanish-language toolkit on dating app use with privacy policy analysis of the apps, digital security tips, and reflections on data rights and user autonomy.
Spanish-language infographic based on the report, Paying the Costs of Connection: Human rights of young adults in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam in the digital age
Language matters, and how we define digital health can shape how we experience it. However, digital health stakeholders often define key terms in different ways. This can result in difficulties when policy-making, as deciding to use one definition may exclude others and therefore the varied experiences and understandings of the subject.
El lenguaje importa, y la forma en que definimos la salud digital puede moldear la manera en que la experimentamos.
