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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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.
This article from BMJ Global Health argues that new digital health strategies and policies have not benefited from public awareness and input. It proposes participatory approaches to address these inequalities and promote rights-based digital governance.
This article from BMJ Global Health draws on DHRP's first participatory action research study in Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam in 2021-22 to investigate the impact of the digital transformation on health of diverse young adults.
This essay draws on the HIV response to critically engage with recent literature on the digital determinants of health, proposing an approach to analyzing broader political determinants of health, including commercial determinants of health, and other laws, policies, governance, and civic engagement relevant to digital health strategies. By rendering visible the role of politics, governance, and civic engagement in digital health, strategies can be tools to mobilize broad collaborations and advocacy that creates an enabling environment.
Putting People and Human Rights First in Digital Health is a practical tool to uphold and advance human rights within health programmes using digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI). Designed to help implementers, communities, funders, and civil society in protecting and promoting human rights within digital health interventions, the resource is freely available on the STOPAIDS website.
This study explores the role of digital health interventions in improving maternal health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It focuses on the effectiveness, challenges, and integration of mobile health (mHealth) technologies within existing healthcare systems.
The report "Towards People-centred Digital Health Strategies: Gender, Equity, Rights and Inclusion" by the University of Warwick examines 20 national digital health strategies through the lenses of gender, equity, rights, and inclusion.
This article from Health and Human Rights investigates how digital transformation affects the right to health of young adults in Bangladesh and Colombia. Through a community-engaged study, it focuses on digital access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV-related information, emphasising both opportunities and challenges.
The article for Culture, Health and Sexuality explores integration of digital technologies in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, focusing on their impact on privacy, autonomy, and equality. It highlights how digital tools both advance and challenge fundamental human rights in SRH contexts.
The report "Digitalisation, Health, and Participation: A Brief on Vietnam" examines the country's digital transformation and its effects on health access for young adults and marginalised groups.
