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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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Paying the Costs of Connection : Global Policy Brief

Digital Health and Rights Project + et al

In 2025, DHRP published ‘Paying the costs of connection: Human rights in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam’. The report explores young adults’ experiences and opinions of the digital transformation and how it affects their health and human rights. As it uses a participatory action research approach, it helps fil a gap in current knowledge and practice, as young people are often left out of decision-making and policy discussions that affect their lives.

Our findings highlight four key themes demonstrating that many factors interconnect to shape young adults’ experiences of human rights in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam.

The Future of Human Rights in the Digital Age: Youth Perspectives on Digital Empowerment, Inclusion, and Governance in Kenya

Olendo Obondo + et al

This research explores how digital health systems in Kenya can exacerbate inequality in the context of inadequate governance and rights protections. Based on participatory research with marginalized young people, it emphasizes a “triple barrier” consisting of high connectivity costs, stigma, and low digital literacy, along with privacy risks and widespread technology-facilitated abuse. These challenges frequently result in individuals withdrawing from digital platforms. Findings reveal gaps in enforcement of data protection and limited availability of remedies, positioning digital health as an issue of governance and equity while advocating for enhanced rights-based policies, inclusive access, and meaningful youth participation in decision-making processes.

Research article: Digital health and human rights of young adults in Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam: a qualitative participatory action research study

Georgina Caswell + et al

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.