Digital Health

# 🌐**Welcome to the Digital Health Knowledge Hub**

This platform is a testament to the Republic of Zambia's commitment to advancing the nation's health sector into the digital age. The **Digital Health Knowledge Hub** is an integral part of our journey towards realizing the vision set forth by the **SMART Zambia Institute**: *"To be an effective SMART Government Institution enabling Zambia to be a prosperous and globally competitive knowledge-based Country by 2030"*.

*   [[Knowledge_Hub_Concept_Note|Knowledge Hub Concept Note]]

**<span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Please note that you need to be logged into this system in order to have access to the work of the Digital Health Technical Working Group (DH TWG) and its Sub-Committees (SCs).</span>**

**👉List of projects/sub-committees you have access to:**

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## 📃**Key Focus Areas**

Our efforts on this platform revolve around:

1.  **Leadership and Governance**: Strengthening teams and ensuring sustainable efforts.

2.  **Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks**: Ensuring the protection of personal and confidential information.

3.  **Technical Components**: Establishing standards, services, and applications for interoperability.

4.  **Human Resources Capacity Development**: Building in-country capacity through partnerships.

5.  **Infrastructural Requirements**: Setting standards for data security, server management, and hardware infrastructure.

## 📃**Collaboration and Exclusivity**

This platform is exclusive to a select group of stakeholders dedicated to the digital transformation of Zambia's health sector. We invite our partners to collaborate, contribute, and drive forward the aspirations of the nation.

## 📃**Join Us**

We warmly welcome our esteemed stakeholders to collaborate, contribute, and be part of Zambia's digital health transformation. Together, we will achieve the goals set forth for a prosperous Zambia.

The **Knowledge Hub** is a collaborative effort between the **Directorate of ICT of the Ministry of Health**, the **eSHIFT Partner Network**, and is generously funded by the **USAID E4H Project Managed by MSI** and Digital Health support from **The Global Fund**. We pledge this initiative to align with the mission of the SMART Zambia Institute: *"To provide efficient, relevant and transparent e-services to the Citizenry using affordable and available Information Communication Technologies for the attainment of a SMART Zambia"*.

For further details and collaboration, please refer to our [public wiki](https://zambia.knowledgehub.health/projects/dhsi/wiki).