The newly established DTH-Lab will take forward recommendations outlined in the Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030 report, which called on governments, technology companies and other actors to build trusted digital-first health systems that are supported by value-based governance and action to address the digital determinants of health.
The evolution of the Commission to a policy laboratory reflects our belief that addressing the opportunities and challenges of digital transformation requires continuous experimentation, innovation, and adaptation. A laboratory with multiple nodes across the globe is essential to co-design and test solutions that are based on local environments and priorities.
The DTH-Lab aims to become a dynamic space for collaborative thinking and co-creating solutions with young people – the next generation of health professionals, policymakers, and innovators – playing a crucial role in all aspects of our work. Partnerships and collaboration across sectors will be vital for everyone to thrive in this age of digital transformations.
The Lab is funded through a grant from Fondation Botnar and headquartered at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Medicine (Switzerland).
From Governing Health Futures 2030 to Digital Transformation for Health Lab
The Lancet and Financial Times Commission on Governing Health Futures 2030 identified four actions aiming to address health inequalities, protect individual rights, and prioritize public good in the context of digital health:- recognizing digital technologies as determinants of health,
- building trust in the digital health ecosystem,
- promoting data solidarity,
- investing in digitally transformed health systems.
What will the DTH-Lab do now?
The Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) will implement the Commission's recommendations focusing on:- Promoting digital-first health systems co-designed and governed by young people, responsive to their health needs, and strengthening digital health citizenship.
- Providing governments, technology companies and other stakeholders with guidance on how to build a trusted and inclusive governance architecture based on data solidarity and Health for All values.
- Generating evidence and engaging governments, technology companies, youth organizations and other key actors to address the digital determinants of health.
- Advancing digitally-driven health systems collaboratively designed and overseen by young people, addressing their health requirements, and reinforcing digital health citizenship.
- Producing evidence and engaging with governments, technology firms, youth organizations and other influential parties to tackle the digital factors affecting health.