About Global Health & Digital Innovation Foundation

We are shaping a future where digital innovation is not an advantage for a few—but a foundation for health systems everywhere.

Our work enables technologies that are trusted, systems that are resilient, and outcomes that are more equitable—unlocking a new era of global health.

 The beneficiaries of our work include:

• Patients and the general public, who benefit from improved healthcare systems and safer technologies.
• Healthcare professionals and public health practitioners who benefit from improved knowledge and tools.
• Policymakers and public institutions who benefit from research and evidence to inform health policy,
• Researchers and educators working in digital health and public health innovation,
• Communities, particularly underserved populations, who benefit from improved access to health innovation.

The Global Health & Digital Innovation Foundation (GHDIF) advances science and research in digital health, artificial intelligence, and health data systems. It undertakes and supports research into the development, evaluation, and responsible implementation of new technologies that can improve patient care, public health, and health system performance.

The results of this research are disseminated publicly through publications, reports, conferences, and open educational resources so that healthcare professionals, policymakers, and researchers can benefit from the knowledge generated.

By making the findings of research widely accessible, GHDIF contributes to improved understanding of how emerging technologies can be used safely and effectively to improve health outcomes.

GHDIF promotes education in the fields of digital health, health data governance, and artificial intelligence in healthcare. This includes organising workshops, seminars, conferences, and training activities aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and the wider public.

Through these activities, GHDIF helps build the skills and knowledge required to support the responsible use of new technologies in healthcare and public health systems.

Educational resources developed by GHDIF are made publicly available wherever possible, supporting wider learning and capacity building.

Many of the most pressing challenges in health and public health require collaboration between governments, academia, civil society, and industry. 

GHDIF promotes collaboration by convening stakeholders and facilitating dialogue on responsible innovation in health technologies.

These activities help identify best practices, address emerging risks, and promote the adoption of approaches that improve healthcare delivery and health system resilience.

A key focus of GHDIF’s work is improving access to healthcare innovation for underserved and vulnerable populations. We support initiatives that promote equitable access to AI and digital health tools, improved health information systems, and better use of health data to inform public health interventions.

By promoting approaches that support inclusion and equitable access, GHDIF helps ensure that the benefits of technological innovation contribute to improved health outcomes across populations.

GHDIF contributes to the development of ethical and governance frameworks that support safe and responsible innovation in healthcare technologies. This includes supporting the development of standards, guidance, and best practices that help ensure that emerging technologies are used in ways that protect patient safety, privacy, and public trust.

Such frameworks support the effective and responsible adoption of innovation in health systems, thereby benefiting the public through safer and more reliable healthcare technologies.