A Vision for Action in Digital Health
USAID’s Vision for Action in Digital Health is the Agency’s first dedicated policy guidance for its investments in digital technologies that support health programs in its partner countries. This Digital Health Vision builds on prior USAID policy, including the Digital Strategy, and interprets that guidance for the global health sector, alongside USAID’s Vision for Health System Strengthening 2030. The Digital Health Vision also charts a path for the implementation of the Principles of Donor Alignment for Digital Health, which USAID co-authored and endorsed in 2018.
The Role of Digital Financial Services in Accelerating USAID's Health Goals
Digital financial services (DFS) provide health programs with opportunities to accelerate progress toward global health goals and outcomes. This brief is intended for global health practitioners and implementing partners and demonstrates how DFS catalyzes health results by supporting USAID’s Health Systems Strengthening (HSS) core functions and strategic outcomes. This brief also shows how financial inclusion protects households and communities against financial shocks and catastrophic expenditures. Lastly, this brief asserts that the rising use of DFS is transformative and presents opportunity for development actors to use DFS to advance social outcomes.