December 1, 2025 – Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF)
The Transform Health Kenya Coalition joined over 50 global and national partners at the Coalition Mid-Way Strategy Meeting held alongside the Global Digital Health Forum (GDHF), where the final validation of the Roadmap to 2030: Health for All in the Digital Age took place. Hosted by the Transform Health Executive Committee, the convening served as a key moment to reflect on progress made halfway through the coalition’s strategic cycle and to align on the next phase of action toward universal health coverage (UHC) through digital health.
Participants reviewed successes, emerging challenges, and priority areas requiring collective effort to strengthen the enabling environment for equitable and rights-based digital transformation. Presenting the Roadmap, Frank Smith form Transform Health highlighted key trends, milestones and commitments expected to guide partners over the next five years, Calling participants to endorse the Roadmap.
Representing Kenya, the Transform Health Kenya Coalition shared practical insights on how the Kenyan chapter organises itself to advance coalition goals. They emphasised the value of member engagement, collaborative leadership, and ensuring that coalition partners drive the work. “There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to policy and legislation. We need a menu of what works and apply it depending on context,” Ms. Pauline Omoto, Program Officer, KELIN, noted during the breakout discussions.
Throughout the sessions, the Kenya delegation highlighted lessons from the implementation of the Digital Health Act and ongoing county-level capacity-building, underscoring the need to sustain political commitment, invest in health data governance, and centre community voices. Participants also explored how to track progress under the Roadmap, align reporting mechanisms, and communicate achievements post-launch. As one participant reflected, “It’s not just about knowing what is happening in hospitals, but what is happening in the community—and most importantly, who it is happening to.”
In his closing remarks, Mr. Derrick Munene, WHO Representative from Zambia, commended the partners for their commitment and urged continued collaboration: “This Roadmap is a collective promise. Its success depends on sustained partnership, accountability, and unwavering focus on equity.”
The meeting concluded with the official validation of the Roadmap to 2030, which outlines key actions such as advancing people-centred digital-health standards, strengthening health-data governance, expanding coordinated investment, and ensuring inclusive engagement. We invite all partners who share the goal of Health for All in the Digital Age to endorse the Roadmap, alongside the Transform Health Kenya Coalition’s renewed commitment to champion a people-centred, equitable digital-health future.
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For more information, please contact.
Pauline Omoto
Program Officer, Health & Governance
Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN)
Kuwinda Lane, Karen C, off Langáta Road
Email: paulineomoto@kelinkenya.org
