Strengthening health data governance in the age of AI: From rhetoric to action | Webinar ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly

Ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly, the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH), in collaboration with Transform Health and Population Services International, is organizing a webinar on “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻,” as part of a consultation for the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance.

This webinar will unpack why stronger legislative frameworks are urgently needed to:
✅ Protect digital rights and data sovereignty
✅ Enable responsible use of health data for better outcomes
✅ Align national efforts with a global framework
✅ And importantly — what it will take to drive real commitments from Member States in the months ahead.

🗣️ Speakers:
🔹 Revati Phalkey, Director, UNU-IIGH
🔹 Mathilde Forslund, CEO, Transform Health
🔹 Wycliffe Waweru, Head, Digital Health, Population Services International
🔹 Linda Bonyo, Founder, Lawyers Hub
🔹 Alejandro Arreola Rodríguez, Transform Health Youth Council
🔹 Eric Sutherland, Senior Health Economist, OECD
🔹 Angel Martin, Sr Director Digital Health & Advocacy, Johnson & Johnson
🔹 Jamal Alshanfari, Head of Oman’s Health Office at the World Health Organization

🗓️ 12 May 2026, 14:00–15:15 (CEST)
📍 Online (Zoom)

About UNU-IIGH

The UNU International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, operates as the designated UN think tank specialising in global health. With a mandate to facilitate the translation of research evidence into policies and tangible actions, UNU-IIGH serves as a hub connecting UN member states, academia, agencies, and programmes. Established through a statute adopted by the United Nations University Council in December 2005, the institute plays a pivotal role in addressing inequalities in global health. UNU-IIGH contributes to the formulation, implementation, and assessment of health programmes.