From 2014 to 2020, South-East Asia’s Regional Strategy for Strengthening eHealth helped countries advance affordable, sustainable digital health, with WHO support and at least 80% developing national digital health strategies; more countries in South-East Asia and the Western Pacific are drafting strategies in 2026/2027 in line with the Global Strategy on Digital Health (2020–2027). However, many strategies still neglect gender, equity, and human rights, rarely addressing inequalities, community participation, or the needs of marginalised groups, which risks a digital transition that deepens existing gaps. To respond, the Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) Consortium is hosting regional webinars to promote learning and collaboration on embedding GER in digital health and AI, drawing on its report *Towards People-centred Digital Health Strategies: Gender, Equity, Rights and Inclusion* <https://digitalhealthandrights.com/news-and-blog/towards-people-centred-digital-health-strategies-gender-equity-rights-and-inclusion/>, a new collection of *UN guidance **on digital health, gender equality and human rights* <https://digitalhealthandrights.com/news-and-blog/un-guidance-on-digital-health-gender-equality-and-human-rights-an-annotated-list/>, and forthcoming checklists and tools.
*Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in National Digital Health Strategies in South-East Asia **- the second in our three-part series* *Date:* Thursday, 22 January 2026 *Time:* 08:00 – 09:30 GMT (13:30 IST / 15:00 WIB / 16:00 PHT) *Platform:* Zoom (Link provided upon registration) *Translation* (captions) *available**!* *Registration:* *https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc* <https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc> Speakers: - *Ramla Khalidi*, Resident Representative, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Vietnam - *World Health Organization* (WHO) speaker (TBA) - *Khine Su Win*, Strategic Development Director, The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) Asia - *Tu Nguyenan*, Youth Programme Coordinator, Vietnam Network for People living with HIV (VNP+) - *Meg Davis*, Professor, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM), University of Warwick - *Tara Imalingat*, Advocacy and Impact Coordinator, Digital Health and Rights Project, CIM, University of Warwick *And please save the date for our third webinar:* *Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in National Digital Health Strategies in the Eastern Mediterranean/MENA Region* Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026 Time: 10:00 – 11:30 GMT (13:00 AST / 14:00 EET) Registration: *https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc* <https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc> Note: The registration link is valid for access to all webinars in the series. Please register and disseminate this invitation with others who may be interested! *Stay Connected!* Follow us on social media: X <https://x.com/DigHealthRights> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-health-and-rights-project/?viewAsMember=true> Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/dighealthrightspi?igsh=cWJ0ZzJweGp4aXlm> You can also join our mailing list <https://graduateinstitute.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=590ca89241da5db512130c5ed&id=9a67b62f1b>