*Webinar: Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in** the East Mediterranean* *National Digital Health Strategies* The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (now extended to 2027) promotes a more robust digital health governance system, including through the development of national digital health strategies. To successfully operationalise the Global Strategy across territories in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Regional Strategy for Fostering Digital Health in the EMR (2023-2027) encourages the formulation of national digital health strategies aligned with broader national and public health priorities. Today, fifteen out of twenty-one countries in the region have adopted national strategies, with others under way. Our 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/>, that reviewed 20 national digital health strategies found that gender equality, human rights, and the needs of marginalised populations were largely overlooked. The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) at the University of Warwick and the event co-sponsors at Health Enabled are hosting this third and final webinar in our series to share insights and practical tools aimed at embedding gender, equity and rights in national digital health strategies throughout the development and implementation processes. *Title: Strengthening Gender, Equity and Rights in National Digital Health Strategies in the East Mediterranean* *Date: *5th March 2026 *Time*: 2:00pm-3:30pm GMT, 4:00pm-5:30pm EET, IST *Where: *Online *Platform:* Microsoft Teams (Link provided upon registration) *Translation* (captions) *available!* *Registration:* *https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc* <https://forms.office.com/e/f4nCEPGeBc> Speakers: - *Arash Rashidian*, Coordinator, Science, Innovation & Data for Impact (SID), WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean - *Ayman Sabae*, Chief Executive Officer, Shamseya - *Tariq El Alaoui*, Love Alliance MENA Consultant/GNP+ - *UNDP* (Speaker TBC) - *Patricia Mechael*, Chief Executive Officer, Health Enabled - *Meg Davis*, Professor, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM), University of Warwick; Project Lead, Digital Health and Rights Project - *Tara Imalingat*, Advocacy and Impact Coordinator, Digital Health and Rights Project, CIM, University of Warwick *And please save the date for our hybrid **side event at the **World Health Assembly (WHA)**:* *Promoting Human Rights in Digital Health and AI Strategies: National and Global perspectives* Date: 20 May 2026 Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm GMT Where: Impact Hub, Geneva & Online Registration (online and in-person): *https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/rAahurpV65* <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.cloud.microsoft%2Fe%2FrAahurpV65&data=05%7C02%7CJavier.Garcia-Martinez%40warwick.ac.uk%7C681afe51548f48f0e32c08de6ecf3d3e%7C09bacfbd47ef446592653546f2eaf6bc%7C0%7C0%7C639070033537467170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FnIRiHi1A7SvdqeHh3dDk8dGNG00fzF33oEalVFnckA%3D&reserved=0> French, Spanish and Vietnamese interpretation will be available online 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>