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We’re building a future where technology enables health and
well-being for all.

We maximize health outcomes by ensuring equity in health and technology ecosystems through inclusive strategy design, generation of high-impact evidence and building scalable partnerships.

As technology is reshaping health systems, it’s deepening gaps for those already underserved.

Technology has the potential to drive more equitable health access, but the current ecosystem is widening existing inequities and contributing to new health risks.

We’re putting whole-person health at the center of technological growth

We work to embed equity as a fundamental principle in the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of digital technology.

We’ve spent a decade supporting partners in making smarter, more strategic investments that improve health outcomes and avoid unintended harm.

Together, we can drive better health outcomes for everyone

  • Design strategies that maximize impact

    We strengthen digital health and AI interventions through participatory strategy development, gender-intentional design, and adaptive management.

  • Evidence-Informed Investment

    We use data-driven, equity-centered insights to guide policy, investment, and scalable digital health implementation, with a focus on gender.

  • Advancing Ethical Digital Ecosystems

    We mobilize collective action to strengthen and institutionalizes ethical, equitable digital health and AI enablers, advancing ecosystem maturity.

Our focus areas

We work on interconnected issues across health and technology systems to support lasting change:

Gender-intentional digital health & FemTech

Digital Determinants of Health

National digital strategies

Equity-focused AI & data ecosystems

Private sector collaboration

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What our partners are saying

  • "Having worked with health.enabled in different capacities for over 10 years, I continue to appreciate how the organization can astutely diagnose where the digital health ecosystem needs nudging or coordination, nimbly consult and design approaches and solutions to address these needs, and deliver public goods and actively encourage debate, uptake and continuous improvement. "

    - Chaitali Sinha, Senior Program Specialist - Global Health, International Development Research Centre

  • "health.enabled has been a reliable partner to WHO in assisting with the execution of its digital health mandate. As a trusted, science-based voice in the digital health ecosystem, health.enabled has helped provide intellectual rigor, combined with grounded country engagement to enhance several key technical projects led by or supported by WHO."

    - Alain Labrique, Director, Department of Digital Health & Innovation, World Health Organization

  • "health.enabled's work over the past decade has had a substantial impact on the global digital health space. Their efforts in promoting the development of digital health strategies, tools and frameworks have not only set the bar, but empowered stakeholders to implement impactful digital health interventions and navigate the complexities of digital transformation with a strong focus on gender and equity."

    - Daniel Oyaole, Senior Manager, Digital Health Information, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

  • "health.enabled brings a unique perspective to the global health field, focusing on digital transformation and health systems strengthening. Their focus on supporting Member States and Development Partners to identify, assess and understand the larger enabling environments, and articulating the implications for individual interventions to be successful, continues to be very valuable. "

    - Sean Blashke, Chief Digital Health, UNICEF

Proven impact across sectors and geographies

A decade of mission-driven leadership at the intersection of health and technology

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countries we’ve shaped technology-enabled health strategies & policies

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countries we’ve led large scale effectiveness & qualitative research studies

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public resources we’ve published to guide global best practices

Partner with us

We work alongside global funders, governments, implementers, and innovators to turn strategy into action—and ensure digital transformation leads to better health outcomes for all. Our partnerships are grounded in equity, evidence, and collaboration—because real systems change doesn’t happen alone.

  • Gavi
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Dalberg Data Insights
  • AeHIN
  • Makerere University
  • Zimam
  • Kinshasa School of Public Health

Whether you're refining a national strategy, launching a global initiative, or scaling inclusive digital health tools, we bring the expertise, values, and efficiency to maximize your impact.

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Resources, tools, and latest research

Explore our library of practical, evidence-based resources designed to help partners, implementers, and decision-makers strengthen health systems through thoughtful and intentional use of technology.

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  • Global Digital Health Monitor (GDHM)

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  • Gender Analysis Planning & Monitoring Guide

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  • Digital Health Tools for Community Health Worker Programs

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Meet the experts behind our work

We’re a lean, global team of strategists, researchers, designers, and systems thinkers united by one goal: making digital technology work for better health for everyone.

Led by Dr. Patty Mechael—a pioneer in equity-driven digital transformation—our team combines deep technical expertise with a commitment to participatory, people-centered approaches.

We work across geographies, sectors, and communities to deliver smart, scalable strategies that advance health equity.

Meet the team