WHO Health Data Governance Summit: Governing data for better health

30 September 2021 14:00 – 17:00 CET

WHO Health Data Governance Summit: Part 2

Thursday, 30 September 2021

REGISTER: https://www.who.int/data/events/health-data-governance-summit/register

The COVID–19 pandemic has exposed long-standing data governance issues such as intellectual property rights, data sharing, reuse and storage. Globally, persistent data gaps and fragmented approaches to governing health data in different contexts are a major roadblock to using data as a Global Public Good. Health data is a strategic asset that requires global cooperation with clear direction in an evolving, fragmented global landscape. This is highlighted in the UN Secretary General’s Data Strategy, World Bank’s 2021 Development Report, 52nd UN Economic and Social Council Statistical Commission and OECD’s Partnership in Statistics (PARIS21).

In response, WHO has convened a global summit on health data governance over two half-days. The first summit on 30 June brought together WHO, Member States, partners and the general public to underscore the need for health data as a global public good, the importance of adopting common data principles, and the urgency to institutionalize robust data governance mechanisms across all sectors. This resulted in a draft summit statement which was made available for public comment as well as a Summit Report outlining key takeaways.

The second summit on 30 September will present the final summit statement and further advance this dialogue with a focus on three technical tracks:

1. Research data sharing

2. Public health and disease surveillance

3. Data sharing policies: Legal and ethical considerations

DRAFT AGENDA

Robust data governance is critical to bring coherence in effectively using data to deliver on WHO’s “triple billion” targets and meet the health-related Sustainable Development Goals.

For more information, including recordings from the first summit, please visit.

Register for the second summit here.

ZOOM links:

WHO MAIN PLENARY

ZOOM WEBINAR

Please use the Zoom Webinar link to access the opening and closing segments of the event.

Passcode: 605267

TECHNICAL TRACK 1

RESEARCH DATA SHARING

Meeting ID: 956 9357 0110 Passcode: 840442

TECHNICAL TRACK 2

PUBLIC HEALTH AND DISEASE SURVEILLANCE