Digital health where it matters most: Innovation in humanitarian response

13 May 2026

In this panel discussion you will hear lessons learned from deploying digital health technologies rapidly and with limited resource in settings such as warzones and natural disasters.

Topics for discussion will include:

  • How a revolutionary toolkit can make emergency information management faster, clearer and more consistent.

  • Co-designing AI for use in humanitarian settings

  • How remote care and digital tools are bridging the gaps for women seeking maternity services in rural Afghanistan

Chairperson
Chris Paton
Chris Paton, Editor-in-Chief - BMJ Digital Health & AI, New Zealand
Speakers
Diana Maddah
Diana Maddah, Assistant Professor of Public Health - Qatar University
Ziad Memish
Ziad Memish, Senior Advisor to the Supervisor General - KSrelief, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Eleonora Bruni
Eleonora Bruni, Maternity Project Technical Lead - EMERGENCY NGO, Afghanistan
Slim Slama
Slim Slama, Chief Executive Officer - World Innovation Summit for Health, Qatar
Mona Elbarbary
Mona Elbarbary, AI literacy lead, Health Emergency Information Solution Team - WHO Health Emergencies Programme, WHO EMRO, Cairo, Egypt