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OUTCOME
2.4
Digital transformation, science, and health intelligence
Resilient health systems and services based on primary health care
PB
2026-2027
Digital transformation, science, and health intelligence
2.4. Digital transformation of the health sector and the institutionalization of science accelerated by advancing the development and integration of information systems for health, fostering robust regional health intelligence and evidence-informed decision-making and strengthening the scientific ecosystem
Budget
Approved Budget PB (Previous)
38.5
US$ MILLION
Priority

Low

Proposed Budget PB (Current)
36.1
US$ MILLION
Related Outputs and Indicators
  • 2.4.1.a Number of countries and territories provided with tools, technical guidance, and/or digital public goods to support the digital transformation of the health sector, including the acceleration of the adoption of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
    Baseline
    2
    Target
    8
  • 2.4.1.b Number of countries and territories implementing digital health policies, strategies and/or roadmaps
    Baseline
    15
    Target
    23
  • 2.4.2.a Number of countries and territories provided with technical cooperation to adopt standards to support interoperability among platforms and databases
    Baseline
    1
    Target
    11
  • 2.4.2.b Number of countries and territories implementing a plan of action for strengthening the quality, coverage, and/or cross border interoperability of health-related data sets based on PAHO’s IS4H maturity assessment model
    Baseline
    11
    Target
    24
  • 2.4.3.a Number of countries and territories that receive training to conduct health disparity monitoring and analyses of public health conditions for data-driven decision making
    Baseline
    2
    Target
    4
  • 2.4.3.b Number of countries and territories that incorporate monitoring and evaluation frameworks in national health strategies to enable data generation, health disparity monitoring and analysis, and reporting on a consistent basis for health indicators aligned with national, regional, and global priorities
    Baseline
    6
    Target
    8
  • 2.4.4.a Number of tools developed by PASB for applying data science approaches and solutions to enhance health analysis
    Baseline
    0
    Target
    6
  • 2.4.4.b Number of countries and territories that apply approaches based on data science and geospatial intelligence to improve public health efforts
    Baseline
    10
    Target
    21
  • 2.4.5.a Number of countries and territories supported by PASB to implement a national policy and/or agenda on health research, science, and/or innovation
    Baseline
    11
    Target
    18
  • 2.4.5.b Number of countries and territories with national health authority that has established effective mechanisms for ethics oversight of research, such as the accreditation of research ethics committees
    Baseline
    9
    Target
    16
  • 2.4.6.a Number of PASB mechanisms enhanced to ensure effective generation, preservation, and dissemination of multilingual scientific and technical information and evidence for health, and to foster knowledge sharing and networking
    Baseline
    17
    Target
    21
  • 2.4.6.b Number of countries and territories with policies or operational mechanisms that foster effective generation, preservation, and access to multilingual scientific and technical information and evidence for health for all
    Baseline
    11
    Target
    26
  • 2.4.7.a Number of countries and territories supported by PASB to develop evidence-informed products and address ethical issues in health decision-making
    Baseline
    9
    Target
    15
  • 2.4.7.b Number of countries and territories integrating scientific evidence on health into practices, programs, or policies, using standardized methodologies including evidence-informed normative products such as clinical and public health guidelines
    Baseline
    10
    Target
    15
Key Interventions

    • Build capacity to develop and implement national digital health roadmaps and interoperable health data platforms guided by maturity assessments of information systems for health, ensuring robust governance, data integration, privacy, and security, including necessary laws and multisectoral policies, to help bridge the digital divide, strengthen evidence-informed decision-making, and improve health outcomes. 

    • Leverage digital health innovations to empower individuals, communities, and health workers with enhanced decision-making capabilities in health-related contexts.  

    • Adopt strategies for the application of data science in public health using artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, and develop predictive analytics tools, incorporating geospatial solutions, to implement health disparity monitoring and analysis. 

    • Enhance public health intelligence by building capacity to collect, analyze, disseminate, and use disaggregated data to monitor progress toward national and regional health goals, including the strengthening of the regional Health in the Americas and Core Indicators initiatives. 

    • Strengthen country capacities for the systematic and transparent uptake of evidence to inform policy- and decision-making by establishing dedicated knowledge translation platforms and implementing standardized evidence mechanisms derived from regional and global science, local data, and specific contextual knowledge. 

    • Enhance governance and stewardship of research, science, and innovation for health, including priority setting and financial investments in health research, and strengthen health research systems to drive innovation by integrating human genomics, improving the quality and coordination of clinical trials, and advancing horizon scanning, artificial intelligence, and bioinformatics. 

    • Assess research ethics systems, provide technical assistance for the development of a framework to ensure that research meets ethical standards, establish effective mechanisms for ethics oversight, and strengthen capacities for ethics analysis and ethical decision-making in public health. 

    • Enhance the availability and use of multilingual scientific and technical literature to ensure access to information and knowledge for all and leverage PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centers at regional and global levels to support the strengthening of resources in information, services, research, and capacity-building.