This digital and scientific transformation will improve health outcomes by supporting access to quality health services, strengthening information systems and integration across existing surveillance systems, and addressing public health priorities. It envisions a robust global evidence ecosystem that empowers governments, professionals, and civil society members to make well-informed decisions for a better future. PAHO will work to build capacity in the scientific ecosystem by facilitating greater integration of the research, ethics, evidence, and knowledge systems, fostering quality, translation, and impact, safeguarding integrity, and building trust in science. Specifically, the following actions will be implemented:

1. Promote digital transformation to increase the efficiency, accessibility, and quality of health services and public health initiatives and bridge the digital divide. Ensuring that systems are resilient to health emergencies by fostering bandwidth, connectivity, digital literacy, innovation, and strong governance. Support appropriate and responsible use of AI, big data, and digital public goods through partnerships that ensure access for all and better public health outcomes.
2. Strengthen information systems for health to support data-driven decisions, improve surveillance, and monitor health goals. Focus on secure interoperable systems such as electronic health records and related platforms to improve the coordination of care, safety, and patient outcomes, adhering to regional and global privacy and cybersecurity standards.
3. Strengthen health analysis by leveraging real-time data, predictive modeling, and geospatial information systems to inform decision-making and optimize public health interventions. Increase the production and use of quality disaggregated data to generate health intelligence and monitor health inequalities. Build capacity to utilize health intelligence for impactful communication and policy action.
4. Harness the power of science to advance health by strengthening research and knowledge systems, fostering trust in science, and leveraging innovation and emerging technologies to produce and share knowledge and promote access for all to scientific information.
5. Ensure that health action is grounded in evidence by institutionalizing evidence and ethics in health decision-making for policy and practice and establishing mechanisms to rigorously assess evidence and transparently engage with values.