ID4Africa Livecast: Digital Identity in Healthcare

Pam Dixon joined the ID4Africa Livecast for Episode 47 on the topic of Digital Identity in Healthcare. The segment Dixon participated in was focused on the debate over whether health ID should be sectoral or universal. The conversation was rich and filled with examples from extensive field work on the part of all participants. In the health world and in the ID world this policy question around ID is an ongoing and challenging discussion. The answers, as discussed in the segment, will depend on context and use case.

The segment begins at 53:00.

Moderator: Dr. Joseph Atick, Chairman, ID4Africa

Bhashkar Mishra, UNICEF
Al Shiferaw, JSI
Pam Dixon, Executive Director World Privacy Forum

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