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Human-centered design (HCD) is crucial for global health equity, moving beyond buzzwords. This approach prioritizes people's needs and experiences in developing digital health solutions.

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  • Digital health
  • Global health equity
  • Human-centered design

Background:

  • Digital technologies are increasingly integrated into global health.
  • Human-centered design (HCD) is emerging as a key approach in this field.
  • There are concerns that HCD may be perceived as mere buzzwords without clear practical application.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the significance of HCD for achieving global health equity.
  • To differentiate HCD from traditional global health research and innovation methods.
  • To highlight the practical relevance and application of HCD in digital health initiatives.

Main Methods:

  • Contextualizing HCD by emphasizing its craft skills and iterative methodologies.
  • Defining the 'human' aspect of HCD, including stakeholder participation, skill augmentation, and value-centered considerations.
  • Reflecting on practical experiences from over seventy digital health initiatives involving health workers.

Main Results:

  • HCD differs from conventional approaches by reframing the design-implementation relationship.
  • The 'human' element in HCD involves active stakeholder engagement and attention to human values.
  • Experiences demonstrate HCD's practical relevance in complex digital health system design.

Conclusions:

  • Human-centered design is a flexible yet disciplined innovation approach.
  • HCD prioritizes the needs and lived experiences of individuals in system design.
  • This approach is vital for advancing global health equity through digital technologies.