DHP4DPI
Digital Health Promotion for Digital Public Infrastructure
Figure 1: DHP4DPI in a glance
Duration
01.01.2026–31.12.2029
DHP4DPI is a collaboration between UiO, Jimma University (JU), and NIPH and aims to become a flagship for digital transformation in health promotion, health education, and community health.
DHP4DPI combines the two domains of health promotion and digital public infrastructure. The project builds on the ongoing Ethiopian-Norwegian collaboration in Global Health, manifested by the UiO - JU agreement from April 2016.
Norway (NO) is a leader in digital health innovations (DHIs) but lacks a low-resource environment for testing and validation, while Ethiopia (ET) offers the ideal context but faces challenges in developing the DPI to scale. Combining the two reinforces Norway’s research excellence and contribute to a novel concept to strengthen community health.
DHP4DPI will deliver 2 courses and 2 summer schools and digital public goods in WP1“Digital Health Promotion” and WP2 “Local AI for health”, complemented by WP3” exchange and mobility of students and staff”. DHP4DPI will contribute to SDGs (3, 4, 5, 9, 16, 17) through knowledge creation, community health and resilience, health efficiency and equity, reduced gender inequality, and partnerships.
Besides the University of Jimma, the Norwegian Institute for Public Health and University of Oslo, we are pleased to announce that Ethio Telecom has offered us affordable access (AA4EDU) for our project. The inline picture is from out visit, with Yohannes Getahun (Director Busines Operations), Sophia Yonis (Head of Office, CEO Ethio Telecom), Misra Abdulahi (Jimma University), and Josef Noll (University of Oslo) in Nov2025.
Our Advisory board will support us with their extraordinary knowledge, promote "free access for health information for every human", provide guidance to the Executive Council, offer expertise and support for ethical concerns, and support the start in other countries in Africa. Thanks to:
Tandi Lwoga (College of Business Education, CBE), contributes to the business sustainability of the DPI with health promotion packages;
Helena Ngowi (Sokoine University of Agriculture, SUA), contributes with the OneHealth specialist knowledge;
Meklit Mintesinot (Ministry of Education, eSHE project) is a driver for digital education at 50 universities in ET, and will contribute to the DHP and the pathway to DPI
Vivienne Lawack (University of Western Cape, UWC), contributes from the law side to the take-up of DPIs
Hiwot Achamyeleh (Ethiopian Institute for Public Health, EPHI), will contribute to the pathway for digital community empowerment, DHP take-up, and the national pathway
Sabit Ababor (EPHI), will focus on Public Health, Evidence-Based Healthcare
Kostas Antypas (Sintef, and Norwegian Centre for eHealth Research) is a specialist in digital health and a strong contributor to health excellence;
Shegaw Mengiste (University of South-East Norway, and NURTURE project leader)
Our Confidential Advisers for Independent Support & Mediation will serve independently from DHP4DPI governance structures. They will provide confidential support to individuals experiencing or witnessing misconduct. The confidential advisers will provide mediation when appropriate. They will report anonymous annual summaries of concerns and trends to the Executive Council.
For confidential concerns, contact an adviser directly:
Getachew Adam Workneh, AASTU, getachew.adam(at)aastu.edu.et
Rose Barnaby, Oslomet, rose.barnaby(at)oslomet.no (tbc)
Confidential Advisers are bound by strict confidentiality policies, only disclosing information under Norwegian legal requirements or in cases of imminent harm.
