Exemplars in Global Health

We are partnering with the Digital Health Exemplars (DHE) research project, as part of a consortium of partners convened by Exemplars in Global Health (EGH). EGH’s mission is to identify positive global health outliers, analyze what makes countries successful, and disseminate core lessons so they can be adapted in comparable settings. The program aims to help country-level decision makers, global partners, and funders make strategic decisions, allocate resources, and craft evidence-based policies. 

The Digital Health Exemplars (DHE) research project aims to generate practical insights on how Exemplar countries used digital health technologies to improve primary health care systems and contribute to better health outcomes. Insights from this work aim to inform global and national health research, policy, and practice to strengthen the primary health care systems that serve billions of people and around the world.   

The Digital Health Exemplars (DHE) project is three-fold, with workstreams to develop case studies on Exemplar countries, conduct deep dives into key digital health transformation themes, and support peer-to-peer learning to help translate evidence to practice. Partner institutions include the Center for Global Digital Health Innovation at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, eHealth Lab Ethiopia at the University of Gondar, the Indian Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR), Instituto de Estudos para Políticas de Sáude in Brazil, the University of Ghana, and Africa Quantitative Sciences in Rwanda, which are leading the Exemplar country case studies; McKinsey Health Institute (MHI), which is leading the preparation of select thematic deep dive analyses; and the World Bank Group, which is facilitating the peer-to-peer learning effort via the Joint Learning Network. Additionally, The Gates Foundation is part of the consortium as a research funding partner.

The outputs of the project build upon McKinsey’s previous collaboration with Exemplars in Global Health, McKinsey's digital work, and the McKinsey Health Institute’s foundational framework for adding years to life and life to years with a focus on holistic health (physical, mental, social, spiritual) and supporting efforts to increase health worker capacity globally. Additionally, it contributes to a body of work that is part of the Exemplars in Global Health Digital Health collaborative.