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WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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vGlobal strategy on digital health 2020-2025 (WHA73(28), 2020; published 2021), extended to 2027 by decision WHA78(22), 27 May 2025
6 domains
32 controls

WHO's Global strategy on digital health 2020-2025, extended to 2027 by the World Health Assembly in May 2025 pending a 2028-2033 successor: four guiding principles and four strategic objectives (global collaboration and knowledge transfer, national digital health strategies, governance, people-centred health systems) with policy options, a framework for action and implementation principles, addressed to Member States and non-binding. 32 leaves read against the published strategy and decision WHA78(22).

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WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 is a compliance framework from International (WHO Member States) with 6 domains and 32 controls that map to 121 other frameworks. The largest domains are Framework for action, implementation and monitoring – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (7 controls), Strategic objective 2: Advance the implementation of national digital health strategies – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (7 controls), Strategic objective 4: Advocate people-centred health systems that are enabled by digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (6 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (6)

Framework for action, implementation and monitoring – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Framework for action, implementation and monitoring – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 7 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::FA1Commit
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::FA2Catalyse
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::FA3Measure
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::FA4Enhance and iterate
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::IMP1Interoperable ecosystem on a legal basis
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::IMP2Digital identification, authentication and authorisation
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::IMP3Financing and resource mobilisation

Guiding principles – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Guiding principles – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 4 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::GP1Country ownership and commitment
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::GP2An integrated strategy
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::GP3Appropriate use of digital technologies
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::GP4Addressing impediments in least-developed countries

Strategic objective 1: Promote global collaboration and advance the transfer of knowledge on digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Strategic objective 1: Promote global collaboration and advance the transfer of knowledge on digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 4 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO1.1Co-create the strategy and strengthen national strategies
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO1.2Knowledge management and sharing good practice
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO1.3Information centres for disease surveillance
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO1.4Collective action on risks and threats

Strategic objective 2: Advance the implementation of national digital health strategies – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Strategic objective 2: Advance the implementation of national digital health strategies – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 7 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.1Adopt or review a national digital health strategy
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.2Engage users and beneficiaries in design
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.3Systematic stakeholder engagement
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.4Architecture, standards and interoperability
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.5Legal and ethical frameworks
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.6Sustainable financing
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO2.7Change management

Strategic objective 3: Strengthen governance for digital health at global, regional and national levels – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Strategic objective 3: Strengthen governance for digital health at global, regional and national levels – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 4 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO3.1Governance structures and regulatory frameworks
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO3.2Evidence-based investment in health technologies
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO3.3Digital health competencies in curricula
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO3.4Capacity for leaders and policy-makers

Strategic objective 4: Advocate people-centred health systems that are enabled by digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025

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Controls in the Strategic objective 4: Advocate people-centred health systems that are enabled by digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 domain of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025: 6 controls
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who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.1People at the centre and digital health literacy
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.2Population health management and less reporting burden
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.3Monitoring the contribution of digital systems
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.4Gender equality, equity and accessibility
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.5Public participation and transparency
who-global-strategy-on-digital-health-2020-2025::SO4.6Training and awareness

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025, you already cover:

Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)

7%

5 controls mapped

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Virginia CDPA

5%

4 controls mapped

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Uruguay DPL

5%

4 controls mapped

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+ 118 more: UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation) (5%), Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) (5%)

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Maps to 121 other frameworks

74 total controls
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
5 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
7%
Virginia CDPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Uruguay DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Taiwan PDPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
5%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
GDPR
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
4%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
4%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
4%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
UK AI Regulation Framework
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
4%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
4%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
4%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
RICS Rules of Conduct and Global Professional Standards
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.1 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
3%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
3%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
South Korea ISMS-P
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
3%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
3%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
3%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
3%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
UK Online Safety Act 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
UK Data Protection Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
WCAG 2.2
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27050-1:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
PCI DSS 4.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
DFARS 252.204-7012 - Safeguarding Covered Defense Information
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27014:2020
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
PCI PIN Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 23837:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
PCI P2PE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
PCI SSF
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
FedRAMP Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
ISO/IEC 29115:2013 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
US SEC Digital Assets and Crypto Regulatory Framework
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
UK Bribery Act 2010
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
1%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
1%
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What is WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 and who does it apply to?

WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 is a compliance framework from International (WHO Member States) with 6 domains and 32 controls. WHO's Global strategy on digital health 2020-2025, extended to 2027 by the World Health Assembly in May 2025 pending a 2028-2033 successor: four guiding principles and four strategic objectives (global collaboration and knowledge transfer, national digital health strategies, governance, people-centred health systems) with policy options, a framework for action and implementation principles, addressed to Member States and non-binding. 32 leaves read against the published strategy and decision WHA78(22). It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 actually require?

WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 has 32 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are Framework for action, implementation and monitoring – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (7 controls), Strategic objective 2: Advance the implementation of national digital health strategies – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (7 controls), Strategic objective 4: Advocate people-centred health systems that are enabled by digital health – WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 (6 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 do I already cover?

WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 maps to 121 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023) (7% coverage), Virginia CDPA (5% coverage), Uruguay DPL (5% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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