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WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
International (WHO)
v2020-2025
14 domains
42 controls
The WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 provides a framework for member states to develop, implement, and strengthen digital health initiatives. It establishes strategic objectives for digital health governance, investment, interoperability, and data protection. Endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2020, it guides national digital health strategies and the development of digital health ecosystems aligned with Universal Health Coverage goals.
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WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 is a compliance framework from International (WHO) with 14 domains and 42 controls that map to 126 other frameworks. The largest domains are Implementation Enablers (5 controls), Strategic Objective 2: Advance Country Digital Health Implementation (5 controls), Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen Governance (5 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (14)
Implementation Enablers
5 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-IMP.1 | Risk management for digital health programmes |
| WHO-DH-IMP.2 | Sustainability and total cost of ownership |
| WHO-DH-IMP.3 | Procurement aligned to open standards |
| WHO-DH-IMP.4 | Health data quality and integrity |
| WHO-DH-IMP.5 | Pandemic and emergency preparedness use of digital tools |
Monitoring and Evaluation
2 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-MON.1 | Monitoring and evaluation of digital health strategy |
| WHO-DH-MON.2 | Digital Health Atlas registration of investments |
SO1
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHODIGH-1 | Strategic Objective 1: Promote Global Collaboration |
SO2
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHODIGH-2 | Strategic Objective 2: Advance Country Implementation |
SO3
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHODIGH-3 | Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen Governance |
SO4
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHODIGH-4 | Strategic Objective 4: Person-Centred Digital Health |
Strategic Objective 1: Global Collaboration
1 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-SO1.1 | Strategic Objective 1: Promote global collaboration and advance the transfer of knowledge on digital health |
Strategic Objective 1: Promote Global Collaboration
4 controls
Strategic Objective 1: Promote Global Collaboration
Strategic Objective 2: Advance Country Digital Health Implementation
5 controls
Strategic Objective 2: Advance Country Digital Health Implementation
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SO2.1 | National digital health strategy adoption |
| SO2.2 | Digital health architecture blueprint |
| SO2.3 | Open-source health data standards |
| SO2.4 | Investment in digital health infrastructure |
| SO2.5 | Health information systems strengthening |
Strategic Objective 2: Country Implementation
3 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-SO2.1 | Strategic Objective 2: Advance the implementation of national digital health strategies |
| WHO-DH-SO2.2 | Stakeholder engagement and multi-sector coordination |
| WHO-DH-SO2.3 | Costed action plan and financing |
Strategic Objective 3: Governance
4 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-SO3.1 | Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen governance for digital health at global, regional and national levels |
| WHO-DH-SO3.2 | Legal and regulatory framework |
| WHO-DH-SO3.3 | Standards and interoperability |
| WHO-DH-SO3.4 | Workforce capacity for digital health |
Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen Governance
5 controls
Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen Governance
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SO3.1 | Sustainable governance structures |
| SO3.2 | Regulatory frameworks for digital health |
| SO3.3 | Data governance and protection |
| SO3.4 | Standards and interoperability governance |
| SO3.5 | Artificial intelligence governance in health |
Strategic Objective 4: Person Centred Health Systems
4 controls
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| WHO-DH-SO4.1 | Strategic Objective 4: Advocate person-centred health systems enabled by digital health |
| WHO-DH-SO4.2 | Equity in access to digital health services |
| WHO-DH-SO4.3 | Privacy, confidentiality and security of health data |
| WHO-DH-SO4.4 | Ethics and trust in digital health |
Strategic Objective 4: Person-Centred Digital Health
5 controls
Strategic Objective 4: Person-Centred Digital Health
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| SO4.1 | People-centred design principles |
| SO4.2 | Digital health literacy |
| SO4.3 | Equity and inclusion in digital health |
| SO4.4 | Patient engagement and empowerment |
| SO4.5 | Community health worker digital support |
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)
12%
5 controls mapped
Compare →Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
10%
4 controls mapped
Compare →Virginia CDPA
10%
4 controls mapped
Compare →+ 123 more: Uruguay DPL (10%), Texas Data Privacy Act (10%)
See all 126 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 126 other frameworks
42 total controls
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
5 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
12%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
10%
Virginia CDPA
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
Uruguay DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
Texas Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
10%
Taiwan PDPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
10%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
10%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
UK Open Banking Standard
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
10%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
10%
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
UK AI Regulation Framework
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
7%
ISO 8000 - Data Quality
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
GDPR
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
7%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
7%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
7%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
7%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
7%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
RICS Professional Standards - Data and Technology in Property
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Latvia Personal Data Processing Law (Fizisko personu datu apstrades likums, 2018)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Connected Product Safety
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Section 508 - ICT Accessibility (Revised)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
5%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
South Korea ISMS-P
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
5%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
5%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.0 - Process Assessment Model
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
5%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
5%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
5%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
SASB Standards
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
UK Data Protection Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
UK Online Safety Act 2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
WCAG 2.2
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NATO STANAG 4774 (Confidentiality Metadata Labels) and STANAG 4778 (Metadata Binding)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO 19011
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
PCI DSS 4.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 19650 - Organisation and Digitisation of Information about Buildings and Civil Engineering Works (BIM)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
PCI PIN Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27004:2016
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NRC 10 CFR 73.54 - Nuclear Facility Cybersecurity
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-190
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO 27043
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 27017
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
PCI P2PE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
FedRAMP High
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
FedRAMP Moderate
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
PCI SSF
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) - Net-Zero Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
ISO/IEC 17025:2017 - General Requirements for Testing and Calibration
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
ISO 27018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
US SEC Digital Assets and Crypto Regulatory Framework
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
UK Bribery Act 2010
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
2%
UK Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
2%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
2%
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) with 14 domains and 42 controls. The WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025 provides a framework for member states to develop, implement, and strengthen digital health initiatives. It establishes strategic objectives for digital health governance, investment, interoperability, and data protection. Endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2020, it guides national digital health strategies and the development of digital health ecosystems aligned with Universal Health Coverage goals. 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 42 controls organised across 14 domains. The largest domains are Implementation Enablers (5 controls), Strategic Objective 2: Advance Country Digital Health Implementation (5 controls), Strategic Objective 3: Strengthen Governance (5 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 126 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023) (12% coverage), Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL) (10% coverage), Virginia CDPA (10% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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