Philippine Health Data Consortium
Governance. Architecture. People. Standards
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The Philippine Health Data Consortium (PHDC), governing body of the Philippine Datathon events, respects your rights as a data subject under the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173). Please review our Privacy Policy before making your choice.
The Philippine Health Data Consortium, Inc. (PHDC) is a collective of multidisciplinary professionals, healthcare advocates, and institutional partners dedicated to the ethical stewardship of the country’s health data systems. We believe that health information is more than just a technical asset—it is a shared national trust. In a Philippine healthcare system that has historically been fragmented, we exist to bridge the critical gaps between technology, policy, and patient care.
By championing a whole-of-society effort, we ensure that the rapid adoption of digital health and artificial intelligence remains strictly grounded in equity, protecting both the medical dignity and financial security of the ordinary Filipino down to the grassroots level.
Digital health for UHC
This free webinar, open to the public, will provide a comprehensive overview of the initiatives of the Philippine Health Data Consortium (PHDC), beginning with an introduction of the company and a historical review of the Philippine’s digital health governance. The session will explore modern architectural frameworks, focusing on how OpenHIE and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) enable system interoperability. Participants will learn about real-world data logistics through the POLISEE initiative, which seamlessly integrates data from community levels to hospitals and back, alongside secure methods for channeling anonymized patient records into permanent research data trusts. Finally, the presentation will showcase practical innovation by highlighting key breakthroughs from Datathon 2023 event held at the De Lasalle University — Taft Manila, demonstrating how to incorporate emerging technologies into Universal Health Care (UHC) research, and explaining how to actively participate in the PHDC Community of Practice.