Digital Health for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health
Part of Geneva Digital Health Day 2026, this track explores how digital tools can strengthen prevention, early detection and long-term management of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions. It showcases concrete applications, scalable models and global perspectives while connecting implementers and policymakers to drive sustainable impact.
Agenda highlights include:
- Opening keynote by Alain Labrique, World Health Organization.
- Framing remarks by Antoine Geissbuhler, University of Geneva.
- From Reform to Reach: Lebanon’s National Mental Health Programme in the Digital Age, with Rabih El Chammay.
- Solution pitches on diabetic foot prevention, decision-support systems, NCD medicines, and digital rehabilitation.
- Panel: From Promise to Implementation: Digital Health for NCDs and Mental Health.
- Speed-dating pitches on predictive mental health infrastructure and quality health information.
Speakers and contributors include:
- Caroline Perrin, Geneva Digital Health Hub
- Alain Labrique, World Health Organization
- Antoine Geissbuhler, University of Geneva
- Rabih El Chammay, Ministry of Public Health Lebanon
- Lourdes Cruzado Castro, CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Talia Salzmann, Swiss TPH
- Florent Glück, HEPIA
- Martin Jacobs, Humanity & Inclusion
- Sean Blaschke, UNICEF
- Marina Giachino, NCD Policy Lab
- Jackie Ogutu, World Diabetes Foundation
- Ken Carswell, World Health Organization