FAQs

DICE, or the Digital Health Centre of Excellence is a multi-agency consortium co-led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), and was launched on April 29th, 2021. It is co-hosted by a UNICEF-WHO virtual secretariat that will be managing day-to-day activities and coordination with consortium members and other technical partners such as CHAI and Digital Square.

Many countries do not have fully functioning digital systems or solutions required to address health and information systems priorities. Through DICE, countries can solicit technical assistance for the sustainable and scalable deployment of carefully chosen mature digital health solutions for planning distribution of commodities and vaccines, tracking patients and supplies, surveillance and case detection, monitoring coverage of services, training health workers, and communicating with the general population to generate demand and reduce misinformation.

DICE is a consortium of partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), GIZ, the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC), the European Commission, The Global Fund, The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Gavi Alliance, USAID, and the World Bank. DICE is currently funded by donations from Gavi, GIZ, USAID, Rockefeller Foundation and the BMGF.

DICE will provide support through existing regional and country structures, including governments, the UN, DICE Consortium Partners and Technical Working Groups. DICE also works closely with Digital Square, whose mission is to connect health leaders with the resources they need for digital transformation. Through our collective partnership, we aim to not only support immediate country needs, but to also help country leaders build stronger, more sustainable digital systems, which will improve health outcomes.