The Healthcare Opportunity: Mobile network operators and their expanding role in digital health

Mobile network operators (MNOs) can play a unique role in supporting digital transformation in the health sector, both including and beyond their traditional offer of connectivity. In recent years, the role of MNOs within the health sector has steadily grown, demonstrating the industry's opportunity to be a vital partner to health systems and positively impact health outcomes across the globe.

Many MNOs across both high- and low-middle income contexts are achieving significant health impact by providing solutions beyond connectivity, from supporting the development of digital health infrastructure to enabling digital health products and services including telemedicine, e-prescriptions and digital health apps. This session will share highlights from global research exploring the diverse roles of MNOs in enabling and advancing digital health solutions across different countries and examine how operators are navigating the unique opportunities and challenges that the sector presents.