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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 50 MIN

Why displaced people need a digital identitiy

from Global Perspectives on Digital Health · host Shubs Upadhyay

I sat down to talk to Nadia Kadhim, co-founder of Naq about digital identity and healthcare for displaced people. Nadia’s father was a refugee, and we hear about her journey into human rights law and eventually into data security and compliance. We cover:That digital identity for displaced people is messed up. How this creates very real barriers to care (with examples)How healthcare systems aren’t set up for real access or meaningful care for refugeesCan we even do anything about this when political agenda in many places cares less and less about this?Why, even so, we should wake up - the likelihood of us being displaced due to conflict or climate change is going up. How would we want to be cared for?This is an everybody problem, which is part of why it’s so hard to solve. If you’re into policy, data security, health and digital for displaced people, or building tools that could be being used by refugees, you’ll gain a lot from spending less than an hour on this topic. If you care about this topic you should also listen to the episode with Aral Surmeli. Inspiring in equal measure. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Digital Health and Human Rights07:19 Data, Identity, and Access to Healthcare10:39 Challenges Faced by Refugees in Healthcare15:21 Real-Life Stories of Refugees and Healthcare Access20:32 Why no solution yet?23:01 The Future of Healthcare for Displaced People30:29 The Role of Funding and Multi-Stakeholder Approaches31:59 Data and Human Lives: The Health Data Poverty Problem34:22 Ethics and Regulatory Compliance in Digital Health38:22 Ownership and Security of Health Data43:13 Nadia's Recommendations for Policy Makers and Digital Health Founders----Global Perspectives on digital health shares the insights of innovators, donors, policy makers and researchers on what it takes to create impact at the last mile with digital health and AI in underserved communities around the world through audio and video. We’re telling the underreported stories of impact that the digital health industry needs to pay more attention to. There’s a growing back catalogue of over 20 engaging, inspiring and real conversations about the places in the world where the biggest challenges lie, but where the deepest impact in healthcare is happening. Tune in on gpodh.orgSubscribing and sharing really helps get this to the noggins of people who care about this topic. If you found this useful, please leave us a comment and some review stars.

I sat down to talk to Nadia Kadhim, co-founder of Naq about digital identity and healthcare for displaced people. Nadia’s father was a refugee, and we hear about her journey into human rights law and eventually into data security and compliance. We cover:That digital identity for displaced people is messed up. How this creates very real barriers to care (with examples)How healthcare systems aren’t set up for real access or meaningful care for refugeesCan we even do anything about this when political agenda in many places cares less and less about this?Why, even so, we should wake up - the likelihood of us being displaced due to conflict or climate change is going up. How would we want to be cared for?This is an everybody problem, which is part of why it’s so hard to solve. If you’re into policy, data security, health and digital for displaced people, or building tools that could be being used by refugees, you’ll gain a lot from spending less than an hour on this topic. If you care about this topic you should also listen to the episode with Aral Surmeli. Inspiring in equal measure. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Digital Health and Human Rights07:19 Data, Identity, and Access to Healthcare10:39 Challenges Faced by Refugees in Healthcare15:21 Real-Life Stories of Refugees and Healthcare Access20:32 Why no solution yet?23:01 The Future of Healthcare for Displaced People30:29 The Role of Funding and Multi-Stakeholder Approaches31:59 Data and Human Lives: The Health Data Poverty Problem34:22 Ethics and Regulatory Compliance in Digital Health38:22 Ownership and Security of Health Data43:13 Nadia's Recommendations for Policy Makers and Digital Health Founders----Global Perspectives on digital health shares the insights of innovators, donors, policy makers and researchers on what it takes to create impact at the last mile with digital health and AI in underserved communities around the world through audio and video. We’re telling the underreported stories of impact that the digital health industry needs to pay more attention to. There’s a growing back catalogue of over 20 engaging, inspiring and real conversations about the places in the world where the biggest challenges lie, but where the deepest impact in healthcare is happening. Tune in on gpodh.orgSubscribing and sharing really helps get this to the noggins of people who care about this topic. If you found this useful, please leave us a comment and some review stars.

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