Global Health Equity Week 2025 continues with a mid-week focus on the power of public policy to shape access to care. Wednesday’s theme, Health Policy and Equity: Advancing Policy that Protects Access, highlights the essential role of legislation and policy in building systems that serve all communities.

Two whitepapers offer distinct perspectives on how policy influences equitable digital health transformation. Bridging Policy & Practice examines the ongoing gap between healthcare policy and the implementation of digital health solutions, identifying challenges in infrastructure and governance. The European Projects Insight Report provides a strategic analysis drawn from 12 European Union funded digital health initiatives, outlining actionable recommendations to guide policymakers.

A HIMSS TV interview from HIMSS25 features Gabriel Garcia-Lopez of the Los Angeles LGBT Center shares how the organization is partnering with Lambda Legal to challenge anti-LGBTQ executive orders and defend care access for transgender patients.

For Latin America, Construcción de servicios integrados desde la perspectiva y complejidad latinoamericana, a HIMSS-partnered article, examines the challenges and emerging trends shaping integrated care services across the region. 

The day also highlights three active campaigns advancing equitable, technology-enabled care: urging Congress to extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities, supporting the Telehealth Access for Tribal Communities Act of 2025 and expanding digital tools like Connected MOM to improve maternal health outcomes.

Global Health Equity Week demonstrates that equitable health outcomes depend on both technology and policy to ensure healthcare access to communities.