Hilltop: Health Technology Assessment for digital health interventions/initiatives for public health

Digital Health technologies have seen a drastic increase recently. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on how to use Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) for public health interventions. That is why the Hilltop project aims to initiate a cross-country collaboration between Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, and Germany and interdisciplinary collaboration across Medical Informatics, Nursing, Mental Health, and Information Systems. A scientific outcome will be an overview of the state and gaps in the use of HTA in the Hilltop project countries as well as of the use of HTA for digital public health interventions. The resulting collaborative project should critically assess the potential for this and develop guidelines and recommendations. Lastly, the findings will be compared to Global principles.