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Although these frameworks provide a foundation for digital health governance, their effectiveness is constrained by weak implementation mechanisms, limited institutional capacity, inconsistent ICT governance, inadequate infrastructure, insufficient digital skills, fragmented interoperability, and uneven compliance with information governance and information security standards. The study demonstrates that the principal challenge is not the absence of legislative and policy frameworks, but the governance capacity required for effective implementation. In response, the study proposes a Provincial Digital Health Governance and Implementation Model that integrates legislative and regulatory frameworks, health standards, institutional policies, governance structures, and implementation mechanisms to strengthen coordination, accountability, interoperability, regulatory compliance, and institutional readiness. 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