Africa HealthTech Summit - AHTS’ Post

You can still register for the webinar on March 27th, which will examine the lessons learned about health data interoperability from the USAID CHISU Program. Reserve your spot now by clicking below!

Save the Date! Join us for the 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa #CPHIA2024 📅 26-29 November 2024 📍 Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco CPHIA is Africa's largest annual public health gathering and the second largest globally after the World Health Assembly. It is time to start preparing for #CPHIA2024 Be ready to make the most out of #CPHIA2024 Set clear goals for #CPHIA2024 I have three goals for #CPHIA2024 #networking #learning #showcasing my expertise It is time to start preparing your abstract if you intend to present Do not wait for the call for abstracts before you start your research for you to have an abstract to submit. #Africacdc #CPHIA2024 #Conference #Research #Networking

Today was a big day for EU-AU health cooperation with the launch of four new initiatives to strengthen health systems and social protection in Africa, including one on #digitalhealth – a concrete result of the work of the D4D Hub: https://lnkd.in/e2xx-kr4

"Imagine a Africa where: - Preventable diseases are a thing of the past - Access to quality healthcare is a fundamental right, not a privilege - Technology empowers healthcare professionals to save more lives But, today: Thousands die from treatable diseases due to lack of access. Healthcare systems in africa are overwhelmed and not ready for significant progress, understaffed, and underfunded. Africans, health based students and professionals are not intentional, Innovation in this space is stifled, and progress is slow. It's time for change! We want to connect Africa's brightest minds in health and tech to unite! Your voice matters! Share your thoughts: - What's the most pressing health issue in your community? -How can technology improve healthcare outcomes in Africa? -How can we build a community that forms an ecosystem of health enthusiasts and experts, technology professionals who would build solutions in subsystems that will transform largely to change our holistic Africa health space? Let's ignite a movement!, Together, let's utilize technology to transform Africa's health ecosystem! Kindly Comment below, share with your opinion, and let's get this development started! #HealthIgniteSummit #AfricaHealthTech #CollaborationForImpact #HealthcareInnovation #TechnologiesForGood World Health Organization Meditechy

#TeamEurope has launched a new initiative on digital health to support African partners to strengthen healthcare systems and bring the continent a step closer to universal health coverage. As learned during the COVID-19 crisis, the #digitaltransformation can improve healthcare access for vulnerable communities and create more resilient health systems. The initiative will thus increase African partners’ capacity to leverage digital tools to improve health information systems and epidemic surveillance networks, enable health service delivery, and support health financing and health systems governance, among other key actions. This initiative is part of a broader support package mobilised by the European Union and its Member States to strengthen health systems and social protection in Africa. Together with our African partners, we are working to improve pandemic preparedness, health security and equitable access to quality health services. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3Vm6WuG #GlobalGateway #OneHealth #EU2024BE Enabel - Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) - Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024 - Africa CDC - AGENCIA ESPAÑOLA DE COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL PARA EL DESARROLLO - AECID - Expertise France - Sida - Ministério da Saúde de Portugal

Earlier today, Africa Health Business Ltd and the BroadReach Group reinforced an ongoing partnership by hosting a stakeholder convening focused on advancing technology-enabled health system strengthening in Africa. Heartfelt appreciation to all the stakeholders from public, private and development sectors who actively engaged in this timely discussion poised to build resilience within African Health systems. The AHB and BroadReach partnership is committed to: • Advancing technology solutions with an emphasis on the utilization of AI-driven, data-centric, and technology-enabled solutions to address healthcare challenges. • Driving towards achieving UHC by 2030, not only on a global scale but also with a targeted focus on Kenya, ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare. • Building transformative partnerships that are scalable beyond Kenya to other countries facing similar healthcare challenges. #AIinHealthSystemStrengthening #TechnologyEnabledHealthSystemStrengthening  #Healthcare Innovation #VantageHealthTechnologies Dr Amit N. Thakker, Valentine Kamau, Watau Gaita, Bernard Katz, John Capati, Mandi Boshoff, Paul Bhuhi

Unlocking the Power of Healthcare Data in Africa 💡 I'm excited to be working with the amazing team at Cchub on the next installment of the Healthcare Data Accessibility series! This edition will focus on a roundtable discussion on “Leveraging Data Access for Research and Development." Join us as we bring together key stakeholders to: • Explore the challenges of accessing healthcare data in Africa. • Identify strategies for overcoming those hurdles. • Discuss how to harness the power of data to drive advancements in health research and development. This is a crucial conversation for the future of healthcare in Africa. Sign up to join us: ➡️ [https://lu.ma/6fpyvi1b] #HealthcareData #ResearchAndDevelopment #DataAccessibility #Africa #Cchub #RoundtableDiscussion #HealthInnovation #DigitalHealth

A new fact sheet is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!   The iAHO is thrilled to share the recent factsheet on “Sub-National Unit (SNU) Functionality in Africa – Key findings from 18 countries”: https://lnkd.in/ehZNnN7M   The factsheet highlights the pivotal role of robust health systems in driving health outcomes across the #African Region. Through comprehensive assessments, districts and countries are equipped with the essential tools for real-time evaluations aligned with Universal Health Coverage(#UHC), health security, and health determinants, all rooted in the Primary Health Care approach(#PHC).   Districts play a critical role, with statistics revealing higher capacities in #oversightfunctions (78%) compared to #management (69%) and #healthservices (67%). Together, let's prioritize strengthening these vital capacities to ensure access to essential services for all communities.     To learn more about other resources, please visit the iAHO platform:  https://lnkd.in/dQb2S4bm. Feel free to contact us via the email iaho@who.int. To ensure you get all our news, events, or publications, follow us on LinkedIn! 

The keys things I have learned about Joel Kojo Abaka Anaman and Siraaj Adams’ work on integrated and interoperable digital health solutions are that: 1. Africa has some of the best minds in this field. 2. Africa has the best opportunities for implementation. 3. When governments and policy makers are genuinely interested in allowing their citizens to prosper, improve their quality of life by fostering access to healthcare and developing efficient and transparent systems, they will allow their citizens and experts to develop home grown solutions, guide them, promote them and partner with them to implement for the overall betterment of their country and citizens. 4. When quality citizens and professionals collide with quality policymakers, progress and development are inevitable. Great work Siraaj Adams and Joel Kojo Abaka Anaman and much respect to policymakers in your governments for allowing you the space and working with you. #fip2024

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