Africa Healthtech Summit
Now in its fourth edition, the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) brings together Ministers of Health and ICT, National Public Health Institutes, Regulators, Tech Innovators, Healthcare Professionals, Development Partners, Investors, and Academia. Together, they explore how emerging technologies can be harnessed to build resilience, improve health systems, and promote individual wellbeing across African communities.
Under the theme “Connected Care: Scaling Innovation Towards UHC,” the 2025 Summit explores how connected, intelligent technologies can be leveraged to strengthen primary health care delivery, improve continuity of care, integrate service delivery across health systems, and accelerate equitable access to essential health services. This includes deploying AI, cloud computing, IoT, robotics, drones, and blockchain to improve efficiency, responsiveness, and reach particularly for underserved populations and frontline health workers supporting progress toward Universal Health Coverage.
3 Editions so far
2024: Innovating for Community Health, Unlocking the Power of AI
2023: Digital Health - Empowering People, Transforming Communities
2022: Digitalization – Towards universal quality care and resilient health systems
Maternal and child survival, safe deliveries, adolescent health, antenatal/postnatal care
Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory conditions, mental and neurological health
Family planning, reproductive rights, GBV prevention, HPV, safe abortion where legal
Routine immunization, catch-up campaigns, digital registries, cold chain tech
HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Emerging & Outbreak-Prone Diseases (e.g., COVID-19, Ebola, Mpox)
Child nutrition, anemia, obesity, digital tracking of food insecurity
Reaching underserved groups, gender equity, rural health access, addressing poverty & education links
Point-of-care testing, lab networks, digital diagnostics, AI-based triage, connected diagnostics
Includes PHC, health financing, workforce, logistics, infrastructure, policies, governance
Early warning, surveillance systems, simulation & modeling, emergency response
Behavior change, screenings, digital nudges, community awareness, preventive screenings for NCDs
Telehealth, mHealth, eLearning, EHRs, AI/ML, digital public goods, interoperability
WASH, air pollution, climate-related disease, zoonotic threats, workplace health