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SUMMARY:Digitization for Health in Africa — Webinar (Curtain Raiser 1)
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Health Equity and Universal Health Coverage in Africa \nThe International Medical Exchange (IME) is launching a new webinar series\, Digitization for Health in Africa\, under its AI4African Health Initiative. The inaugural session under this initiative is presented by IME International and the IME African Chapter\, in partnership with WHO AFRO\, Africa CDC\, HELINA\, SAHIA\, Google Cloud\, and others. The session brings together health ministries\, digital health leaders\, academia\, development partners\, and industry across the continent to build momentum around digital public infrastructure for health. \nThe programme includes a keynote on the future of AI in African healthcare\, panel discussions on AI and disease surveillance and on financing AI for universal health coverage\, and a closing Strategic Partner Roundtable\, where HELINA joins Google Cloud and the African Union to discuss opportunities for collaboration and scale. \nRegister Now
URL:https://helina.africa/event/digitization-for-health-in-africa-webinar-curtain-raiser-1/
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SUMMARY:Africa on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Experience
DESCRIPTION:About this session\nAfrica on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is a continental initiative led by HELINA to build the skills and competencies across Africa’s health sector for privacy-enabled sharing of health data using the HL7® FHIR® standard. It is aligned with the Africa CDC Digital Transformation Strategy and has convened multiple trainings.\nAs part of Digital Health Week 2026\, HELINA shared its experience with the initiative in this virtual session\, presented by David Mukungi\, a Digital Health Software Engineer and Systems Interoperability Specialist.\nIn case you missed it\, catch up here.
URL:https://helina.africa/event/africa-on-fast-healthcare-interoperability-resources-fhir-experience/
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SUMMARY:Introducing SIL-Africa: Building Standards-Compliant\, Interoperable Health Solutions
DESCRIPTION:About this session\nHELINA established the Standards and Interoperability Lab (SIL-Africa) to advance health data standards and interoperability across Africa. SIL-Africa provides the technical infrastructure\, tools\, and mentorship needed for health technology teams to build standards-compliant\, interoperable solutions. \n  \nRegister for this session
URL:https://helina.africa/event/introducing-sil-africa-building-standards-compliant-interoperable-health-solutions/
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SUMMARY:Health Data Governance: Country Experiences
DESCRIPTION:HELINA\, together with the National Health Informatics Associations and in collaboration with Transform Health\, has organised this webinar as part of Digital Health Week. It will feature countries sharing their experiences on Health Data Governance\, drawing on the work carried out over the years with support from Transform Health. \nRegister for this session\n 
URL:https://helina.africa/event/health-data-governance-country-experiences/
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SUMMARY:Building AI-Ready Health Systems in Africa: Infrastructure\, Governance\, Local Ownership\, Data\, and Deployment
DESCRIPTION:About this webinar\n\nInternational Medical Exchange (IME)\, in partnership with the International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth (ISfTeH)\, announces the second webinar in the AI4African Health Initiative series. The webinars are designed as engagements leading up to the AI4African Health Initiative Stakeholder Conference\, taking place in Morocco in April 2027. The series will help shape the strategic agenda\, align key stakeholders and build momentum toward this continental convening.\n\nThe AI4African Health Initiative brings together national bodies\, such as Ministries of Health\, Ministries dealing with Technology\, and Development Finance Institutions\, with intergovernmental organisations such as WHO\, Africa CDC and the African Union\, as well as global technology leaders\, academia\, civil society and investors from across all 54 African countries\, to mobilise collective action around AI-enabled health transformation.\n\nThe goal is to position Africa not merely as a recipient of digital health innovations\, but as a leader in the ethical design\, deployment and scaling of AI-driven healthcare systems\, rooted in African ownership\, local contexts and sustainable implementation.\n\nHELINA is a member of the organising committee for the AI4African Health initiative\, jointly organised with IME\, ISfTeH\, the South African Health Informatics Association (SAHIA) and partners.\n\nWho should attend\n\nDigital technology and AI policy and decision makers\, planners and professionals from government\, academia\, industry\, civil society\, development organisations and funding institutions. \n\n	\n\n	\n		Programme (times in EAT)\n		\n			TimeSession\n		\n		\n							\n					15:00 – 15:25\n					\n						Opening Welcome\n						From Digitization to AI-Ready Health Systems					\n				\n							\n					15:25 – 15:55\n					\n						Strategic Context\n						Why Africa Must Build AI-Ready Health and Care Systems Now					\n				\n							\n					16:00 – 17:00\n					\n						Panel I: Governance\n						Commitment to Financing AI in African Health and Care Systems					\n				\n							\n					17:05 – 18:05\n					\n						Panel II\n						Building Digital Public Infrastructure for AI-Ready Health Data Ecosystems					\n				\n							\n					18:10 – 19:10\n					\n						Panel III\n						Building Domestic AI Capacity for Health and Care Systems in Africa					\n				\n							\n					19:15 – 19:45\n					\n						Strategic Partner Roundtable\n						Local Investment in AI-Ready Health and Care Systems in Africa					\n				\n							\n					19:45 – 20:00\n					\n						Closing Call to Action\n						From AI Readiness to Continent-wide Implementation – The Road to Morocco 2027					\n				\n					\n	\n	\nFor more information: ai4africanhealth@ime-inc.org
URL:https://helina.africa/event/building-ai-ready-health-systems-in-africa-infrastructure-governance-local-ownership-data-and-deployment/
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