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SUMMARY:HL7® FHIR® Fundamentals Training 2025
DESCRIPTION:Fees for HELINA Participants: \n\nEarly bird (June 5th–July 4th\, 2025): USD 15\nStandard: USD 450\n\n  \nDeadline to Apply: July 4th\, 2025 \nApply via: https://tinyurl.com/HELINAFHIR \nEnquiries: programsdirector@helina.africa || communitymanager@helina.africa \n    \n        Payment Form\n        Name\n        \n\n        Email\n        \n\n        Select Amount\n        \n            Select a package\n            Early Bird (June 5th–July 4th\, 2025): USD 15\n            \n            Standard: USD 450\n        \n        \n        Paying for multiple participants?\n\n        \n            Number of participants\n            \n            \n        \n        \n        Pay Now
URL:https://helina.africa/event/hl7-fhir-fundamentals-training-2025/
LOCATION:Online and Self-Paced
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SUMMARY:HELINA 2025 Scientific Conference
DESCRIPTION:Conference Payment Form\n    \n        Name\n        \n\n        Email\n        \n\n        Select Amount\n        \n            Select a package\n            \n            Regular – $200 or BWP2\,000.00\n            Late Registration – $250 or BWP2\,500.00\n            Student Fee – $50 or BWP500.00\n            Exhibition Stall – $100 or BWP1\,000.00\n        \n\n        \n            \n            I agree to the\n            Terms & Conditions and\n            Refund Policy.\n        \n      Not yet registered? Please complete your registration   here \n\n        Pay Now\n    \n    \n\n \nNeed a VISA?\n\n🛂 Apply for a Business VISA\n\n\n🌐 Start eVisa Application Process\nPlease reach out to Dr. Sylvia Mwelu (communitymanager@helina.africa) for an invitation letter\n \n\n\n \n\nRoyal Aria (Venue)\nRoyal Aria Hotel\, Tlokweng\, Gaborone \nGet Directions \n\n\n\n \n\nGrand Aria\n Plot 32943\, Phase 2\, Grand Aria Hotel & Conference Centre Gaborone\, Botswana \nGet Directions \n\n\n\n \n\nAvani Hotel\n4727 Chuma Dr\, Gaborone\, Botswana \nGet Directions \n\n\n\n \n\nRegent Hotel\nPlot 74344\, Ext 10\, Gaborone\, Botswana \nGet Directions \n\n\n\n \n\nMondior Hotel\nPlot 21117 Maratadiba\, Gaborone\, Botswana \nGet Directions
URL:https://helina.africa/event/helina-conference/
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SUMMARY:AI in Health\, Kenya Convergence 2026
DESCRIPTION:The AI in Health\, Kenya Convergence 2026 brought together 155 participants from across Kenya\, East Africa\, and international partners to establish a collaborative foundation for scaling and governing artificial intelligence in Kenya’s health sector. The convergence marked a pivotal moment in Kenya’s digital health evolution\, shifting from fragmented AI pilots toward a coordinated\, ethical\, and interoperable national AI ecosystem. \nThe event\, convened by HELINA in partnership with the Kenya Medical Association (KMA)\, emphasized collaboration across government\, academia\, private innovators\, and development partners to align on governance frameworks\, data standards and community-driven implementation. \n\n    \n        \n            \n                \n                \n                \n            \n        \n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n150+\n\nParticipants\n\n\n\n9\n\nCountries represented\n\n\n\n80+\n\nOrganizations represented\n\n\nSectors Represented \n\nGovernment – Ministry of Health\, Digital Health Agency\, County Governments \nAcademia – University of Nairobi\, Moi University\, JKUAT\, Strathmore\, AMREF International University\nHealth Institutions – Kenyatta National Hospital\, Aga Khan University Hospital\nPrivate Sector – Safaricom\, IntelliSOFT\, Smart Applications\, Jacaranda Health\, HealthX Africa\nNGOs and Development Partners – PharmAccess\, PATH\, AMREF\, Palladium\nFunders – Science for Africa Foundation\, Equity Group Foundation\n\nKey outcomes\n\nLaunch of AI in Health\, Kenya Community of Practice with four thematic working groups (Ethics & Equity\, Governance & Policy\, Technical & Interoperability\, Operational & Implementation)\nIntroduction of the ALIVE Framework (Adaptive\, Locally-grounded\, Inclusive\, Vigilant\, Equitable) for continuous ethical oversight of AI in healthcare\nCommitment to develop national AI health resources including a casebook of use cases\, evaluation benchmarks\, and governance white paper\nRecognition of the Digital Health Act (2023) as legal foundation for AI governance and interoperability\nConsensus on core principles including local validation of AI tools\, data sovereignty\, continuous ethical oversight\, and addressing “pilotitis”\n\nFeatured resources\n\nPress Release\nBlog: Beyond the Hype – Kenya’s Full-STAC Strategy\nJoin the Community of Practice
URL:https://helina.africa/event/ai-in-health-kenya-convergence-2026/
LOCATION:Nairobi Kenya
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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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