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Quote from African HealthTech Summit 2025: "We can go fast and far together by joining hands and using technology that belongs to us."

Getting the Balance Right: Innovation, Governance, and ‘Collabor-action’ on the Agenda at African HealthTech Summit

The SanteComCIV digital system in Côte d’Ivoire enhances community health by improving data collection, empowering health workers, and contributing to reduced child mortality through efficient care.

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"It's not just a regular phone. This system can help reduce child mortality."

Now they see us as professionals: Digital health transforms community care in Côte d’Ivoire

The SanteComCIV digital system in Côte d’Ivoire enhances community health by improving data collection, empowering health workers, and contributing to reduced child mortality through efficient care.

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A community health worker from the R-SWITCH project, supported by Medic, checks a child for malnutrition in Turkana County, Kenya

My First Visit to Turkana: Lessons on Digital Health and Malnutrition

Turkana County, in north-west Kenya, is vast. Its open landscapes stretch as far as the eye can see—painting a picture of both beauty and challenge. The arid land makes Turkana extremely susceptible to severe drought. People struggle to obtain food, and cattle rustling is a common occurrence. The county has

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Graphic of a group of people lloking at an app on a phone, next to a quote box that reads: "What if refugees weren't just recipients of healthcare...but providers of it?"

From 27 to 2000: How refugee community health workers are transforming healthcare through digital innovation

Three years ago, CHT Community member Guild Digital made a decision that would fundamentally change how they think about refugees, technology, and healthcare. In recognition of World Refugee Week 2025, Guild’s Brian Ssennoga shares their journey.  In the early morning light of Uganda’s Kyaka II refugee settlement, Sarah, a Village

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How digital health technology is closing childhood immunization gaps

Vaccines have saved millions of lives, but today’s global immunization programs face new threats—and digital health technology is offering community-driven solutions to protect the most vulnerable. The global immunization challenge: Why digital solutions are needed now Over 150 million. That’s how many lives the World Health Organisation estimates have been

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"We find ourselves at this nexus between climate and health..." How digital tools can help build climate-resilient health systems

Building climate-resilient health systems: Lessons from Kenya at the Global Digital Health Forum

Medic’s ClimateXHealth initiative, in collaboration with Lwala Community Alliance, aims to integrate climate resilience into health systems, addressing challenges posed by climate-sensitive infectious diseases in Africa.

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