May 4, 2021
Digital innovation is vital for the advancement of African economies and their health services – but to make this possible certain large stumbling blocks need to be removed.
This was the consensus among high-level global and African health experts who came together for an online discussion co-hosted by the Africa Health Alliance (AHA) and USA Healthcare Alliance (USAHA) on promoting healthcare infrastructure and bridging the digital divide in Africa.
Among the major challenges identified are a lack of broadband infrastructure, a shortage of digitised data for actionable systemic insights, and inadequate long-term investing and political support for innovative health technologies from Africa.