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eHealth Africa (eHA) has strengthened partnerships aimed at accelerating the deployment of digital health solutions across Africa.
The initiative, undertaken in collaboration with the EHA Group, the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) and Dala Africa, is also focused on strengthening public health systems and advancing healthcare delivery across the continent.
The Executive Director of eHealth Africa, Atef Fawaz, said this while briefing news men on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the 2026 Insights Learning Forum (ILF), scheduled for July 28 and July 29.
Fawaz said the forum reflected growing collaboration among institutions committed to advancing digital health transformation and improving healthcare delivery across the continent through innovation, partnerships and sustainable investments.
According to him, African countries are increasingly investing in digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence and health information systems to improve efficiency, service delivery and health outcomes.
He, however, said that challenges relating to interoperability, financing, institutional integration and implementation continued to hinder progress, underscoring the need for stronger collaboration among stakeholders.
Fawaz said the forum would bring together policymakers, development partners, investors, innovators, researchers, private sector leaders and implementation experts with the theme: “Insights. Partnerships. Inclusion. Interoperability. Investment.”
“The partnership behind ILF 2026 reflects the collective action needed to address the continent’s health challenges. Africa’s most pressing health and development challenges require coordinated action.
“ILF 2026 creates a space where governments, funders, innovators, implementers, and private sector leaders can align around shared priorities, build strategic partnerships, and accelerate solutions that deliver sustainable impact at scale,” he said.
Also speaking, eHealth Africa’s Director of Partnerships and Programmes, Ota Akhigbe, said stronger partnerships were critical to translating innovative ideas into sustainable and scalable solutions.
“Africa does not have a shortage of innovation. What we need are stronger systems, deeper collaboration, and clearer pathways for scaling solutions that already work.
“ILF 2026 is designed to strengthen partnerships, unlock financing opportunities, and support the adoption of interoperable systems that improve health outcomes across the continent,” Akhigbe said.
Chairman of the Africa HealthTech Summit and Chief Digital Advisor at Africa CDC, Jean Nsengimana, described the collaboration as an opportunity to strengthen connections among innovation, investment, policy and implementation across Africa’s health technology ecosystem.
Nsengimana said enabling innovators to scale their solutions required coordinated ecosystems that connected entrepreneurs with investors, regulators and implementation partners, while strengthening resilient public digital infrastructure.
Organisers expect more than 300 physical participants and over 1,500 virtual attendees at the forum, where discussions will focus on digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, health financing and interoperability.
Other key areas of discussion include climate and health, supply chain innovation, energy for resilient health systems and scalable implementation models capable of delivering long-term impact across the continent.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that beyond the main event, ILF 2026 will continue through stakeholder consultations, thematic dialogues, webinars and strategic partnerships aimed at translating discussions into practical outcomes and lasting collaborations.(NAN)
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