Driven by Collaboration, Focused on Health Transformation for Africa
The Health Collaborative is a transformative network of 9 higher education institutions and the Mastercard Foundation.
We value and invite like-minded partners who share the same mission.
Meet our Partners
Born from a commitment to fostering inclusive, sustainable, and impactful health-focused initiatives, the Health Collaborative represents a fusion of bright minds and leading institutions.
Our shared vision is to prepare diverse youth for the meaningful work of transforming health and well-being in Africa, through contextually appropriate and sustainable primary healthcare systems. The Health Collaborative is designed to leverage the power of higher education institutions as sites of knowledge exchange and community collaboration, and nexuses for cross-sector partnerships.
Learn more about the Health Collaborative Partners
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Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
African Leadership University
Mauritius, Rwanda
Ashesi University
Ghana
Mastercard Foundation
Canada
Moi University
Kenya
University of Cape Town
South Africa
University of Toronto
Canada
Explore our Pillars
Preparing diverse youth for the meaningful work of transforming health and wellbeing in Africa through contextually appropriate and sustainable primary healthcare.
Health
Employment
(HEMP)
Expand capacity to train primary health care workers to meet growing demand.
Health
Entrepreneurship
(HENT)
Implement and sustain entrepreneurial ecosystems that launch health start-ups, generate revenue, and create meaningful employment.
Health
Ecosystems
(HECO)
Enabling the growth and transformation of Africa’s health sector.
Programs at a Glance
Recent Activities
What Works: Improving Maternal and Newborn Health in Kenya and Ethiopia
Join this webinar to explore how community-led systems and digital innovations, in partnership with local leaders, are scaling sustainable healthcare impact and delivering life-saving care for mothers and their newborns.
Apply for the AIMS Master’s in Mathematical Epidemiology (MathEpi) Scholarship
Apply for the 2025 AIMS MathEpi Master’s program. Fully funded scholarships for African students in statistics and public health. Deadline: March 15.
Apply for KNUST’s CPD-Eligible Short Courses in Health Systems and Services Management
Applicants must meet the following requirements to qualify for the scholarship: Short Courses and Timelines 23rd – 27th February 2026: Emergency Preparedness and Response to Epidemic/Pandemic-Prone Diseases 10th – 14th February 2026: Community Emergency Care 24th – 27th February 2026: Palliative Care Module 1 23rd – 27th March 2026: Introduction to Healthcare Quality Improvement (IQI) […]
Call for Insights & Stories: Frontiers Opens Special Collection for AHC Partners
The Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) is pleased to share an exciting opportunity for all AHC institutional partners to share original research, reviews, case studies, policy briefs, perspectives, and reflective pieces in a new article collection titled “United in Partnership: Academic Collaborations for Primary Health Care Transformation” by Frontiers in Medicine. This special collection is being […]
A New Chapter of Collaboration: AHC Welcomes Prof. Joachim Osur as Executive Steering Committee Chair
The Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) has announced Prof. Joachim Osur, Vice Chancellor of Amref International University, as the new Chair of the Executive Steering Committee (ESC). The symbolic handover took place during the closing ceremony of the 2025 AHC Convening in Rwanda, held in October 2025. This marks a significant leadership transition from Prof. Nhlanhla […]
Africa Health Collaborative 2025: Driving Transformative Change in Primary Healthcare Future
Last October, over 170 policymakers, health experts, academics, and youth innovators from 14 countries came together for the Africa Health Collaborative’s (AHC) 2025 Annual Convening, hosted by the African Leadership University (ALU) in Kigali, Rwanda.
Engineering Dignity: Designing Low-Cost Prosthetics in the University of Cape Town’s MedTech Lab
Read about how Jemila Abdulai’s internship at UCT’s MedTech Lab strengthened her commitment to human-centered engineering, demonstrating how affordable innovations like the ADL Arm can expand access, restore dignity, and transform lives in underserved communities.
Graduate Scholarship Opportunities at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Apply for graduate (MPh, MSc, MPhil, PhD) scholarships at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Digital Storytelling & Co-Design in Africa’s Healthcare Landscape
Join this webinar to explore how Digital Storytelling (DST) and Co-Design can transform health systems by centering the people who live the stories.