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Young Leaders Redefining What Health Work in Africa Means
This International Youth Day, read about how the AHC's young leaders are challenging traditional ideas and reimagining health work, strengthening health systems, and building the future of healthcare across Africa.
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Lecturer, Humanities & Social Sciences Department - Ashesi University; MELA Lead
Ashesi University
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Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, Business Administration Department; Chair, PIC
Ashesi University
What Ghana’s Vaccine Ambitions Teach Us About Africa’s Health Sovereignty
Dr. Sodzi Sodzi-Tettey, Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s National Vaccine Institute (NVI), shares Ghana's compelling vision for health sovereignty at the Health Innovation Festival (HIFest 2026) in Accra.
Health Innovation Festival 2026 Opens in Ghana with a Call for Collaboration, Innovation, and Investment
HIFest 2026 brings together emerging entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and health-sector leaders from across Africa and beyond to explore locally driven solutions to some of the continent’s most pressing healthcare challenges
Inside HIFest 2026: Meet the 37 Ventures Shaping the Future of Health in Africa
These African-led ventures represent some of the most promising health innovations advancing primary healthcare, entrepreneurship, and health systems strengthening across the continent.
Africa’s Young Health Innovators Need More Than a Stage
HIFest is the nexus where Africa's young health innovators turn their bold and transformative ideas into huge impacts. Here's an opportunity to fuel the future of Africa's healthcare system.
Apply for the Introduction to Public Policy Summer Course by Ashesi University
This opportunity is open to alumni and graduating students from our Africa Health Collaborative partner universities.
Dignity, Data, and Disruption in Africa’s Health Systems: A Young Leader’s Reflection
John Nyagaka, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar and AHC Young Leaders Table Chair, reflects on his transformative experience at the 2025 Annual Convening.
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.
