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Scaling innovation towards universal health coverage (UHC)

Now in its fourth edition, the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) brings together Ministers of Health and ICT, National Public Health Institutes, Regulators, Tech Innovators, Healthcare Professionals, Development Partners, Investors, and Academia. Together, they explore how emerging technologies can be harnessed to build resilience, improve health systems, and promote individual wellbeing across African communities.

Under the theme “Connected Care: Scaling Innovation Towards UHC,” the 2025 Summit explores how connected, intelligent technologies can be leveraged to strengthen primary health care delivery, improve continuity of care, integrate service delivery across health systems, and accelerate equitable access to essential health services. This includes deploying AI, cloud computing, IoT, robotics, drones, and blockchain to improve efficiency, responsiveness, and reach particularly for underserved populations and frontline health workers supporting progress toward Universal Health Coverage.