Julius Emmrich

📣📣 eHealth or e-Chaos? A Decade of Digital Health in Africa ! In 2022, researchers mapped 738 digital health interventions across Sub-Saharan Africa. Their findings revealed both incredible innovation and deep systemic gaps. The numbers were striking: ‼️82% of projects focused on service delivery, but only 0.4% strengthened leadership & governance. ‼️92% targeted health workers, while very few empowered patients directly. ‼️More than a third stalled at the pilot stage, never reaching scale. The lesson: Africa doesn’t lack innovation — it lacks coordination, integration, and sustainability. The opportunity now is to: ✅ Invest in solutions that cut across multiple health system building blocks. ✅ Strengthen digital leadership within Ministries of Health. ✅ Stop duplication by aligning with national strategies & global digital goods. ✅ Move beyond proof-of-concept to scale and sustainability. Africa’s digital health future is not in question but whether it’s eHealth or e-Chaos depends on the choices we make today. 💡 3 years on, the question is still timely: How do we transform e-chaos into a truly connected digital health ecosystem for Africa? Share with us ⬇️⬇️ Credit to Derrick Muneene , Humphrey Karamagi and team for the insightful paper https://lnkd.in/duh_HqS4 #DHAInsights

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Really useful analyses and paper led by the CDHi- Center for Digital Health and Implementation Science team on the #mobile phone ownership and improvements in #maternal and #childhealth in #Rwanda, in collaboration with Africa Quantitative Sciences and The Center for Global Digital Health Innovation. Among many interesting results, we see: - A stark increase in national mobil ephone ownership (>20% points in just 5 years!) - Gains were strongest in the poorest households (~30% points in just 5 years) - Gender gaps are narrowing but still remain Notable results, especially given Rwanda's investments in #digital inclusion and connectivity #infrastructure. Such work also reinforces the critical value and the need to sustain #DHS (Demographic and Health Surveys). Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI Hinda Ruton Diwakar Mohan Meredith Kimball Exemplars in Global Health

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📢 WEBINAR: First talk on evidence-informed decision making On August 6, the Health Systems, Interventions, Impact Evaluation and Policy (HSIEP) Department at Ifakara Health Institute hosted its first webinar on Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM), featuring experts from Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and Cochrane Kenya. 🧠 Key discussion points:  🔹 How to bridge the gap between research and policy 🔹 The role of relationships and context in shaping decisions 🔹 Tools for finding and using high-quality evidence 🔹 Why evidence must be relevant, clear, and accessible 🎙️ Moderated by Dr GETRUD JOSEPH MOLLEL, Research Scientist & Deputy Head of HSIEP, the session featured insights from Ms. Barbara Miheso, Research Scientist at KEMRI and Co-Director of Cochrane Kenya, and Ms. Wambui Njonge, Librarian at KEMRI and Coordinator at Cochrane Kenya. 📌 This webinar kicks off a new learning series aiming to make research more actionable and impactful — especially in a time when global health priorities and funding are rapidly shifting. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eiHWmmMS >> #IFAKARAevents #GlobalHealth #HealthPolicy #EvidenceToAction #ResearchImpact #EvidenceForPolicy

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