Digital Health Systems
EMR & HIS selection and implementation
Choosing, customizing and rolling out electronic medical records and health information systems that fit your workflows.
Innovating Healthcare. Empowering Systems.
Bridging Healthcare and Technology to Transform Health Systems Across Africa and beyond.
Consult our multidisciplinary team of health professionals, technologists and business experts. We advise at the intersection of clinical medicine, Public Health, health informatics, data science and policy, for low-resource, offline-first and fast-growing health enterprises in Africa and beyond.
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Data & Analytics
Turn health data into decisions
Dashboards, data science and predictive analytics that move records from the facility to national intelligence.
Policy & Governance
Health data governance and digital strategy
Working with ministries and partners on data governance, interoperability and national digital health strategy.
Research & Evaluation
Evidence you can act on
Study design, epidemiological research and mixed-methods program evaluation.
CPD Trainings
For health workers
Continuing professional development trainings in digital health, informatics and biostatistics.
Telemedicine & Health AI
Safe, validated digital care
Telemedicine models and independent validation of health AI tools for real clinical use.
Who we are
A health and technology consultancy led by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, technologists and business experts.
What we do
We help hospitals, ministries, researchers and health technology teams turn digital health technology into everyday clinical and public health practice. We select, implement and train health information systems, connect facility records to national systems, and turn health data into analytics that guide decisions.
Our mission
To transform health systems by bridging healthcare and technology, so that healthcare owns the right system, digital tools, data and skills to deliver better care.
Designed by health professionals, engineered by experts
Every solution starts from front-line clinical reality, healthcare workflows and patient care pathways, then is built with the precision of modern software engineering.
Contextual and Afro-centric
Designed for low-resource, offline-first, intermittent-connectivity and rapid-growth African health environments.
Data-driven impact
Fragmented health records become epidemiological intelligence, national registries and predictive analytics.
Enterprise interoperability
Built on HL7 FHIR, ICD-10/11, DHIS2, OpenMRS and REDCap to prevent health data silos.
Consultancy services
Health and every discipline that moves it forward.
Eight Consultancy pillars, from the hospital floor to national strategy. Consult us and we will help you choose the right combination for your goals.
Health & Tech
Digital Health Architecture, EMR & Telemedicine
EMRs, telehealth, low-bandwidth mHealth and interoperability, so facilities and ministries can select, deploy and scale health information systems.
- EMR/EHR selection and needs assessment, including technical RFPs
- Implementation, customization and change management
- Interoperability with HL7 FHIR, ICD-10/11, DHIS2 and OpenMRS
- Telehealth and mHealth design for low-bandwidth settings
- Clinical AI validation and bias assessment in LMICs
- Health IT vendor auditing and evaluation
Health & Analytics
Health Data Science & Biostatistics
Turning health data into decisions, from DHIS2 and biostatistics to surveillance dashboards and predictive models.
- Routine health information system optimization with DHIS2 data
- Biostatistics and modeling in Stata, R and Python
- Surveillance dashboards and GIS mapping
- Data quality assessment frameworks
- Predictive analytics for readmission, treatment defaulting and bed capacity
Health & Policy
Health Systems Policy, Governance & Strategy
Advising governments, health bureaus and NGOs on evidence-informed policy, data governance and national strategy.
- Evidence-informed decision making and policy briefs
- Health sector and data governance frameworks
- National digital health strategy and roadmap development
- Health data privacy, consent and security governance
- Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
Health & Quality
Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement
Helping hospitals and clinics reach high standards of patient safety, clinical quality and accreditation.
- Clinical audit and governance frameworks
- Quality improvement cycles (Plan-Do-Study-Act) in emergency, maternal and surgical care
- Hospital accreditation preparedness
- Clinical workflow design and hospital operations
Health & Economics
Health Economics & Financing
Helping health systems, hospitals and development partners judge the value, cost and sustainability of health programs.
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of interventions, diagnostics and digital models
- Hospital financial optimization, including pricing and resource use audits
- Universal health coverage financing and community-based insurance models
Health & Supply Chain
Health Logistics & Operations
Optimizing how essential medicines, vaccines and medical supplies are procured, stored and distributed.
- Pharmaceutical supply chain audits, including APTS, to cut stockouts and expiry waste
- Cold chain and distribution design for vaccines and emergency supplies in rural areas
- Demand forecasting and consumption analytics from admission and epidemiological data
Health & Climate
One Health & Climate Resilience
Addressing how climate and environmental risk shape disease burden and community health resilience.
- Climate-health vulnerability assessments
- One Health frameworks linking human, animal and environmental surveillance
- Healthcare facility sustainability, medical waste management and green infrastructure
Health & Education
Research, Training & Academic Advisory
Strengthening research capability and delivering certificate trainings.
- Study design, sample size calculation, regression modeling and systematic reviews
- Epidemiological research and mixed-methods program evaluation
- Competency-based CPD trainings and hands-on workshops for health workers
- IRB and research governance, grant writing and study protocols
Who we serve
From ministries to start-ups.
Deep contextual knowledge of LMIC health ecosystems shapes every engagement, whatever the size or sector of the client.
Ministries of Health & Public Health Institutes
National digital architecture, health governance and disease surveillance. For example EPHI and Africa CDC.
Hospitals & Private Healthcare Enterprise Networks
EMR adoption, digital workflow optimization and clinical analytics.
Global Health NGOs & Donors
Digital health intervention evaluations, health information systems implementations and research protocols. For example USAID, WHO, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Palladium and PATH.
HealthTech Startups & Telemedicine Providers
Product strategy, clinical validation, regulatory compliance and localized implementation.
Academic & Research Institutions
Biostatistical analysis, quantitative research design and digital health systematic reviews.
Our reach
Individuals, governments, NGOs and private organisations.
The people and institutions we serve, and the places we work.
—Individual clientsHealth workers and professionals we coach and advise
1GovernmentsMinistries, public institutes and public hospitals
—NGOsNon-profits, donors and development partners
1Private sectorClinics, hospital groups and health technology companies
- Addis Ababa Ethiopia · HQ
Ways to work with us
Four engagement models.
Retainer Advisory
Ongoing strategic guidance for Ministries of Health, donor groups or enterprise hospital groups that need routine digital health advice.
Project-Based Delivery
End-to-end execution of specific deliverables, such as an EMR selection, biostatistical analysis of a national survey or a systematic review protocol.
Vendor-Partner Implementation
Partnering directly with health IT software vendors to lead ground-level clinical implementation, workflow customization and user training.
CPD Trainings for Health Workers
Continuing professional development (CPD) trainings that equip health workers with practical skills in digital health, health informatics, biostatistics (Stata) and evidence-informed decision-making.
Current trainings
Certificate Training
Practical, up-to-date courses in digital health, some delivered together with universities. Open a training to see its outline, duration, benefits and fees.
In collaboration with universities
Health Data Science
Hands-on training that turns routine health data into evidence, from data management and biostatistics to dashboards and predictive models.
- 6 weeks (3 hours per week)
- Intermediate
Entry level, no experience needed
Digital Health Literacy Level 1
A friendly first step into digital health for every health worker: what the tools are, how to use them safely and how they improve care.
- 2 days (about 12 hours)
- Level 1 (beginner)
In collaboration with universities
Telemedicine
Learn to plan, run and evaluate safe telemedicine services, including in low-bandwidth and low-resource settings.
- 4 weeks (3 hours per week)
- Intermediate
Technical interoperability training
HL7 and FHIR
Understand health data standards and learn to connect health systems with HL7 and FHIR through hands-on exercises.
- 5 days (about 30 hours)
- Intermediate to advanced
Our work
Selected past projects.
Digital health work across hospitals, ministries and research programs, from first assessment to results in practice.
Health & Policy
Health Data Governance Strategy Development
Ministry of Health, Ethiopia with Palladium International
We supported the development of a health data governance strategy, working with the Ministry of Health, Ethiopia and Palladium International.
Health & Tech
EMR Customization and Training
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
We customized the electronic medical record system for the hospital and trained its staff to use it.
Health & Tech
EMR Implementation
Bone Dental Clinic
We implemented an electronic medical record system for the clinic.
Our partners
Partners who share the mission.
We work alongside ministries, implementation partners, technology vendors and academic institutions to make digital health last.
St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College
Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Palladium International
Bone Dental ClinicTestimonials
What people say about working with us.
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Let us build the digital backbone of your health system.
Tell us about your facility, program or research question. We will respond with a clear view of where clinical workflow, data and policy meet in your context.
afrohealthandtechinfo@gmail.com
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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