Africa HealthTech

September 30, Day 1 of the Africa HealthTech Summit 2026 opened in Kigali, and our team was in the room.  

Our CEO, Professor Chimezie Anyakora “, and Rwanda Program Officer, Murungi Jasmine Sarah, represented Bloom Public Health at the fifth edition, themed Wellness for All: Powered by Intelligent Health Systems.

The key message was clear: Africa’s health-tech sector must move beyond pilots and build solutions that work at scale and reach the people who need them. The Gates Foundation emphasized that technology must reach communities, while the WHO Regional Director for Africa added that digital #health solutions must be designed with Africans, governed by Africans, and built for African realities.

One session that stood out, “Harnessing Health Intelligence to Reverse Preventable Maternal Deaths,” showcased Rwanda’s virtual hospital, where specialists remotely guide midwives and general practitioners through complicated cases while AI flags high-risk cases early.

At Bloom Public Health, we’re glad to join this conversation and are committed to building #health solutions that reach the people who need them.

On October 1, Day 2 of the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) 2026 in Kigali turned conversations into commitment, with a strong focus on partnerships and sustainable health financing. Bloom Public Health was represented by the CEO, Professor Chimezie Anyakora, and Murungi Jasmine Sarah from our Rwanda country office.

Professor Chimezie Anyakora took part in the Africa-Canada Roundtable, led by Dala Group Africa and Dynamik Africa, where leaders from both continents explored collaboration in digital #health, research, investment, and diaspora engagement with a clear message that partnerships must lead to real action and benefit both sides.

He also joined the ABC Health CEO Roundtable, “Reimagining Africa’s Health Economy: Unlocking Public-Private Innovation for Health Systems Transformation,” where he called for Africa to move away from reliance on donor funding. Products are often priced around donor funding, which is not sustainable. Africa is a large market, and pricing right and thinking at scale allows growth without waiting for external support.

We also joined a fireside chat with Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Chairman and Chief Curator of the summit, who shared the journey that led him to the helm of its fifth edition, and attended sessions on ethics and regulation in health research and on building the workforce to keep medical equipment running.

Bloom Public Health remains committed to the partnerships and sustainable solutions that will strengthen #health systems across Africa.

On October 2, the final day of the Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) 2026 in Kigali, we met with the EU Capacity Building team and African Knowledge Institute for Innovation and Scientific Advancement (AKIISA) to explore potential collaboration in education, training, and capacity building.

African Knowledge Institute for Innovation and Scientific Advancement AKIISA demonstrated its e-learning platform, including video-based learning and simulation centres that support learners with different literacy levels. The next step is to identify specific areas where the EU, Bloom Public Health, and African Knowledge Institute for Innovation and Scientific Advancement (AKIISA) could work together.

As the summit closes, we reflect on three days in Kigali. Day 1 called for solutions that move beyond pilots to scale. On Day 2, our CEO, Professor Chimezie Anyakora, called for Africa to move away from reliance on donor funding. Along the way, we strengthened partnerships and began new conversations with ComzAfrica, Africa Quantitative Sciences, African Medicines Agency, the EU team, and AKIISA .

Thank you to the organizers and everyone who made these conversations possible. Bloom Public Health remains committed to turning them into partnerships that strengthen health systems across Africa.