Digitizing
Connecting
Empowering
Reimagining
Healthcare in Africa
Enabling Africa to embrace healthcare digitization: technology, intelligence and co-creation for healthier communities.
Technology, intelligence and co-creation
for better health
We bring together healthcare professionals, communities and technologists to build the digital future of health in Africa.
Tech Solutions
We engage the healthcare ecosystem to co-create innovative, technology-driven products, solutions and digital health initiatives that respond to real needs on the ground.
AI 4 Healthcare
We promote artificial intelligence, large language models and machine learning to expand access to quality care and to power evidence-based, data-driven decisions across Africa.
Co-Creation
We work side by side with healthcare professionals, communities and technology experts to build tailored digital solutions that answer local health challenges and create sustainable impact.
10,000 minds. One mission: bridging the digital health divide.
HITLabs 10,000 is a global capacity-building initiative that OAZIS Health drives in collaboration with Health Innovation Toolbox, shaping a new generation of healthtech innovators across the Global South. Centered on digital health, responsible AI and frugal innovation, it equips healthcare professionals, students and system leaders with applied learning, mentorship and real-world product-building experience.
It is not just training talent: it is building a movement of doers who create meaningful, scalable impact where it is needed most.
Free, hands-on and open to the Global SouthPurpose
To democratize access to digital health knowledge and empower healthcare professionals in underserved regions with the skills, tools and mindset to innovate responsibly and bridge the global digital health divide.
Mission
To educate, mentor and prepare 10,000+ healthcare professionals across the Global South through free, hands-on learning in digital health, AI and frugal innovation, enabling them not only to build but to confidently adapt to the technologies reshaping their workplaces.
Impact
Over 3,000 professionals across 20+ African nations, from ministries of health to hospitals and global health organizations, have gained real-world exposure through the programs: designing context-driven digital solutions and strengthening local health systems. This growing community is transforming healthcare from within, driving practical, affordable and inclusive innovation.
Education
Masterclasses designed for the Global South healthcare ecosystem, equipping professionals and entrepreneurs with the skills to harness technology, innovate locally and build scalable solutions that improve patient outcomes and strengthen community health systems. Each program blends practical learning with purpose, turning knowledge into impact and ideas into action.
Mentorship
A global community of healthcare innovators committed to building solutions that matter. Selected startups receive hands-on mentorship, strategic guidance and access to global networks to scale ideas that advance the UN SDGs and create measurable, lasting impact in public health.
Digital Products
Digital health solutions designed and deployed to expand access, improve efficiency and strengthen public health systems. Each product addresses real healthcare challenges through innovation and sustainability, fully aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, creating technology that improves care and transforms lives.
Free masterclasses built for
healthcare professionals
Jargon-free, hands-on programs designed around the real challenges of African health systems. No coding background required. Tap a course to enroll on OAZIS Academy.
Digital Health for Healthcare Professionals
A foundational masterclass for clinicians with minimal or no technical background. It demystifies core digital health technologies, evolving workflows and future models of care across emerging markets.
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Digital Health Product Design
A hands-on program that teaches healthcare professionals to think like product builders: design thinking, user research, prototyping, MVPs and iterative workflows. No coding required.
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Digital Health Entrepreneurship
A fast-track program on venture building for emerging markets: problem validation, regulatory pathways, business models, funding strategy and go-to-market execution.
View courseStartups growing through
the initiative
Ventures mentored through HITLabs 10,000, each solving a real health challenge in its community.
Eco-Mama
A digital health platform helping vulnerable women cope with the psychological impact of climate change. Through AI-driven mental health assessments and telepsychiatry, Eco-Mama provides localized support, while its Women Warriors program grows community advocates for mental health resilience.
Menya Health Hub
Empowering Rwandan youth with confidential, AI-driven sexual and reproductive health information and services. The platform offers accurate health guidance and support, addressing critical youth health needs and fostering healthier communities through accessible digital solutions.
Mediconnect Rwanda
A telemedicine platform, officially licensed by the Ministry of Health, connecting patients and medical professionals through virtual consultations, online prescriptions and health education. It breaks down geographical barriers so quality medical advice reaches rural communities.
Vicsi Healthcare
Redefining homecare access by connecting families with trusted, verified nursing professionals for home visits, recovery support and elderly care. Built on affordability, dignity and continuity of care, it is bridging critical gaps in community-based care across Ghana.
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