THE IDEA AND THE ACTION
The HealthTech Hub Africa (HTHA) is a hybrid Pan-African health tech accelerator with a physical co-working and community space in Kigali, Rwanda. It works to drive development of health technologies in Africa and fast-track these innovations in public health systems through collaboration with government partners and funders of global health. By doing so, HTHA aims to support African governments in tackling their largest health challenges, particularly those faced by low-income and underserved populations.
HTHA is unique in its dual mission, focused on meeting the needs of both entrepreneurs and governments as they collectively work to advance health equity. HTHA provides a 10-month innovation and investment readiness program for entrepreneurs working on health tech solutions, including master classes, one-on-one mentoring, business development training and fundraising workshops. In parallel, HTHA has established an Intergovernmental Working Group, which brings those entrepreneurs together with government leaders to develop policy blueprints for the validation and integration of health tech solutions into public health systems.
THE IMPACT
Since 2022, HTHA has supported a total of 68 organisations — both nonprofit and private — across 17 African countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
