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From EMRs to Trusted Healthcare: Data Protection and Data Governance in Digital Health Transformation

A survey of 30 health professionals finds data quality, staff training and access controls are the governance gaps standing between EMR adoption and trusted digital health.

Dr. Raphael Akangbe 15 min read
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  1. Inside the Global Push to Make FHIR the Universal Language of Health Data Exchange

    Three years ago, asking whether FHIR would become the dominant health data exchange standard was a legitimate debate.

    Systems & interoperability5 min read

  2. Africa's AI Diagnostics Gap Is Not a Technology Problem. It Is a Data Sovereignty Problem.

    African clinicians are already using AI tools built in the US and Europe.

    AI & data5 min read

  3. Why Digital Health Pilots Fail (and What We Must Do Differently)

    Across our continent, digital health innovation is everywhere.

    Policy & financing3 min read

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Here Lies Another Pilot: Obituaries for Africa’s Digital Health Projects, and a Survival Guide for Yours

Why so many digital health initiatives never make it past the pilot stage, who is really responsible, and how to make sure yours is not next. 22 Oct 2026 · 8 min read22 oct. 2026 · 8 min de lecture Health workforcePersonnels de santé

The Need for Co-created Digital Health Capacity Building and Policy Implementation Across Africa

Why capacity building and policy for digital health work best when African institutions shape them from the start. 13 Oct 2026 · 6 min read13 oct. 2026 · 6 min de lecture Systems & interoperabilitySystèmes et interopérabilité

Inside the Global Push to Make FHIR the Universal Language of Health Data Exchange

Three years ago, asking whether FHIR would become the dominant health data exchange standard was a legitimate debate. 20 Jul 2026 · 5 min read20 juil. 2026 · 5 min de lecture Health workforcePersonnels de santé

Africa's next health workforce crisis is already here

It is not a shortage of doctors. 23 Apr 2026 · 7 min read23 avr. 2026 · 7 min de lecture AI & dataIA et données

Africa's AI Diagnostics Gap Is Not a Technology Problem. It Is a Data Sovereignty Problem.

African clinicians are already using AI tools built in the US and Europe. 3 Mar 2026 · 5 min read3 mars 2026 · 5 min de lecture Policy & financingPolitiques et financement

Why Digital Health Pilots Fail (and What We Must Do Differently)

Across our continent, digital health innovation is everywhere. 29 Dec 2025 · 3 min read29 déc. 2025 · 3 min de lecture AI & dataIA et données

The State of AI in Ethiopian Healthcare: A 2025 Landscape Analysis

A survey of 449 Ethiopian health professionals finds that knowing about AI barely predicts using it. Infrastructure, not education, is now the bottleneck. 29 Nov 2025 · 4 min read29 nov. 2025 · 4 min de lecture Public healthSanté publique

Connecting People, Animals, and Planet through Digital Health

I sometimes think about a map from 1854. 29 Oct 2025 · 9 min read29 oct. 2025 · 9 min de lecture AI & dataIA et données

Doc, Can My Chatbot Handle That?

How AI is shaking up your hospital visit. 11 Oct 2025 · 7 min read11 oct. 2025 · 7 min de lecture AI & dataIA et données

What AI Means for Health in Africa

Hopes, hurdles, and the human touch. 23 Sept 2025 · 6 min read23 sept. 2025 · 6 min de lecture

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