Africa HealthTech Summit 2026

Explore how digital health and AI can improve health systems across Africa. The programme examines safe and trustworthy clinical AI, interoperable health data, digital public-health surveillance, and the translation of research into care. Sessions address maternal and youth mental health, primary-care capacity, workforce development, health-data governance and financing sustainable implementation.

A session led by Morris Nguyen of Predicate AI Labs examines physiological intelligence for earlier neonatal sepsis detection, on 30 September from 14:00 to 15:00 in MH2B. The wider programme combines plenaries, technical sessions, workshops and discussions of evidence, adoption and scale.

The summit takes place at Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda, from 30 September to 2 October 2026. All programme times are Central Africa Time, CAT (GMT+2). The first day opens with a performance at 08:30 and the official opening at 09:00; the closing ceremony on 2 October is scheduled for 12:00–13:00.

Public registration is open through the summit portal. The Delegate pass is USD 149 for selected sessions and tracks; Gold is USD 499 for full sessions, tracks and exhibition; VIP is USD 799 with additional benefits. Check the programme against your chosen pass. Some workshops and roundtables are invitation-only. Access to Markets is a separate invitation-only co-located event; selecting it does not guarantee entry. Complimentary passes require approval, and field trips have limited availability.