African healthcare innovation: An untapped resource?.

Abstract

Healthcare systems across the world are in need of innovations that can achieve more with less, for more people. African nations have always been good partners for high-income institutions as they develop and test new ideas. However, they are now at the forefront of developing novel approaches to healthcare, grounded in community-centered approaches, but which also capitalize on the potential of digital healthcare. African healthcare leaders should be bold in realizing their own potential, and leaders from high-income countries must be open to innovations emerging from non-traditional sources.