𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐃𝐇𝐢 𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐚

Our Executive Director, Professor Binyam Tilahun, PhD,MPH,FIAHSI, is participating in The Pan African Health Informatics Association (HELINA) 2025 Conference taking place this week in Gaborone, Botswana. The event has brought together digital health researchers and policymakers from across the continent under the theme: “𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.”

In his welcome remarks at a pre-conference event co-organized with Africa CDC and 𝗚𝗜𝗭, Professor Binyam emphasized that the true measure of digital health success lies not in the number of systems built, but in the health outcomes achieved, particularly the tangible impact on mothers and children in remote areas of Africa who deserve quality and affordable healthcare.

The week-long program features a range of collaborative and knowledge-sharing activities, including:
📌 Aug 25–26: Digital Health Transformation Country Consultation Workshop

📌 Aug 25–26 (side event): Continental Digital Health Interoperability Workshop – advancing connected health data systems for Africa

📌 Aug 27: Digital Health Leaders Forum – peer exchange on governance and leadership for sustainable transformation

📌 Aug 25–29: Africa on FHIR – a week-long connectathon & hackathon on HL7 FHIR, interoperability, and scalable data infrastructure

📌 Aug 28–29: HELINA 2025 Scientific Conference at the Royal Aria Convention Centre – convening policymakers, innovators, researchers, and practitioners for bold ideas and transformative conversations.