Day 1: Session 1
Welcome Address
Keynote
Maternal & Child Health: Realities, Needs & Digital Pathways
Welcome Address
Keynote: Shifting Priorities – The Future of Global Health Funding
Prof. Tulio de Oliviera (Director, Centre for Epidemic Response & Innovation (CERI), Stellenbosch Univ.)
Maternal & Child Health: Realities, Needs & Digital Pathways
(Chairs: Prof. Beate Kampmann, Dr. Karin Steinecke)
A discussion of the current landscape in maternal and child health, highlighting how digital approaches are addressing identified gaps and priorities.
What is maternal and child health? Key definitions & indicators
Dr. Richard Mugahi (Ministry of Health, Uganda)
MCH under different conditions – context of Madagascar
Prof. Diavolana Andrianarimanana (University of Mahajanga, Madagascar)
The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya
Nidhi Leekha, Prof. Marleen Temmerman (Centre for Maternal and Child Health, Nairobi, Kenya)
Innovations in Women and Girls’ health with a Focus on Maternal Health
Deepali Sood (UNFPA WomenX)
Interactive: “What is the biggest barrier in MCH?”
Day 1: Session 2
Infectious Disease & AMR: Digital Tools in the Fight for Child Health
(Chairs: Dr. Ojara Williams Francis, Beatrice Odongkara)
This session looks at how digital tools are being integrated into efforts to manage infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, particularly in pediatric health.
AMR and Infectious Disease in Children: What data tells us
Prof. Natalie Schellack (Professor & Head of Department of Pharmacology, University of Pretoria)
Implementing Digital Tools
Shreshth Mawandia (Project Director, Data.FI – Global Health Informatics & HIV Surveillance)
Day 1: Session 3
Scaling What Works - Digital Health Systems in Practice (LMIC/HIC)
(Chairs: Deepali Sood, PD Dr. Samuel Knauß)
A comparative look at how digital health systems are being scaled in both low- and high-income contexts, with examples of implementation in practice.
Electronic LMNS – local maternal and neonatal system working at community
Dan Kajungu, PhD (Executive Director, MUCHAP & Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch)
Ecosystem approach to health – Madagascar
Dr. Joelle Rabesoa
MomConnect – 10 Years of Maternal Health Impact at National Scale in South Africa
Daniel Futerman
Interactive: “What enables digital health systems to scale in low-resource settings?”
Day 2: Session 1
Keynote
Building a Digital Health Foundation
(Chairs: Prof. Catriona Waitt, Prof. Miriam Nkangu)
This session explores key enablers of digital health, including internet accessibility in low-resource settings, secure and interoperable data exchange, and the evolving regulatory frameworks that guide implementation.
Keynote: Digital Solutions – Scaling Up, Learning from Other Experiences
Dr. Carina Nina Vorisek
Enabling Scale: Regulation, Governance, and Infrastructure for Sustainable Digital Health
Elizabeth Mwihaki Mbugua
Building a connected ecosystem for Clinical Research in Africa
Adriaan Kruger (Co-Founder, NuvoteQ & Scigenix)
Implementing a digital clinical decision support- how to overcome challenges
Dr. Anja Junker
Q&A
Day 2: Session 2
Case Studies & Lessons from the Field
(Chairs: Prof. Beate Kampmann, Dr. Eduardo Salgado)
What works in the real world? Presenters share real-world case studies from digital health projects, focusing on lessons learned and practical takeaways.
Case study: Digital Born Fyne-Prenatal Management System – successful implementation of Digital Health in Cameroon
Miriam Nkangu, PhD (Digital Health project Lead for Maternal Health)
Case study: Experiences with paediatric dosing/extrapolation using pharmacometrics
Kristin Karlsson
Case study: Digital monitoring of newborns
Prof. Christoph Lippert
Day 2: Session 3
AI in Healthcare & Research
(Chair: Prof. Bernd Rosenkranz, Tirhani Maluleke, PhD)
A look at current applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare delivery and medical research, with attention to ongoing developments.
AI Has Landed: Let’s Solve Africa’s Healthcare Challenges with New Skills
Maik Lange
Bridging the gap: Developers vs. end-users in AI health tools
Shireen Saxena (ADA Health)
From Model to Bedside: How AI Tools Are Applied, Monitored, and Reported in Healthcare
Dr. Eduardo Salgado (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Day 2: Session 4
Pharmacometrics, AI & Digital Tools
Closing Remarks
(Chair: Prof. Phumla Sinxadi, Kayode Ogungbenro, PhD)
This session explores the intersection of pharmacometrics, machine learning, and digital technologies in drug development and healthcare optimization.
A novel approach to predict fetal exposure to drugs
Prof. Jash Unadkat (University of Washington)
Joint longitudinal and time-to-event model for estimating risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy
Dr. Samer Mouksassi, PharmD, PhD, FCP
From (limited) data to dose: the example of the Dutch Pediatric Formulary
Tjitske van der Zanden (Dutch Expertise Centre on Pediatric Pharmacotherapy)
PBPK modelling in maternal and child health – case studies
Karen R. Yeo