National Health Informatics Association Docket Lead
Pan African Health Informatics Association
Brief Overview:
National Health Informatics Associations (NHIAs) serve as critical country-level bodies that unite professionals, institutions, and stakeholders in digital health, health information systems, and health informatics. Within the ADHN ecosystem, they play a pivotal role in bridging the continental agenda with national realities; ensuring that policies, standards, and capacity-building efforts are contextually adapted and sustainably implemented.
“Health informatics is the backbone of digital transformation. Through this docket, we empower professionals to turn data into decisions, and decisions into better health outcomes.”
— Steve Wanyee, NHIA Docket Lead, ADHN
They represent the professional voice of digital health practitioners and contribute to building a strong, standardized, and ethical practice of health informatics across Africa.
Priority Focus Areas
- Professionalization of Health Informatics: Develop and harmonize competencies, certifications, and accreditation systems.
- Knowledge Sharing and Networking: Facilitate exchanges between NHIAs to align national and regional efforts.
- Policy and Technical Support: Provide technical input to inform national and continental digital health policies.
- Capacity Strengthening: Promote continuous learning, mentorship, and skill advancement in health informatics.
- Representation and Advocacy: Champion the inclusion of informatics experts in policy discussions and technical working groups.
Mandate
The National Health Informatics Associations Docket is mandated to:
- Strengthen national coordination and representation of digital health professionals.
- Promote standardization and adoption of best practices in health informatics across countries.
- Build professional capacity through certification, continuous education, and peer learning.
- Support governments in the implementation of national digital health strategies and interoperability frameworks.
- Contribute technical expertise to ADHN’s regional and continental initiatives.
Most Asked Question.
The NHIA Docket connects and strengthens national health informatics associations across Africa. It serves as a bridge between country-level professionals and ADHN’s continental agenda, promoting collaboration, professional development, and the adoption of global standards in digital health.
Membership is open to national informatics associations, digital health professionals, technical experts, and health information system practitioners working to strengthen informatics capacity and governance in Africa.
The docket promotes training, certification, peer learning, and mentorship programs to enhance technical capacity. It also supports the creation of standardized professional pathways and ethical guidelines for health informatics practice.
It collaborates with ministries, academia, and private sector partners to ensure that digital health policies, interoperability standards, and workforce programs reflect both global best practices and local needs.
The docket prioritizes professionalization of health informatics, knowledge exchange, policy and technical support, capacity strengthening, and representation of informatics experts in key decision-making forums.