Our senior fellow, Professor Francisca Mutapi explores why Africa must take ownership of its health data and AI future as artificial intelligence reshapes global healthcare systems.
She argues that African countries have a critical opportunity to move beyond being sources of raw health data by investing in the infrastructure, governance, and talent needed to develop and regulate AI technologies locally. Highlighting both the risks of external dependence and the promise of equitable innovation, Mutapi calls for urgent action to ensure Africa helps shape the global standards, ethics, and economic value emerging from AI in health.
