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First Mpox Case Confirmed in Kisumu: What It Means for Public Health Preparedness in East Africa
First Mpox Case Confirmed in Kisumu: What It Means for Public Health Preparedness in East AfricaThe recent (November 25, 2025) confirmation of the first Mpox case in Kisumu County, Kenya, marks an important moment for regional public health systems—highlighting both...
How AI Is Transforming Health Systems in Africa: Insights from DIDIDA at the AI in Health Africa Conference
How AI Is Transforming Health Systems in Africa: Insights from DIDIDA at the AI in Health Africa ConferenceArtificial intelligence is no longer a distant promise for healthcare systems in Africa - it is rapidly becoming a practical, scalable tool capable of reshaping...
Strengthening Data-Driven Public Health Systems: Lessons from a Year of Integrated Surveillance Reviews
Strengthening Data-Driven Public Health Systems: Lessons from a Year of Integrated Surveillance ReviewsIntroduction As part of the DIDIDA digital diagnostics project in Kisumu County, Kenya, quarterly data review workshops are organized that bring together the Kisumu...
DIDIDA in action: community, culture and digital health in Chekereni
DIDIDA in action: community, culture and digital health in ChekereniThe Digital Innovations & Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases in Africa (DIDIDA) project is built on a simple conviction: innovation in diagnostics and digital health can only succeed if it is...
AI-Powered Malaria Diagnostics: How Real-World Innovation in Kenya is Shaping the Future of Connected Health in Africa
AI-Powered Malaria Diagnostics: How Real-World Innovation in Kenya is Shaping the Future of Connected Health in AfricaIn many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, malaria remains one of the most persistent public health challenges — a disease that not only claims lives but...
Digital Innovation Meets Climate & Health: DIDIDA at the EDCTP Forum 2025
🌍 Digital Innovation Meets Climate & Health: DIDIDA at the EDCTP Forum 2025Kigali, Rwanda – 17 June 2025 On 17 June 2025, the DIDIDA consortium hosted a successful symposium at the Global Health EDCTP3 Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, bringing together researchers,...
Empowering Digital Health Innovation: The First Didida Hackathon in Uganda
Empowering Digital Health Innovation: The First Didida Hackathon in UgandaKampala, 28–29 June 2025 – Makerere University African Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics The DIDIDA project took a major leap forward in community engagement and local innovation by...
Healthy Kisumu: A Citizen Event Strengthening the Fight Against Water-Related Diseases
Healthy Kisumu: A Citizen Event Strengthening the Fight Against Water-Related DiseasesDate: June 24, 2025 Location: The Vic Hotel, Kisumu, Kenya On June 24, 2025, the city of Kisumu, Kenya, played host to a significant milestone in the DIDIDA project’s mission to...
Didida to Host Digital Health Hackathon in Uganda
Didida to Host Digital Health Hackathon in UgandaWe are excited to announce the launch of a series of nine events aimed at citizens, students, and businesses, starting with a hackathon in Kampala, Uganda. Scheduled for June 28th and 29th, 2025, at Makerere University...
Strengthening Epidemic Data Accuracy in Africa: Insights from the 1st Quarter 2025 ConnDx Data Review Workshop in Kisumu, Kenya
Strengthening Epidemic Data Accuracy in Africa: Insights from the 1st Quarter 2025 ConnDx Data Review Workshop in Kisumu, KenyaMarch 5, 2025 | Kisumu, KenyaAs part of its collaboration with the Kisumu Department of Health (DoH), Didida is regularly organizing update...
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