We are empowering emerging leaders to improve health outcomes through innovation and entrepreneurship.
What we do​
The African Health Innovation Centre
implements programming in Ghana and beyond
AHIC believes in infusing innovation and entrepreneurship into traditional health delivery, creating connections at the community and system levels, and empowering a new generation of thought leaders and action-takers.
Through five core delivery areas, AHIC incubates, advises, convenes, trains, and explores to build a healthier Africa.
AHIC believes that real, transformative change requires buy-in, capacity building, and co-creation with communities. This requires collaboration with diverse partners including government, academia, corporates, UN agencies, community-based organisations, hospitals and healthcare providers, and the startup ecosystem to build trust, identify pain points, and enable cross-sector ideation through a systems thinking approach.
Programming focus and delivery
The African Health Innovation Centre
provides leadership and support from ideation to implementation
AHIC focuses on a broad range of areas at the intersection of public health, healthcare, innovation, and entrepreneurship. While AHIC’s primary focus is in the area of global public health, AHIC often leads projects in related sectors such as accessibility and disability innovation, education, environment, water & sanitation, poverty alleviation, and gender equity – all of which impact overall determinants of health.
Incubate
We offer early-to-mid stage startup incubation through offline, online, or blended learning options.
Advise
We offer ecosystem mapping, facilitation, data aggregation and reporting, challenge ideation, business model support, and impact measurement.
Convene
We host hackathons, meetups, and cross-sector relationship development.
Train
We provide trainings on Human-Centred Design, Business Model Development, leadership and management, strategy sessions.
Explore
We serve as thought leaders through internal and collaborative research design, implementation, and publication.
Incubate
We offer early-to-mid stage startup incubation through offline, online, or blended learning options.
Advise
We offer ecosystem mapping, facilitation, data aggregation and reporting, challenge ideation, business model support, and impact measurement.
Convene
We host hackathons, meetups, and cross-sector relationship development.
Train
We provide trainings on Human-Centred Design, Business Model Development, leadership and management, strategy sessions.
Explore
We serve as thought leaders through internal and collaborative research design, implementation, and publication.
Leaders in Workshop Facilitation
During a typical year, the AHIC team facilitates an average of 50+ workshops and panel discussions with diverse participation, ranging from youth representatives to community or government leaders. All AHIC staff are trained in the principles of Human-Centred Design and translate this knowledge through interactive, high-energy training sessions. AHIC primarily facilitates workshops in English, but has the capacity to facilitate or provide translations for local languages upon request and frequently works with sign language interpreters. AHIC prefers facilitating hands-on, in-person workshops, but does have the ability to transition to virtual delivery upon request.
To inquire about workshop facilitation services
Leaders in Workshop Facilitation
During a typical year, the AHIC team facilitates an average of 50+ workshops and panel discussions with diverse participation, ranging from youth representatives to community or government leaders. All AHIC staff are trained in the principles of Human-Centred Design and translate this knowledge through interactive, high-energy training sessions. AHIC primarily facilitates workshops in English, but has the capacity to facilitate or provide translations for local languages upon request and frequently works with sign language interpreters. AHIC prefers facilitating hands-on, in-person workshops, but does have the ability to transition to virtual delivery upon request.
To inquire about workshop facilitation services
Startup Incubation and Investor Readiness
Since 2016, AHIC has been working directly with early- and mid-stage startups throughout sub-Saharan Africa to prepare them for launch, stability, and scale. From designing and leading a virtual incubator for mid-career academicians and clinicians with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, to supporting the launch of the UNICEF Startup Lab and Impact Hub Lafiya Innovators programme, AHIC has worked in collaboration with community and entrepreneurship partners to ensure the unique needs of health startups are being met. Interested in learning more? Visit our Current Projects page to read about AHIC’s work with USAID and the University of Liberia, Vanderbilt University, and Yale University on the BRIDGE-U programme in Monrovia, Liberia.
To inquire about startup incubation services
Market Entry
and Ecosystem Tours
AHIC frequently schedules and coordinates health ecosystem tours for local, regional, and international partners which includes planning and implementing a series of diverse site visits, conducting community entry activities, hosting pre- and post-visit discussions, and seeing some of Ghana’s best sites. Ecosystem tours span across a variety of stakeholders and explore a specialised health topic in the context of clinical practice, development work, innovation spaces, and community-based centres. Project participants are able to exchange ideas and develop a broad understanding of similarities and differences between the Ghanaian ecosystem and their own. This process enables the exchange of best practices between organisations, and facilitated conversations about potential obstacles and expected outcomes.
To inquire about market entry or ecosystem tour services
Market Entry
and Ecosystem Tours
AHIC frequently schedules and coordinates health ecosystem tours for local, regional, and international partners which includes planning and implementing a series of diverse site visits, conducting community entry activities, hosting pre- and post-visit discussions, and seeing some of Ghana’s best sites. Ecosystem tours span across a variety of stakeholders and explore a specialised health topic in the context of clinical practice, development work, innovation spaces, and community-based centres. Project participants are able to exchange ideas and develop a broad understanding of similarities and differences between the Ghanaian ecosystem and their own. This process enables the exchange of best practices between organisations, and facilitated conversations about potential obstacles and expected outcomes.
To inquire about market entry or ecosystem tour services
Organising and
Hosting of Special Events
The African Health Innovation Centre is located in Osu, one of Accra’s fast-paced communities known as Ghana’s “innovation enclave.” Located close to Ring Road and Labone Junction, AHIC is easily accessible by private vehicles or public transport, and is a short 15 minute drive from Kotoka International Airport. The large ground-floor space includes a kitchenette, office spaces, a conference room, and a large indoor and outdoor event space – perfect for hosting meetings, workshops, or event receptions. AHIC is equipped with high-speed fibre internet, a speaker system, and a projector. The space is designed to be accessible for people with disabilities.
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AHIC also serves as an event coordinator for off-site events held at local restaurants, hotels, or innovation hubs. Allow us to work one-on-one with your team to plan logistics, curate an ideal guest list, and give you an event or party to remember. As an entrepreneur-support organisation, AHIC believes in reinvesting in small businesses as the backbone of local economies. That’s why every event hosted with us contracts with local vendors, startups, and small businesses at every opportunity.
To inquire about hosting an event at AHIC or AHIC event coordination service
Programmes
Our Partners
AHIC has delivered health innovation programming with a variety of corporates, international organisations, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations, and private health facilities.
