Digital Health Africa

03/07/2025

In every district I’ve worked — from conflict zones to remote clinics — I’ve seen the same problem:

📌 We have committed teams, powerful missions…

❌ But no structured system to assign tasks, track deadlines, and measure follow-through.

That lack of coordination?

It doesn’t just slow us down. It costs lives.

That’s why I built this.

🧩 A simple but powerful Digital Health Task Tracker, using Google Sheets.

🌍 Why I Built It

Not everyone has access to:

Expensive project management software

Stable internet

Data clerks or IT support

But many of us do have:

📱 A phone

🌐 Occasional network

📊 And a need to lead better

So I created a tracker designed for our reality — the African public health context:

✅ Works offline & syncs when back online

✅ Color-coded status (overdue, completed, pending)

✅ Fully editable & team-friendly

✅ Built-in dashboard for monitoring progress

✅ No formulas required — just fill and lead

It’s already helped teams in Mamfe Health District Cameroon track campaigns, manage daily health area responsibilities, and report without stress.

📬 And now, it’s yours — completely free.

All I ask?

👉 Subscribe to my newsletter on Substack:

https://digitalhealthafrica.substack.com

🔓 Once you subscribe, you’ll get:

📎 Instant access to the full tracker (Google Sheet link)

📄 A short usage guide to help you adapt it

📰 Weekly stories + practical tips on digital tools in real African health settings

This isn’t theory. It’s lived experience — shared to save you time, energy, and confusion.

🛠️ What You Can Use It For:

Track health campaigns (like immunization or LLIN)

Monitor task completion in health areas

Manage project plans with NGO staff

Keep visibility on performance — even when spread across facilities

You don’t need fancy software to lead with clarity.

You need systems that work where you work.

🎯 Subscribe. Download. Lead smarter.

📩 https://digitalhealthafrica.substack.com

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30/06/2025

📊 How Google Sheets Can Run Your Entire Health Project — for Free

Most people still think Google Sheets is “just a spreadsheet.”
But in public health? It can be your:
✅ Budget tracker
✅ Campaign planner
✅ Vaccine logistics dashboard
✅ Real-time task manager
✅ Health facility performance monitor

The best part?
It’s cloud-based, free, works offline, and can even send emails or alerts when combined with simple tools.

If you're managing a health district, a clinic, or a community project — you need to master Google Sheets.

This week, we’re showing you exactly how to:
🔹 Build health dashboards
🔹 Automate reports
🔹 Track field data
🔹 Collaborate with teams — even without WhatsApp!

👉 Download the full free toolkit here:
https://digitalhealthafrica.substack.com

Let’s turn simple tools into powerful impact.

17/05/2025

When I first heard about DHIS2, I honestly thought,
"Just another complicated tool… probably for tech guys, not for people like us in the field."

I was wrong.

Back then, we were still drowning in paper forms, Excel sheets, and endless delays trying to report health data from rural clinics.
Sometimes it would take weeks — even months — to compile basic reports.
And the frustration? It was real.

Then a colleague introduced me to DHIS2.
I resisted.
I doubted it could work in low-resource, offline settings like the ones I worked in.

But when I finally gave it a try...
I was amazed.
I saw how DHIS2 could work offline, sync later, and give us clean dashboards to visualize trends in real-time.

Today, I’m an advocate for DHIS2 — not because it’s perfect, but because it makes a real difference where it matters most:
on the ground, in Africa, in our clinics, in our communities.

If you’re still doubting like I did, maybe it’s time to take a closer look.

👉 Download our FREE toolkit here: digitalhealthafrica.substack.com
Let’s make digital health simple, actionable, and African.

08/05/2025

💥 What is DHIS2 — and why should every health worker care?

If you’ve ever struggled to track health data in your clinic, district, or project, you’re not alone.

DHIS2 is a free, open-source software that helps health workers collect, analyze, and visualize data — from vaccination rates to malaria cases.

With DHIS2, you can:
✅ Track real-time health data
✅ Improve decision-making
✅ Report to ministries + partners with confidence

It’s used in over 70 countries, powering everything from national health systems to small NGO projects.

👉 Want to learn how to use DHIS2 in your work?
Download our FREE toolkit here: digitalhealthafrica.substack.com

22/04/2025

In many rural health settings across Africa, health workers still rely on paper forms — even during campaigns, outbreaks, and rapid surveys.
But in Mamfe Health District, we tested something different:
KoboCollect.
we Tracked over 2,000 children during a VAS campaign
Sync real-time data from conflict-affected zones
Train frontline workers in under one day
Eliminate transcription errors and paper loss
Now, I’ve documented the entire journey in one short PDF. From paper forms to mobile data — and how you can replicate it anywhere in Africa.
🧾 What’s inside:
✅ 6-step rollout guide
✅ Training tips
✅ Lessons from real field implementation
✅ Templates, screenshots & GPS use cases
📥 Download the full case study PDF here:
👉 [https://lnkd.in/eCUkQrwN]
Whether you’re running a health district, managing CHWs, or supporting a humanitarian NGO — this is for you.
Let’s build smarter systems together.

22/04/2025

It’s 2025 — why are we still collecting health data on paper?

In many African health systems, frontline workers are still handwriting outbreak reports, survey results, and immunization data…
Then someone has to transcribe it again — if the form even survives the rain, heat, or dust.

➤ Slow.
➤ Error-prone.
➤ Unscalable.

But here’s the thing: we don’t need million-dollar systems to fix it.
One of the best tools I’ve used — even in conflict zones — is KoboToolbox.
It’s free, works offline, and helps us collect clean, fast, real-time data from the field.

All this week, I’ll show you how we use it, where it fits in the health system, and how you can start — no coding required.

📥 Download the full toolkit here → https://digitalhealthafrica.substack.com

15/04/2025

🎯 Why I Launched Digital Health Africa

Over the past 7 years, I’ve worked in some of the most challenging public health environments in Cameroon — from inaccessible health areas to crisis zones with no electricity or internet.

One thing became very clear:
Access to healthcare isn’t just about physical infrastructure — it’s about tools, strategy, and leadership.

That’s why I created Digital Health Africa — a platform to empower African healthcare professionals with the digital tools, data-driven strategies, and AI resources they need to drive impact.

And I’m starting with something small but powerful:

📘 A free toolkit: “7 Digital Tools Every African Health Worker Should Be Using”

No coding

No funding required

Just smart, scalable systems that actually work

👉 Get it here: https://substack.com/

If you’re a health worker, policymaker, data lead, or someone passionate about transforming public health in Africa — this is for you.

Let’s build the future of African health systems — together.

I help African health professionals and systems adopt digital tools and data-driven strategies to transform outcomes in underserved settings

15/04/2025

📣 Introducing Digital Health Africa 🚀

After years of leading public health responses in rural and conflict-affected zones, I realized something powerful: You don’t need a big budget to create digital transformation in healthcare.

You need the right tools, mindset, and system.

That’s why I created a free toolkit for African health professionals:
👉 7 Free Digital Tools to Upgrade Your Health System

Get it here: https://substack.com/
Subscribe and let’s build scalable, tech-powered public health — even in low-resource settings.

I help African health professionals and systems adopt digital tools and data-driven strategies to transform outcomes in underserved settings

14/04/2025

In the coming days, I’ll be sharing tools that every health worker in Africa should have. Get ready 🚀