Future Directions of African Health Data Systems: Public Trust & Data Governance
4–5 September 2026 · Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC 2)
Day One — 4 September
Venue: Watsonia · Breaks and lunch: Bluebell
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:10 | Welcome |
| 09:10–09:30 |
Session 1 — Overview: The current challenges, the future potential Chairs: Viv Goosens and Nchangwi Munung Michelle Skelton and Emma Rawson Te-Patu |
| 09:30–11:00 |
Ethical considerations in African Health Data Systems and implications for AI — Keynote by Keymanthri Moodley (30 min) Africa’s Data Governance Landscape — Keynote by Pamela Andanda (30 min) Questions and discussion (30 min) |
| 11:00–11:30 | Tea break — Bluebell |
| 11:30–13:15 |
Session 2 — Africa’s Data Ecosystems & eHealth Architectures Data Governance Bottlenecks and Enablers for Public-Good Data Sharing Chair and lead discussant: Siyabonga Mabuza · Facilitators: Michelle Skelton and Francis Agamah Panellists: Moses Bamutura, John Mark Bwanika, Ahmed Rebai, Badou Gaye, Katlego Phoshoko, Nicola Mulder, Kobus Herbst and Papa Ndoye. |
| 13:15–14:00 | Lunch — Bluebell |
| 14:00–15:45 |
Session 3 — Case Conversations Chairs: Moses Bamutura and Emma Rawson Te-Patu · Facilitator: Pheziwe Mshunqwane Healthsites.io — Mark Herringer Federated Data Systems — Steve Cygu Integrated platform and HIE — Hannah Hussey Cross-border data sharing: Kenya, Ethiopia and Senegal — Joseph Wafula Questions and discussion |
| 15:45–17:45 |
Session 4 — Public Trust in Practice: Towards a Social Contract for African Health Data Integration Facilitators: Siyabonga Mabuza and Michelle Skelton. Small-group discussion and harvesting of commitments. |
Day Two — 5 September
Venue: Watsonia · Breaks and lunch: Bluebell
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 |
Session 5 — Recap of Day One Chairs: Steve Cygu and Badou Gaye · Presenters: Michelle Skelton, Viv Goosens and Ekin Bolukbasi |
| 09:30–10:30 |
Session 6 — Framing the Social Contract Statement Facilitators: Siyabonga Mabuza, Nchangwi Munung and Pamela Andanda |
| 10:30–11:00 | Tea break — Bluebell |
| 11:00–12:00 |
Session 7 — Data Governance & Community Engagement Tools and Resources Facilitators: Francis Agamah, Pheziwe Mshunqwane and Shonna Smith |
| 12:00–12:30 |
From Principles to Practice: Next Steps and Forecast for African Health Data Systems Data Linkage, Interoperability and Integration — Michelle Skelton Closing and thanks |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch — Bluebell |