Digital Health Foundations
Self-paced introduction to digital health and responsible AI, with African clinical cases. Your entry point.
About this course
Build a shared language for digital health and see why it is a structural necessity for African health systems, not a luxury. Trace how data flows through EMRs, registries, and platforms like DHIS2, and apply the privacy basics that protect patient trust. The no-prerequisite entry point for every health professional and student.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Define digital health, eHealth, mHealth, telemedicine, and health informatics
- Explain why digital transformation is structural for African health systems
- Describe the three transitions reshaping African health systems and UHC's four dimensions
- Map how health data flows through EMRs, registries, and DHIS2
- Apply digital health literacy to your practice and spot structural barriers
- Apply privacy and consent basics when handling patient data
- Navigate the WHO, African Union, and national strategy landscape
Who can apply
Open to all health professionals and students. No prior digital-health experience required, but places are confirmed by application so we can build a cohort that finishes together.
What's inside the course
3 modules · 7 lessons · Delivered in the ADHA learning platform - start as soon as you're approved
01Module 1: The African Digital Health Imperative3 lessons · 130 min
- 1.1What Digital Health Is (and Is Not)45 minLocked
- 1.2The Three Transitions and Why Africa Must Act Now45 minLocked
- 1.3Digital Health and Universal Health Coverage40 minLocked
02Module 2: Understanding the Health Information Ecosystem2 lessons · 95 min
- 2.1How Health Information Flows: Records, Registries, and HMIS50 minLocked
- 2.2Why Systems Don't Talk: Fragmentation and Interoperability45 minLocked
03Module 3: People, Literacy, Privacy, and Trust2 lessons · 80 min
- 3.1Digital Health Literacy: The Foundational Skill40 minLocked
- 3.2Privacy, Consent, and Trust: Protecting Patient Data40 minLocked
Full lessons unlock in the learning platform as soon as you're approved. Apply
Questions about this course?
Ask the ADHA Guide. It knows this course inside out, from the syllabus and key terms to how it's assessed and how to apply.
Ready to take the next step?
Open to all health professionals and students. No prior digital-health experience required, but places are confirmed by application so we can build a cohort that finishes together.
Sponsorships & scholarships available.