The 2019 edition of the Pan-African health informatics conference (HELINA) will be hosted by the University of Botswana (UB) e-Health Research Unit under the Department of Computer Science, in collaboration with: Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW), Ministry of Transport and Communication (MTC), Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI), the Botswana Health Information Management Association (BoHIMA), with Support from Health First. The 2019 HELINA conference will focus on evidence to practice of digital health interventions to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Digital health is an enabler for equitable health care access, from clinical care to public health. This conference provides a platform to showcase digital health interventions that have not only shown benefits, but are also sustainable.

More information on the conference can be found here.