Wuntia’s Story Of Growth And Impact

We are delighted to share the personal story of Wuntia Gomda, a committed member of the AL for Health Network and founder of Panorama Health – a healthcare access company focused on bringing proven medical technologies to frontline healthcare workers and underserved communities across Africa.

His work spans the healthcare deployment chain: from partnering with international manufacturers and supporting regulatory approvals, to training healthcare workers and enabling real-world adoption alongside health systems. He brings deep experience across healthcare, logistics, and waste-to-energy, with a focus on building systems that improve access and operational efficiency.

Wuntia is also a member of the African Leadership Academy (Entry Class of 2017), where he co-developed the award-winning Living Machine – a wastewater recycling system inspired by Cape Town’s 2017 drought. This work reflects his long-standing interest in infrastructure, sustainability, and applied systems innovation.

In his own words, he shares his journey, challenges, and what has inspired him along the way.

From Ideas to Impact: My Journey Expanding Healthcare Access in Africa

My journey did not begin in healthcare. While at the African Leadership Academy in South Africa, I was part of the team behind The Living Machine, a wastewater recycling system that won the 2019 Zayed Sustainability Prize. That experience exposed me early to the challenge of developing creative solutions to infrastructure problems. More importantly, it shaped my understanding that implementation and accessibility matter just as much as innovation itself.

After returning to Ghana, I spent several years working with a bio-energy firm and later in last-mile logistics operations. Although these experiences were outside the healthcare sector, they deepened my understanding of how operational and distribution systems can be adapted to local realities to ensure solutions are effective and sustainable. This perspective became even more significant in 2025 when I returned to the Zayed Sustainability Prize as a speaker and met the team at Periwinkle Technologies, developers of Smart Scope® CX, an AI-assisted cervical cancer screening device that had already demonstrated success in India.

Cervical cancer is largely preventable, yet it remains one of the deadliest cancers among women in Africa due to limited access to screening and early detection. At the same time, many healthcare systems lack the structures needed to effectively deploy promising healthcare innovations. As I learned more about the burden of cervical cancer and the barriers to screening access, I recognized a strong opportunity for local implementation in Ghana and across other African markets.

With this in mind, I founded Panorama Health, a healthcare access company focused on strengthening the systems and partnerships needed to ensure healthcare innovations can be effectively deployed across diverse environments. Our approach supports frontline healthcare workers with practical tools that expand access to screening and early detection beyond traditional hospital settings. We believe healthcare technologies achieve greater impact when they are implemented in ways that align with the realities of local health systems and the communities they serve.

Our initial work has focused on cervical cancer screening. We have worked to secure regulatory approval, build strategic partnerships, and support the existing healthcare workforce to expand access to screening services. Through an early pilot, we trained more than 50 community health workers from all 16 regions of Ghana and screened over 200 women for cervical cancer. Our current focus is supporting the broader integration of effective cervical cancer screening across the healthcare system using Smart Scope® CX.

More recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a WHO convening focused on the responsible implementation of AI-assisted cervical cancer screening tools in Africa. The meeting brought together clinicians, researchers, policymakers, implementers, and technology developers to explore how AI-based screening tools can be responsibly integrated into real-world health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Many of the discussions focused on the lived realities of local populations and the practical challenges of scaling access responsibly.

My work with Panorama Health is grounded in the belief that healthcare innovation alone is not enough. Stronger pathways for adoption, implementation, and distribution are equally important if solutions are to reach the people they are intended to serve. I do not believe one can succeed without the other.

Over the coming years, Panorama Health will continue working to strengthen the structures that improve healthcare access and help more innovations translate into meaningful impact across Africa.

Leading Healthcare Change Across Africa

Wuntia’s story is a powerful example of how innovative thinking, paired with a focus on local needs, can transform healthcare access. Further it shows how great ideas become life-changing impact when designed for the communities they serve. As part of the AL for Health Network, he contributes to a community of leaders dedicated to building stronger, more equitable health system in Africa.