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Highlights from the AfriLabs Annual Gathering and AL for Health Week in Kenya

For Future Leaders
The 2025 AfriLabs Annual Gathering and AL for Health Week brought together Africa’s brightest innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers for four inspiring days of learning, collaboration, and connection. Against the...
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From Zimbabwe to the Lab: How Brooklyn Nhema is Bridging Tradition and Innovation in Healthcare

For Future Leaders
For centuries, African wisdom has carried remedies rooted in the soil; remedies whispered from elders, brewed in clay pots, and trusted by communities long before modern pharmacies. Today, one...
A smiling male doctor stands in a hospital. Text reads: "AI for Health Co-Creation Fund 2025. Up to $1800 in funding for innovative health projects across Africa. Empowering African leaders to tackle pressing health challenges.

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What the Health Co-Creation Fund Is Doing Now 

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What if one good idea — tested, tweaked, and led by local people — could quietly change a whole neighborhood? You don’t need to imagine: that’s happening right now...
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Exciting Opportunity! Apply for the 2025 AL for Health Co-Creation Fund

For Future Leaders
AL for Health, in partnership with ELMA Philanthropies, is thrilled to announce the second edition of the AL for Health Co-Creation Fund! This initiative empowers African Leadership for Health...

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Applications Now Open for the AL for Health Research Fellowship!

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Are you passionate about healthcare research? Do you want to make a significant impact on Africa’s healthcare system? The AL for Health Research Fellowship is your opportunity to gain...

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African Leaders for Health: Empowering Innovation for a Healthier Africa 

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ALfor Health is steadfast in its mission to address Africa’s health challenges by nurturing the next generation of healthcare leaders. Through career development, entrepreneurial leadership coaching, and engaging speaker...

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Fostering Transformative Partnerships for Women’s Health in Africa: Insights from the African Women’s Health Symposium.

For Future Leaders
By Samantha Katsande On the 23rd of May I had the privilidge of being selected to represent AL for Health at the Africa Women’s Health Symposium themed “A new dawn...

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A Journey of Growth and Gratitude: My Internship Experience at BHF

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By Khulekani Mkwanazi Embarking on my internship journey with the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) as the Events & Production Intern was a dream come true. Under the guidance of...
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