Every African Country's National Digital Health Strategy in 2026
A 2026 update on African national digital health strategies reveals a shift from WHO-templated eHealth documents to more integrated, statutory digital transformation agendas. Many countries still lack publicly accessible primary documentation for these policies.
Why it matters
Digital health strategies are essential for modernizing healthcare infrastructure in developing nations, and the shift toward statutory frameworks indicates a maturing approach to health technology governance.
When I first compiled the list of every African country’s national eHealth strategy or digital health policy back in 2020, the dominant instrument across the continent was a five-year national eHealth strategy.
They were written to a WHO Global Observatory template, often expired, frequently undiscoverable, and almost never legally binding. Six years on, that picture has changed enough that the original list is misleading more than it is helpful.
The headline shift since 2019 is the kind of strategy in each country. The WHO-templated eHealth document of the 2010s is being replaced by something bigger, more integrated with national digital transformation agendas, and increasingly statutory rather than purely strategic.
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