Grace Onyango Foundation for Digital Health in Africa
The Grace Onyango Foundation is a non profit organisation limited by guarantee.Digital Health for Africa (DH4A) is a new collaborative initiative, developed by the North-West University in South Africa in collaboration with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya, Walter SisuluUniversity in South Africa and Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya.It uses African talents from a multi disciplinary backgrounds, to develop digital interventions in the Health space (broadly defined) and have combined efforts between African health scientists, telecoms engineers, life scientists and more, sculpting practical, high-impact and low cost solutions.In essence, it is a product incubator by Africans, in Africa, for deployment globally.The two initiatives are led by Prof. Rushiella Songca – The Principal & VC of Walter Sisulu University. Attached are the supportive testimonialsProf. Songca’s vision was to have these initiatives named after Women who have contributed immensely to the Public Health Sector development in Africa, since the initiative for Pandemic and disease response had been named after Mama Albertina Sisulu, we were tasked with identifying a person of similar stature and contribution to the Public Health and the name of Honourable Mama Grace Onyango EGH was mooted after consultation with Mr. Herbert Ojwang’ HSC and who introduced us to Hon.Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o -The Governor -Kisumu County. Find attached the engagement letters of correspondence for permission from Honourable Mama Grace Onyango EGH.
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Engagements and collaborations:
In the wake of the drive by the Governor of CGOK Hon. Prof. Nyong’o to promote Kisumu as a investment and promotion zone in the Great Lakes region; in the private a capacity Nisa Property and Investments Ltd a private sector company(NISA), is engaged in the promotion of identifying Investor Companies for both Digital Health and Vaccine Development earmarked for Kisumu in the EPZ zone.The concept is to create a sustainable value chain in the Public sector from the Knowledge base (Universities), Research & Development (Private Sector & Universities) and Manufacturing( Private Sector & Government). This will in turn create economies of scale within the sector and various multiplier effect within the development ecosystem, create jobs and attract investment and funding into the Great Lakes region.It is on this premise that we took the initiative to engage the CGOK as part of development contribution to the sector as a collaborative effort. It is the advent of these developments and tying with the vision of Prof. Songca and Governor of CGOK Hon. Prof. Nyong’o that the idea to fast-track the Grace Onyango Foundation gained urgency.