# The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) #  To guide and support national member associations so that they can become the collective voice of health informatics in Africa, providing a meaningful forum for health informatics research, development, implementation, education, standards development and technology adoption for the region. Transforming healthcare in Africa through health informatics research, development, implementation and education. For more information [visit the The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) website ](https://helina.africa/) **Focus Areas and Topics** [[Education and Skills]], [[Health]], [[Emerging Technologies]], [[Data Governance]], [[Digital Public Infrastructure]], [[Interoperability]], [[Data Standards]] **Projects and Programs** https://helina.africa/working-groups/ **Funders and Partners** For more information about the Funders and Partners, please visit [The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA)](https://helina.africa/) **People and Careers** Visit the LinkedIn page to find out more about the [people](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pan-african-health-informatics-association-helina/people/) working at The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) and the [career opportunities](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pan-african-health-informatics-association-helina/jobs/) currently available. **Languages** [[English]] **Classification and Geography** The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) is classified as a [[Coalition]] and has headquarters located in Accra, Ghana. We are still reviewing information about the geographic scope of work. Current data indicate the scope is [[Middle East]], [[Sub-Saharan Africa]] <iframe width="640" height="480" style="border:0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search?q=The+Health+Informatics+in+Africa+(HELINA)+Accra,+Ghana&zoom=6&key=AIzaSyARt3Dr0fdqIk6h-e8oTQe84Ln2J3u5HaI"></iframe> >[!info]+ Contact Information and Public Communications Channels *Website* https://helina.africa/ *Twitter / X* https://twitter.com/HelinAfrica?s=09 *LinkedIN* https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pan-african-health-informatics-association-helina/about/ *Contact Form* https://helina.africa/contact-us/ The Health Informatics in Africa (HELINA) --- Exported from the Datasphere Observatory Database : 4 April 2025 For more information about the data collection and review processes, please see the Datasphere Atlas [[Methodology]]. If you would like to share information with us to help update this profile, please make a [suggestion](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdldzt15HVYekbX1ZyDi-oLiDxozFL-wiAPPmEs3S4IlCRXpQ/viewform) or [[contact our research team]]. The Datasphere Atlas and Observatory are projects of The Datasphere Initiative