Organisation: Africa Health Tech, Africa CDC, and Africa Health ExCon
Program type: Innovation Competition & Accelerator
Duration: Six months
Location: Africa
Application Deadline: July 20, 2026
OVERVIEW
The Africa Health-Tech Accelerator 2026 is a six-month pan-African program designed to transform innovative health-tech ideas into scalable, investment-ready ventures. Organized by Africa Health Tech and co-hosted by the Africa CDC and Africa Health ExCon. The program focuses on health-tech innovation areas including digital healthcare, data and intelligent technologies, medical and pharmaceutical innovation, and access, prevention, and health services.
PROGRAM’S AIM
- The program aims to equip early-stage health technology startups across Africa with mentorship, tools, seed funding, and ecosystem access to build market-ready solutions for pressing healthcare challenges.
- It bridges the gap between innovation and commercialization, guiding startups from concept validation to investor readiness through a structured, execution-driven curriculum.
- The program culminates in a Demo Day where selected startups pitch to a distinguished network of investors, policymakers, and industry leaders across the continent
BENEFITS
Participants receive:
- structured online training
- one-on-one mentorship
- seed funding
- network and investor access
- pitching exposure
- continental visibility.
ELIGIBILITY
- Early-stage health-tech startups and SMEs with at least two founders, an MVP, and a commitment to scaling across Africa.
HOW TO APPLY
NB: Only complete digital applications submitted online before the closing date will be reviewed by the selection panel.
Click here to apply on the official Africa Health-Tech Accelerator Portal.
For more information, visit the official Start Up Map Africa page.
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