Mawingu Foundation will bring governments, healthcare providers, technology companies and investors together at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to push for greater investment in the infrastructure needed to deliver digital healthcare in underserved communities.
The Kenyan foundation will host a side event focused on combining internet connectivity, reliable electricity and clinical technology, arguing that healthcare innovation cannot scale where hospitals lack the basic infrastructure to support it.
The event, “Connect, Power, Heal,” will examine how governments and private-sector partners can move from isolated healthcare technology projects to integrated and financially sustainable deployments.
“Healthcare transformation cannot be achieved through technology alone,” Mawingu Chief Executive Officer Farouk Ramji said.
Mawingu said its experience includes connecting 17 public health facilities in Kenya’s Makueni County, while partners including the Council of Governors, Amref Health Africa and M-PESA Foundation have supported the deployment of Proximie technology at Kilifi County Referral Hospital.
The discussion will focus on how such projects can be financed and replicated across more facilities and markets. The foundation said the challenge is increasingly shifting from proving that the technology works to building the partnerships and financing structures required to scale it.
Mawingu, founded in Kenya in 2012, says it connects more than 35,000 homes and businesses across 31 counties and operates more than 200 base stations. It expanded into Tanzania in 2024 through the acquisition of Habari Tanzania.
The UNGA81 side event will be held at the UN Church Center in New York from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will include government and healthcare leaders from Africa and Southeast Asia.
