About the programme

The South-to-South Regional Learning Exchange Programme brings African countries together to strengthen National Health Intelligence Systems — the institutions, data systems, and analytical capacity that turn health data into decisions.

Peer learning that travels

Structured exchange between countries building National Health Intelligence Systems — study visits, mentorship, and working sessions where solutions move South-to-South.

Country-owned capability

Each cohort strengthens the institutions that stay: national observatories, governance frameworks, and the analysts who run them.

A lasting community

The programme ends; the network does not. Alumni continue collaborating through this Community of Practice.

What a National Health Intelligence System is

A National Health Intelligence System is the permanent, country-owned capability to collect, govern, analyse, and act on health data — an observatory embedded in the ministry of health, the rules that protect the data, and the people who turn it into policy.

The programme works across 1 cohort so far, pairing countries at different stages so that practical lessons — not just frameworks — move between them.

Thematic areas

HIC Operations & GovernanceHIC Maturity MatrixMMR Estimation from Routine DataData Collection Tools to Warehouse Starter KitData Build Tool library for MNH/MMR IndicatorsOpen-Source Analytics Platform with GIS & ML

The long-term vision: a self-sustaining regional network

Every cohort adds countries, expertise, and lessons to a community that keeps exchanging long after each programme cycle — strengthening health intelligence across the continent.