Accra: Ghana is set to host the 2025 China-West Africa Medical and Health Industry Expo and AI Diagnosis Deployment Summit, aiming to advance healthcare reform and digitalisation in the region. Scheduled for August 20-22 at the Accra International Conference Centre, the event will bring together over 500 hospitals and clinics, 1,500 merchants and stakeholders, and delegations from 16 ECOWAS member states.
According to Ghana News Agency, the summit is organised by the Health Community of West Africa Association (HCOWA) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), featuring more than 100 Chinese medical enterprises. Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Director-General of GHS, stated that the expo aligns with Ghana's vision to enhance healthcare collaboration and stimulate innovation. Forums will address topics like cancer care, eye care, dialysis treatment, and AI-integrated traditional Chinese medicine.
Professor Akoriyea highlighted that the Ghana Health Service intends to leverage the expo to establish partnerships for setting up AI-based treatment centres nationwide. This initiative aims to expand access to surgical tools, pharmaceuticals, and health worker training through public-private collaboration. The summit will operate under the theme 'Focusing on Supply-Demand Cooperation to Promote the Integrated Development of the China-Africa Health Industry.'
Mr. Prince Opoku Dogbey, Vice President of HCOWA, remarked that the event will advance medical equipment, AI integration in diagnostics and treatment, and enhance healthcare delivery. He emphasized the provision of advanced medical equipment, AI integration, and improved patient outcomes as key objectives. The event's hybrid format will combine in-person and virtual participation to facilitate investment, trade, technology exchange, and academic collaboration.
Mr. Dogbey also mentioned that the expo will encourage Chinese enterprises to set up manufacturing plants in Ghana, establishing the country as a regional production and distribution hub. Madam Enla Fees, Director of Global Health Stakeholder Engagement at Qure.ai, expressed her organisation's commitment to supporting Ghana's health system. She noted their use of AI for X-ray screening to detect asymptomatic Tuberculosis cases, contributing to TB elimination efforts in Ghana. Qure.ai aims to reach underserved patients using frontline AI technology to promote equity and multi-disease screening.
