Dakar, Senegal — Sub-Saharan Africa

Health data that
drives decisions
that save lives

Insight Santé helps ministries of health and global health organisations strengthen health information systems and harness AI to tackle the rising NCD crisis across Sub-Saharan Africa.

13+
Years in digital health
8+
African countries
5
Major donor partners
Sénégal DRC Mauritanie Sierra Leone Cameroun Burkina Insight Santé
Worked with
UNICEF WHO USAID Gavi Global Fund BAO Systems
The challenge

Africa's health systems were not built for the NCD era

Over the past decade, Sub-Saharan Africa has made extraordinary progress against infectious diseases. HIV, malaria, and vaccine-preventable illness have been met with serious investment in surveillance, data, and systems.

But a new epidemic is building — one driven by modern lifestyles, urbanisation, and demographic change. Non-communicable diseases are now the leading cause of premature death globally, and Africa is not prepared for them.

The platforms ministries rely on — DHIS2, OpenMRS, eLMIS — were designed for episode-based infectious disease. Chronic NCD management demands longitudinal tracking, predictive analytics, and population-level pattern recognition. That is precisely where AI, applied thoughtfully, creates transformative value.

37%
of all deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa are now attributable to non-communicable diseases — a figure rising every year
Source: WHO Global Health Estimates
80%
of NCD-related premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, where health data systems are least equipped to track them
Source: WHO
Critical gap
Most national HIS platforms in LMIC lack dedicated NCD surveillance modules, interoperability standards, and AI-ready data infrastructure
Based on field assessments across 6 countries
What we do

Three ways Insight Santé
works with you

From strategic advisory to hands-on implementation and capacity building — designed for the realities of public health systems in Africa.

HIS Advisory & AI Integration

We assess your existing health information infrastructure, identify the gaps limiting NCD surveillance, and design a practical roadmap to integrate AI into your data workflows — without disrupting what already works.

Deliverables

  • HIS landscape assessment report
  • NCD data readiness scorecard
  • AI integration roadmap
  • IT governance framework
  • Stakeholder workshop facilitation

Digital Health Implementation

End-to-end implementation of digital health platforms — from requirements gathering and system design to configuration, testing, and deployment. We have delivered DHIS2, eLMIS, and custom solutions across eight countries.

Deliverables

  • Requirements & functional specifications
  • System configuration & customisation
  • Interoperability & API integration
  • User acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Standard operating procedures

Capacity Building & Training

We design and deliver training that builds lasting AI and data literacy within health teams — not just technical skills, but the frameworks that let people lead with data. Available remotely or on-site, in English or French.

Deliverables

  • Custom training curriculum design
  • AI in health workshops for MoH staff
  • DHIS2 & data quality training
  • National trainer certification
  • Training materials & toolkits
How we work

Grounded in context.
Driven by evidence.

1

Assess

We begin with a rigorous assessment of your current systems, data quality, and organisational capacity — listening before recommending.

2

Design

We co-design solutions with your team — ensuring every tool, workflow, and AI integration fits the real constraints of your environment.

3

Implement

Hands-on delivery: configuration, testing, training, and deployment — with rigorous quality assurance at every step.

4

Sustain

We build local capacity so solutions outlast the engagement — transferring knowledge, not dependency.

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Marie Ba Lacouture

Founder & HIS Specialist
13+ years implementing digital health systems across Sub-Saharan Africa
PMP® Certified — Project Management Professional
MSc Computer Science — École Supérieure Polytechnique, UCAD Dakar
Deep expertise in DHIS2, eLMIS, OpenMRS and health system interoperability
Bilingual: English & French
Countries worked in
SénégalDRCMauritanie Burkina FasoSierra Leone CamerounSouth Sudan
About Insight Santé

Built by someone who has seen the gap from the inside

Insight Santé was founded after more than 13 years working inside health information systems across Sub-Saharan Africa — with partners including UNICEF, WHO, USAID, Gavi, and the Global Fund. We have seen what works, what fails, and where the critical gaps are.

The core belief driving everything we do: the data to improve population health already exists in most health systems. What is missing is the analytical infrastructure, the interoperability, and the AI layer to transform it into actionable insight.

We focus specifically on non-communicable diseases because they represent the fastest-growing health crisis on the continent — and the one most underserved by existing digital health investment. Diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease: these are conditions shaped by modern life, and they demand modern, innovative approaches to surveillance, prediction, and prevention.

Insight Santé is based in Dakar, Senegal. We work across Francophone and Anglophone Africa, in English and French, committed to solutions that are locally led, locally validated, and locally sustained.

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13+
Years implementing digital health systems across Sub-Saharan Africa
8+
African countries where health information systems have been strengthened
50+
Public health professionals trained in HIS and data analytics
5
Major international health organisations, including UNICEF, WHO, and USAID
Get in touch

Let's talk about your health information challenge

Whether you are a ministry of health, a global health organisation, a donor, or an NGO — if you are working on health data, NCD surveillance, or digital health strategy in Africa, we would love to hear from you.