This package is led by Professor Sharifah Sekalala (PI) from the University of Warwick in the UK. Prof Sekalala will work with Tatenda Chatikobo from the University of Warwick to develop an African Philosophical Framework of Digital Coloniality through the application of Ubuntu philosophy, and explore to what extent does contract law, itself a post-colonial egal form of regulation, reinforce digital health colonialism through the migration of data. All in-country work in Uganda is carried out in collaboration with Ibrahim Nsereko from Afya na Hak.Link opens in a new window

This package is led by Professor Bitange Ndemo (Co-I) and Dr Ben Mkalama, Post-Doctoral Researcher from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.

It includes the facilitation of an experimental incubator in partnership with Open InstituteLink opens in a new window in Kenya to enable the co-development of ethical health apps, and the creation of a regulatory sandbox to test innovation in the digital health space.

This package is led by Professor Pamela Andanda (Co-I) and Dr. Johannes Machinya from the University of Wits in South Africa.

The team will focus on developing legal guidelines for health data regulation at the national and regional level.

Prof Andanda will lead all in-country work in South Africa.

Professor Sharifah Sekalala (PI) and Professor Pamela Andanda (Co-I) jointly lead on this package which involves the synthesis of findings across all other work packages, as well as strategic project oversight, training and working with consortium partners and the Advisory Board to create impact.

Drawing on theoretical understandings of coloniality and human rights vernacularisation, this work package will track norm creation processes by empirically investigating the implementation of the Health Data Governance PrinciplesLink opens in a new window by organisations at the community, national, regional and global levels. The Principles aim to be globally unifying, equity and human rights-based principles that can safeguard human rights while promoting equitable benefit from health data, and their normative value will be assessed.