A pan-African foundation for inclusion through technology
Founded in 2022 from a shared conviction, EquiTech Health Foundation became a Cameroonian association in 2025, with a clear ambition: to put digital innovation at the service of vulnerable populations.
Preface
A word from the Founding President
“We do not build tools to impress. We build tools so that someone, somewhere, finally receives the care, education, or support they were waiting for.”
When I began, in 2022, thinking with a few engineer, researcher, and healthcare colleagues about what EquiTech Health Foundation could become, one simple question already guided every discussion: what is the point of innovation if it never reaches those who need it most?
As an engineer, I learned how much technology can transform a sector, speed up a diagnosis, bring care closer to a family that, until then, had been deprived of it. But I also saw, in the field, how often that same technology remains reserved for those who already have access to everything else.
This journey is only beginning. We chose to build a rigorous, transparent, and evolving governance, capable of growing with us — from Cameroon to the rest of the continent, and beyond.
— Founding President, EquiTech Health Foundation
Our purpose
- Lack of access to healthcare fuels poverty
- Lack of education limits opportunities
- Digital exclusion deepens inequality
- Social isolation weakens communities
Our vision
Building a world where every person, regardless of origin, income level, place of residence, or physical condition, benefits from equitable access to technological innovation, quality health services, education, and development opportunities.
Our mission
Designing, developing, and deploying inclusive technological solutions that sustainably improve access to healthcare, education, psychosocial support, and economic development for vulnerable populations.
Our values
Six principles that guide every action we take.
Equity
We champion fair access to opportunities, free from discrimination.
Responsible innovation
We develop technologies that are useful, accessible, and adapted to local realities.
Excellence
We pursue scientific, technical, and operational quality in everything we do.
Inclusion
Beneficiaries actively participate in designing the solutions meant for them.
Transparency
We place accountability, integrity, and good governance at the heart of how we operate.
Collaboration
We believe global challenges require collective responses.
Governance
A deliberately evolving structure, inspired by international best practices.
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General Assembly
The Association's sovereign body.
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Board of Directors
Responsible for strategy and general oversight.
- 3
Executive Bureau
Responsible for day-to-day management.
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Ethics Referent
Ensures compliance with ethical principles, particularly regarding the protection of minor beneficiaries.