The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) established the Platform for Dialogue and Action on Health Technologies in Africa (Health Tech Platform) to facilitate informed, objective, transparent, open and balanced discussions on the development and use of emerging health technologies to address critical health challenges in sub-Saharan Africa.

The emerging health technologies of focus are those prioritised by the African Union as technologies with the potential to change the trajectory of health on the continent radically. The technologies include genome editing, specifically gene drives for malaria control and elimination, artificial intelligence, and drones for improved health.