Akomapa Health
Akomapa Health is a nonprofit organization that operates Community Learning & Care Hubs to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in underserved communities. The organization screens for hypertension and diabetes, tracks referrals and follow-up care, and trains student health leaders through its Ethical Leadership Academy. It is also developing Nkwapa, an offline-first electronic medical records platform now live at its community clinics.
- Healthcare Technology
- Digital Health
- Education Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Noncommunicable diseases—including hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease—are responsible for 74% of deaths worldwide, with the burden rising fastest in low- and middle-income countries. Millions of people in these regions remain undiagnosed until preventable complications occur, and even after diagnosis, many patients never begin treatment or are lost during follow-up, allowing preventable diseases to become life-threatening.
Solution
Akomapa Health addresses this gap through Community Learning & Care Hubs that support early NCD detection, referral, follow-up, and health education while training student leaders and health professionals to serve with clinical competence, cultural humility, and ethical leadership. The organization screens for hypertension, diabetes, and related risk factors, tracks referrals and linkage to care so outreach does not end at screening day, and prepares students and professionals to lead community-centered NCD prevention, education, data collection, referral support, and patient advocacy. Akomapa also operates the Akomapa Ethical Leadership Academy to train emerging health professionals, and has launched Nkwapa, an offline-first electronic medical records platform now in use at its community clinics.
Target Audience
Primary stakeholders are underserved communities in low- and middle-income countries facing rising NCD burdens, as well as university students, emerging health professionals, and academic institutions seeking ethical global health training and community partnership opportunities.
Features
- Community Learning & Care Hubs that integrate early NCD detection, referral tracking, and follow-up support
- Screening programs for hypertension, diabetes, and related risk factors in underserved communities
- Akomapa Ethical Leadership Academy for training students and emerging health professionals in ethical global health leadership
- Nkwapa, an offline-first electronic medical records (EMR) platform now live at nkwapa.app and in use at Akomapa community clinics
- Student-led and community-based research initiatives
- University and community partnerships, including hubs launched at the University of Cape Coast, Yale University, and the University of Ghana