Overcome Africa | Overcome Health

Revolutionizing Healthcare in Africa

An AI-native health ecosystem designed to operate fully offline with sovereign infrastructure.

Introduction

Sub-Saharan Africa bears approximately 24 percent of the global disease burden while having access to only 3 percent of the world’s health workforce. In rural and underserved regions, healthcare access is further limited by infrastructure gaps, restricted connectivity, and a shortage of trained medical professionals. Communities across the Gold Coast, Kenya, and East Africa face daily challenges in obtaining even basic medical care.
Overcome, a global health technology platform, launched its work in Africa to address these challenges with a solution designed to operate without traditional connectivity. This approach enables reliable healthcare delivery in environments where conventional digital health systems cannot function.

The Challenge

Workforce Shortages

In Ghana, there is only 1 doctor per 8,000 people Africa White Paper. In rural Kenya, that figure drops to 0.4 doctors per 1,000 Africa White Paper. These shortfalls prevent early diagnosis and treatment, especially for chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes.

The Problem

Across Africa, connectivity remains highly uneven, with rural and underserved communities far behind urban centers. Only a small fraction of rural areas have access to reliable connectivity. This persistent digital divide creates a major barrier to delivering timely, consistent, and effective healthcare across the continent.

Health Outcomes

The effects of these disparities are severe. In Ghana, the maternal mortality rate reaches 308 deaths per 100,000 live births, largely due to lack of access to prenatal care and early monitoring Africa White Paper.

Overcome’s Approach

Technology Built for the Most Remote Regions

Overcome’s ecosystem operates independently on its own secure infrastructure. It seamlessly integrates with Bluetooth-enabled devices, including health watches, digital scales, and spirometers, enabling near real-time health data collection.

Regional Implementation

Community-Based Deployment

The hubs are deployed directly into community centers, schools, and rural clinics, transforming them into local health access points Rural P3. Overcome provides training and support to local healthcare workers, enabling them to monitor patient health trends, flag high-risk cases, and intervene earlier Africa White PaperP3 Overview.

Measurable Benefits

Accessibility Without Phones or Internet

Because the ecosystem does not require smartphones or internet connectivity, it can be deployed in virtually any environment, immediately expanding healthcare access to populations without existing digital infrastructure.

Empowering Health Workers

With real-time data at their fingertips, community health workers can identify health trends, intervene earlier, and allocate resources more effectively, even in regions with limited or no electricity or connectivity.

Cost-Effective and Scalable

We partner with governments, global organizations, and philanthropic leaders worldwide to fund and scale this mission through an impact investing model. Compared to traditional healthcare investments, this approach delivers measurable returns on impact, particularly for impact investors and global health organizations seeking transparent and scalable outcomes.

Conclusion

Overcome’s work in Africa demonstrates that thoughtful, well-designed technology can address some of the most critical gaps in global healthcare delivery. By eliminating the need for smartphones and internet connectivity, and by placing real-time health data in the hands of local health workers, Overcome is helping bridge the healthcare divide for communities that have long been left behind. Through its deployment across diverse regions, Overcome has established a blueprint for scalable, sustainable, and high-impact healthcare innovation across Africa and beyond.

COMPASSION MEETS INNOVATION