Abbas Wandella

Senior Digital Health Specialist

Abbas Wandella is a Senior Digital Health Specialist with over a decade of experience leading national and regional digital health initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa. He specializes in advancing interoperable digital health ecosystems, strengthening data governance, and enabling the use of AI-ready data to support evidence-based decision-making and equitable service delivery.
He has advised governments and development partners on digital health strategy, system architecture, and the large-scale implementation of clinical and public health platforms. His work centers on aligning technology with policy, institutional capacity, and frontline service delivery to achieve scalable and sustainable impact.


Abbas has contributed to the design and rollout of national digital health systems, supporting the transition from fragmented legacy platforms to integrated, interoperable architectures. He is recognized for bridging technical, clinical, and policy domains to drive effective and resilient digital transformation in health systems. He holds a Master of Science in Health Informatics and professional certifications in project management and enterprise architecture.

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