Umemba Health

05/12/2026

At Umemba Health, we believe the future of community health belongs to the workers carrying the heaviest load in the communities most affected by health inequities. That is true in Ngamiland, Botswana, and it is just as true in Houston, in Detroit, in the Mississippi Delta, and in Indian Country.

When a Community Health Worker in Ngamiland, Botswana visits a young patient who has stopped taking his tuberculosis medication, she should not be alone with her judgment.

The Kabelo Care Connect App is just one example of our AI-Powered Companions for Community Health Workers. This one designed for the realities of community-based care in Botswana and to be debuted at the AI and Health Equity Masterclass tomorrow hosted by Thrive Development Initiative

At Umemba Health, we’re building tools for CHWs and the communities they serve built for their context, their language, and their dignity, because health equity does not live in generic design.

For the Community Health Worker:
•Disease surveillance with community-level hotspot tracking
•Medication-adherence support with AI-powered risk alerts
•Stigma-sensitive referral protocols that protect patient privacy by default
•On-demand decision support in culturally aware, plain language
•Full offline functionality, because rural connectivity is real life

For the patient:
•Dignified daily check-ins for medication tracking
•A private message channel to their assigned Community Health Worker
•Patient education written in plain language
•A direct way to request a private home visit when going to the clinic feels unsafe

Kabelo Care is just one of the tools we are building to prove a simple point. AI for frontline health workers does not have to be flashy. It has to be useful, respectful, and designed with the people who will actually use it.

If you lead a Community Health Worker program, a community-based organization, or a health system ready to equip your frontline workforce with purpose-built tools, we would love to talk.

This is the future of healthcare.

05/08/2026

🌍✨ 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗔𝗜, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆

We’re proud to share that Quisha Umemba, CEO and Founder of Umemba Health, is the featured speaker for a global workshop advancing AI-driven health equity across Botswana and the SADC region.

💡 𝘼𝙄 & 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨: 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

Health systems across Southern Africa are navigating:
⚠️ Workforce shortages
⚠️ Rising chronic disease
⚠️ Access barriers
⚠️ Climate-related pressures

AI holds promise, but only if it is designed with:
✔ Inclusion
✔ Ethics
✔ Accessibility
✔ Community realities at the center

This Masterclass will explore:
🤖 Practical AI for health equity
🩺 Solutions to workforce access barriers
🌍 Frameworks for inclusive innovation

This work supports a broader innovation ecosystem connected to:
✨ Startup World Cup Botswana Regional 2026
✨ Innovation & Capital Investment Week (ICIW) 2026

📍 Global audience. Local solutions. Human-centered AI. This is

05/07/2026

📚✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵’𝘀 𝗖𝗛𝗪 𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

Health is shaped by more than medical care.

Where people live, work, learn, and play all influence health outcomes and contribute to inequities across communities.

Join us for this free live webinar as we explore:
✔ What Social Determinants of Health are
✔ The 5 key SDOH domains
✔ How systems and history impact health outcomes
✔ Practical tools for identifying and addressing social needs

This interactive session includes:
💬 Guided discussion
🌍 Real-life examples
🛠 Practical strategies you can apply immediately

🗓 May 21
🕛 12 Noon CST
💲 Free

⚠️ This is a live event. No recording will be available.

👉 Save your seat here:
https://umembahealthacademy.com/2026-chw-ce-webinar-series

05/06/2026

🚧✨ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗨𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

This summer, Umemba Health is entering a focused building season.

Over the years, we’ve had the privilege of training and supporting organizations across public health, workforce development, and community health. Now, we’re taking what we’ve learned in the field and transforming it into scalable learning products designed for long-term impact.

🤖 AI at the core
⚖️ Equity at the center
🌍 Real-world impact in mind

This next chapter includes:
📘 Scalable courses
💻 Digital learning tools
🧠 AI-powered educational products
📱 Licensable apps and workforce solutions

While our live training schedule may shift this summer, the following remain active and available:
✔ Licensed curriculum
✔ Digital products
✔ Existing course offerings

We’re excited about what’s ahead and grateful to everyone building alongside us.

✨ Stay tuned for product updates.

05/06/2026

🌐 Final Hours to Register for the 2026 Empowering Health Conference

🗓 Thursday, May 7
📍 Virtual Event
💲 Free to Attend

Join the University of Maryland Extension and partners for the 2026 Empowering Health Conference, a forward-looking conversation exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping health systems, workforce development, and digital access.

This year’s conference features experts discussing:
• AI governance and cyber readiness
• Emerging health technology trends
• Inclusive innovation and digital equity
• Human + AI collaboration in workforce development
• Global digital health innovation

Umemba Health’s CEO, Quisha Umemba, will present:
💻 Practical AI Integration for Health Education: Enhancing Learning with Human-Centered Technology

This session will explore how organizations can responsibly integrate AI into education and workforce development while maintaining trust, equity, and human connection.

👉 Register to attend for free:

The 2026 Empowering Health Conference invites you to step beyond digital literacy and into a proactive, future-ready mindset. As emerging tools like AI, VR, and remote monitoring systems shift from the "future" to the "now." This year, we highlight a future where health technology is sustainable, re...

04/30/2026

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04/30/2026

We’re exploring the launch of a live, virtual Community Health Worker (CHW) training course for the summer, and we’d love your input.

This training is being designed for:

✅New and aspiring CHWs
✅Organizations onboarding CHWs
✅Supervisors and leaders supporting CHW workforce development

Before finalizing dates and structure, we want to hear directly from you!

👉 Please take 3–5 minutes to complete this short interest survey: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/1YcW3FsiNW

At the end of the survey, you’ll have the option to join the priority waiting list to receive early access, course details, and enrollment notifications once registration opens.

Your feedback will directly shape how this training is structured, scheduled, and delivered.

Thank you for supporting the CHW workforce and helping us build practical, high‑quality training.

04/24/2026

🚨✨ 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁

AI is already in your workplace.

The question is: 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚, 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮?

Today, Quisha Umemba will be speaking on:

💻 Copilot Without the Chaos: How to Prepare Your People, Policies, and Processes for AI

If your team is:
⚠️ Feeling overwhelmed by new tools
⚠️ Unsure how to use AI responsibly
⚠️ Lacking clear direction or structure

This session will give you practical, real-world clarity.

No hype. Just strategy you can apply.

👉 There’s still time to join:
https://strongertogethersummit.com/ai-innovation-futureofwork

04/23/2026

🎓✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁?

If you’re ready to move from doing the work to leading the work, our CHW Instructor Certification Course is your next step.

This course equips you to:
✔ Train Community Health Workers
✔ Lead high-quality CHW programs
✔ Build and scale workforce capacity

Already certified as a CHW or in a state where instructor certification isn’t required?

We’ve made a pathway for you too 👇

💡 CHW Instructor Exception Course
✔ No need to duplicate prior certification
✔ Select “Exception Course” at checkout
✔ Offered at half the cost

Whether you're building a program or expanding your leadership, this training is designed to help you do it with structure and confidence.

👉 Learn more and enroll:
https://umembahealthacademy.com/courses/online-chw-instructor-course

04/23/2026

⚙️✨ 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺. 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝘀.

Many organizations are asking:

“H𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴?”

The answer isn’t more tools. It’s better structure.

At the Future of Work Summit, Quisha Umemba will break down:

✔ How to prepare your team for AI adoption
✔ What policies actually need to be in place
✔ How to reduce confusion and tool overload
✔ How to integrate AI into real workflows
✔ What “Copilot Without the Chaos” actually looks like

This session is for leaders who want to move from:
Experimentation → to strategy
Confusion → to clarity
Busy work → to meaningful productivity

If you’re navigating AI in your organization, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

👉 Save your seat:
https://strongertogethersummit.com/ai-innovation-futureofwork

04/22/2026

💻✨ The Way We Work Is Changing. Fast.

AI is no longer something coming in the future.
It’s already shaping how we write, plan, analyze, and make decisions.

But here’s what many organizations are experiencing:

⚠️ Tool overload
⚠️ Unclear policies
⚠️ Staff experimenting without guidance
⚠️ Leaders trying to keep up while still running day-to-day operations

Technology is moving fast.
But strategy is not always keeping pace.

That’s why conversations like the Future of Work Summit matter.

Umemba Health’s CEO, Quisha Umemba, will be speaking on:
👉 Copilot Without the Chaos: How to Prepare Your People, Policies, and Processes for AI

Because AI adoption without structure leads to confusion.
With the right approach, it leads to clarity, efficiency, and impact.

👉 Learn more and save your seat:
https://strongertogethersummit.com/ai-innovation-futureofwork