As global leaders prepare to convene in Cape Town for the Global Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Summit, a pressing question dominates the agenda: how do we finance the foundational digital public infrastructures that are increasingly critical to modernising economies? Gavin Krugel, Partner at Genesis-Analytics, provides a timely synthesis and rigorous framework to answer this complex challenge in Financing Digital Public Infrastructure: Models and Planning Considerations.

National TB programme manager at Genesis Kavish Maharaj details one of his career highlights. "What began as a technical challenge - chronically high sputum sample rejections undermining advanced diagnostics - became one of the most instructive experiences of my professional life."

Nicola Burger, an associate in the health practice at Genesis, details a critical flaw in South Africa's HIV/TB response: the system fails its mobile population. Genesis research shows nearly a quarter of people living with HIV and TB in South Africa move around, disrupting treatment continuity. This evidence challenges the static healthcare model, providing the foundation for practical solutions that can close this dangerous gap in care and strengthen national epidemic control efforts.

For national climate strategies to transcend ambition and become tangible action, they must be co-created by the stakeholders they are designed to serve. This is not a theoretical ideal, it is a practical necessity, born from our extensive on-the-ground experience supporting 25 countries, most in Africa.

The progamme’s PrEP ring initiative employs an ‘inside-out’ approach through HCD, placing end-users' lived experiences at the heart of solution development. By engaging women at different stages of life (ages 18-45) and healthcare providers as co-creators in the Botswana workshops, the programme collaboratively designed service delivery models and communication tools that are both practical and reflective of community needs.

Trump’s anti-ESG agenda doesn’t spell the end of ESG, it’s forcing a maturation.

Genesis’s role as a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) partner in conducting evaluations has been instrumental in shaping the Foundation’s implementation approach based on M&E recommendations.

Genesis’s partnership with OAK has been instrumental in transforming Kenya's potential into structured growth. Our market intelligence identifies skills gaps, while strengthening local demand-aligned skillers’ organisational capacity.

Collaborating with provincial and district managers, our team conducted a granular analysis of laboratory data to pinpoint the specific facilities where the problem was most severe. We then designed the architecture for an electronic dashboard for real-time monitoring of the rejection trends and reasons for rejection.

Launched in 2024, the BSA aims to support a group of pilot countries to halve the number of children not enrolled in quality early childhood education within five years. It does so by anchoring efforts in national priorities, strengthening local ecosystems and supporting Ministries of Education to lead the design and implementation of credible, costed and measurable expansion plans.

The summit highlighted persistent hurdles: siloed policies, erratic funding and a lack of harmonised standards. Africa’s digital health landscape remains a patchwork, with some nations leapfrogging ahead while others lag. The report urges a Pan-African approach, calling for model laws on data privacy, AI ethics and interoperability to replace today’s fragmented governance.