Empowerment through Health.

Dedicated to enhancing healthcare access and delivery across Africa, the U.S. and underserved communities globally.

Our Mission

Global Collaboration

Connecting medical experts across continents to strengthen healthcare capacity.

Our Programs

AI4African Health Initiative

Transforming African Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence.

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Empowerment through Healthcare.

We are a nonprofit organization committed to mobilizing resources and executing programs that advance healthcare access across Africa, the U.S. and underserved communities globally.

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IME Mission
85+

Years Combined Experience

IME Mission
12+

African Nations Served

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1997

Organisation Founded

IME Mission
AI

Healthcare Innovation

FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE

AI4African Health Initiative

Transforming African Healthcare Through Artificial Intelligence

Our Vision

To harness the power of AI to address Africa's most pressing health challenges while ensuring technological solutions are culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate, and ethically developed with African ownership and leadership.

Expected Impact

By 2027, we project enhanced health outcomes for 10 million Africans through AI-enhanced disease surveillance, optimized resource allocation, and strengthened health worker capacity.

Initiative Components

Stakeholder Conference

Landmark conference in Johannesburg, South Africa (Spring 2026) bringing together African leaders, healthcare professionals, and AI experts.

AI Pilot Program

Innovative Proof of Concept integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with Small African Language Models (SLAMs) for health applications.

5-Country Implementation

Initial rollout across 5 African countries, creating a foundation for continent-wide expansion and impact.

Strategic Alignment

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3, 9, 10, 17)
  • African Union's AI Position Paper
  • South Africa's G20 presidency priorities
  • Africa Declaration on Artificial Intelligence (April 2025)

Join the AI4African Health Revolution

Partner with us to transform healthcare delivery across Africa through innovative AI solutions that respect African cultures, languages, and leadership.

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About IME

We are a nonprofit organization committed to mobilizing resources and executing programs to aid underserved communities in both the U.S. and African nations.

African health workers in community outreach

Our Mission

IME's mission is to bring together healthcare professionals, policymakers, educators, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and ICT experts from Africa, the U.S., and the African Diaspora to design and implement innovative and effective programs to enhance and extend healthcare delivery in Africa and underserved communities in the U.S.

Public/private/academic partnerships are a vital mechanism for African countries to address their multifaceted healthcare challenges successfully.

Healthcare technology implementation in Africa

Our Vision

The convergence of medical and information technology, the evolution of international policies, and changes in the public/private funding environment represent historic opportunities.

IME is open to assisting and working with African governments in developing their capacity to achieve decent and adequate healthcare services, particularly in underserved communities.

Our Programs

Building a healthier future for all through comprehensive
healthcare initiatives

Medical Training

We provide education and hands-on training programs for healthcare professionals in underserved areas, focusing on capacity building and knowledge transfer.

African medical professionals using advanced technology in training

Global Outreach

Our initiatives focus on delivering essential medical support to enhance public health outcomes across African nations and underserved U.S. communities.

African doctor providing compassionate care in community outreach

Collaborative Research

We foster partnerships to conduct research that addresses global health challenges, with a focus on AI-powered solutions and innovative healthcare delivery.

African medical research teams collaborating

Get Involved

Join us in our mission to enhance healthcare access and delivery across Africa and underserved communities in the U.S.

Email

info@ime-inc.org

Phone

+1 (301) 608-2224

Address

International Medical Exchange, Inc.
P.O. Box 4313
Silver Spring, MD 20914
USA