Health. Resilience. Technology. SHIFA delivers lifesaving care, disaster response, and innovative AI solutions to build a healthier and more secure Somali Region.

SHIFA's youth-led team standing together after a community health event in the Somali Region

Who We Are

Sustainable Health Initiatives for All (SHIFA) is an AI health-tech startup in Ethiopia. We build artificial intelligence products that strengthen frontline healthcare and climate-disaster resilience in underserved, climate-vulnerable communities.

Designed locally, in local languages, for the realities of resource-constrained health systems.

Mission

To empower communities and frontline health systems through innovative, sustainable, and locally driven AI health solutions.

Vision

A future where everyone has equitable access to quality healthcare and communities are resilient to public health and climate-related disasters.

Values

CompassionEquityResilienceAccountabilityInnovation

Track Record

Impact delivered on the ground, before we ever wrote a line of code.

1.5M+

Children reached

Contributed to a regional polio vaccination campaign reaching 1.5 million children.

16,787

Children protected

Supported an integrated immunization campaign protecting 16,787 children in Jigjiga.

10 days

Integrated health campaign

Delivered a 10-day integrated health campaign providing vaccination, nutrition screening, and maternal health services.

Our Story

Born from young public health leaders in the Somali Region, SHIFA was founded to fill critical gaps in healthcare, emergency response, and technology-driven solutions. Today, SHIFA stands at the forefront of local NGOs shaping the future of community health.

A mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) measuring tape used by SHIFA for child malnutrition screening

SHIFA representatives seated at a formal community health ceremony, wearing event sashes and caps

Leadership

Led by a medical doctor with an Erasmus Mundus Master of Public Health in Disasters, SHIFA combines clinical expertise, disaster public health, and AI engineering to build resilient health systems where they are needed most.