A free, intensive training program that equips developers and healthcare professionals with the skills, tools, and cloud infrastructure to build life-saving health technology across Africa.
Why This Matters
Africa faces a healthcare crisis that technology can help address. The numbers tell the story.
Specialisations
Choose the track that matches your skills and passion. Each track is project-based and ends with a production-ready solution.
Build machine learning models for medical image analysis, symptom screening, and early disease detection. Train models on African health data and deploy them on Rails Cloud VPS with GPU acceleration.
Design and build interoperable electronic health record systems. Learn FHIR standards, build secure patient portals using Rails Vault API, and handle offline-first sync for rural clinics.
Build real-time video consultation platforms, appointment booking systems, and remote patient monitoring dashboards using Rails Co-Stream and Rails Media APIs.
Analyse disease outbreaks, track health outcomes, and build epidemiological dashboards. Work with real public health datasets and deploy analytics pipelines on Rails Cloud.
Connect medical devices and wearables to cloud backends. Build real-time vitals monitoring, alerting systems, and device management platforms on Rails Cloud infrastructure.
Built On Rails Cloud
Every participant gets full access to the Rails Cloud platform. Build with production-grade APIs and infrastructure from day one.
Your Journey
Submit your application with your background, interests, and preferred track. No prior health-tech experience needed.
We review your application and match you with the best track, team, and mentor based on your skills and goals.
Work in small teams on real healthcare challenges. Weekly sprints, code reviews, and mentorship from industry experts.
Demo your solution at Demo Day. Top projects get additional cloud credits, incubation support, and partner introductions.
At a Glance
What You'll Build
Each cohort tackles real healthcare problems. Here are examples of challenges from past and upcoming tracks.
Build a CNN model that detects malaria parasites in thin blood smear images with 95%+ accuracy. Deploy as a mobile-friendly API on Rails Cloud VPS.
Design a FHIR-compliant EHR that works offline and syncs when connectivity is available. Handle conflict resolution for shared patient records.
Build a real-time video consultation platform connecting expectant mothers in rural areas with ob-gyns in cities. Include appointment scheduling and follow-up reminders.
Combine weather, sanitation, and clinic data to predict cholera outbreaks 2-3 weeks in advance. Visualise hotspots on an interactive map.
Connect pulse oximeters and blood pressure cuffs to a cloud dashboard. Alert community health workers when a patient's vitals fall outside safe ranges.
Track pharmaceutical shipments from manufacturer to last-mile delivery. Detect counterfeit medicines and predict stock-outs at rural dispensaries.
Is This For You?
Collaborate
We work with hospitals, universities, NGOs, and governments to bring real-world context and impact to the program.
Provide real-world problem statements, test environments, and clinical validation for participant projects.
Co-design curriculum, nominate students, and offer academic credit for program completion.
Contribute domain expertise, field data, and community access. Help participants understand on-the-ground realities.
Align program outcomes with national digital health strategies. Pilot participant solutions in public health facilities.
Questions?
Join Rails Orion and build the health-tech solutions that Africa needs. Free training, real infrastructure, and a community of builders who care.
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