ScholarRx and AFREhealth Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Transform Medical Education Across Africa
Partnership will co-develop open-access learning modules and faculty development programs tailored for African health professions education
ScholarRx, a leading provider of digital learning tools for medical schools globally, and AFREhealth, a pan-African organization dedicated to advancing health education across the continent, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaboratively transform medical education in Africa through innovative, culturally relevant educational resources.
The strategic partnership formalizes both organizations’ commitment to co-developing and promoting open-access Rx Bricks, which are high-quality, customizable learning modules specifically designed to meet the unique needs of African health professions students and educators. These digital educational resources will address context-specific health challenges while maintaining global standards of medical education excellence.
The collaboration leverages ScholarRx’s innovative Bricks Create platform, which enables the development of modular, customizable content with active learning elements. This technology will empower African educators to create and adapt educational materials that reflect local health priorities while maintaining pedagogical rigor.
AFREhealth brings extensive expertise in African health education landscapes, institutional partnerships, and understanding of regional healthcare challenges. This combination positions the partnership to create meaningful, sustainable impact across diverse African medical education environments.
“This partnership represents a pivotal moment in our mission to make high-quality medical education accessible worldwide,” said Tao Le, MD, CEO of ScholarRx. “By collaborating with AFREhealth, we’re not just expanding our reach—we’re ensuring that African health professional learners and educators have access to world-class, culturally relevant educational resources that will strengthen healthcare delivery across the continent.”
“At AFREhealth, we are committed to strengthening health systems in Africa by transforming health professions education to be more responsive and impactful,” said Mrs. Georgina Yeboah, Executive Director of AFREhealth. “This partnership with ScholarRx represents a strategic step toward democratizing access to high-quality, contextually relevant learning materials across the continent. Together, we aim to empower educators and students with tools that address Africa’s unique health challenges while aligning with global standards in medical education.”
This agreement aligns with the commitment of both organizations to building more inclusive and accessible health education systems. By focusing on open-access resources and collaborative development, the partnership aims to reduce educational inequities and strengthen the foundation for improved healthcare delivery across Africa.
About ScholarRx
ScholarRx is a mission-based organization of passionate medical educators, designers, and technologists dedicated to building a healthier world through accessible, sustainable medical education. ScholarRx offers a revolutionary, low-cost, multi-competency curriculum system featuring interconnectable learning Bricks powered by the groundbreaking Rx Bricks Create authoring tool, helping make this the world’s first sharable health science curriculum platform.
About AFREhealth
AFREhealth, the African Forum for Research and Education in Health, is a cross-continental organization formed in 2016, devoted to advancing excellence in health professional education and research that underpins strong health care systems. Our greatest advantages are the extensive ability to connect the entire network of African academic institutions and linked organizations to the most updated health knowledge and promote important research addressing global health security threats. We are also firmly committed to bringing all health professions together and harnessing a wide range of expertise to find solutions to everyday issues faced in the delivery of healthcare and looking ahead to prepare for the future. Our strengths include our extensive network of partners, academic institutions, national governments and regional bodies, and global collaborators. And we are fully committed to partnering with others who share the vision of promoting excellence in preparing for the future of a healthy Africa, as AFREhealth is well positioned to accelerate progress benefiting all Africans in the Africa we want.