Soyapi Mumba

Soyapi Mumba is an award-winning technology innovator who creates technology solutions for low-resourced environments. As Director of Public Health Informatics at Baobab Health Trust, he oversees development of electronic health surveillance and reporting systems for public hospitals in Malawi. Previously, he led the software development of Malawi's national electronic health record system which empowers low-resourced public clinics to serve large volumes of patients while following treatment guidelines and meeting reporting requirements. In his spare time, he runs Owinna.com, a platform that keeps sports fans connected to their local teams and players with timely scores and updates. He also maintains SearchWith, an addon for searching a customisable list of online services in Firefox web browser. Soyapi is a TED Fellow and a prize winner of “Share an Idea, Save a Life” national competition for innovations in maternal, newborn and child health. His work has been featured in the book “The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa.” He lives in Lilongwe, Malawi, with his wife Miriam and their twin boys. Soyapi holds a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Informatics from University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from University of Hertfordshire, England.