African led. Pan African. Globally connected.

Advancing Simulation.
Strengthening Healthcare.

Connecting educators, clinicians, researchers and simulation centres transforming healthcare education and patient safety across Africa.

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Healthcare educators taking part in a simulation workshop in Rwanda
Continental network
5African
regions
EducationResearchInnovationCollaboration
01 / Why ASN

A connected African simulation community can transform how healthcare is taught, tested and delivered.

ASN is a pan-African professional network and registered non-profit organisation, with regional representation across North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa. We share knowledge, strengthen local expertise and create the partnerships that move healthcare forward.

05Regional networks
54Countries to connect
01Shared continental vision
∞Possibilities through collaboration

Vision

A connected and empowered African simulation community transforming healthcare education, systems and patient outcomes across the continent.

Mission

To connect, strengthen and advance healthcare simulation across Africa through collaboration, capacity development, research, innovation, knowledge sharing and equitable partnerships.

Core values
  • African leadership and ownership
  • Ubuntu and collaboration
  • Equity and inclusion
  • Contextually relevant innovation
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Quality and patient safety
  • Capacity strengthening
  • Sustainability
  • Multilingual and multicultural inclusion
  • Equitable partnership across professions, institutions and countries
Leadership · Executive
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Dr Marvin JansenPresident
MD
Dr Mohammed DerouichVice President
RH
Dr Ra'ana HussainGeneral Secretary
JM
Mrs Jocelyn MahoneyTreasurer
Leadership · Regional leads
MD
Dr Mayssa DaikiNorth Africa
CO
Dr Christian OwooWest Africa
HA
Dr Heritier AtakiCentral Africa
OM
Dr Ornella MasimbiEast Africa
NS
Ms Nabeela SujeeSouthern Africa
Leadership · Portfolio leads
SD
Dr Santorino DataResearch and Scholarship
MM
Dr Michael MoneypennyBest Practice Guidelines
NM
Dr Nour MekaouiExternal Relations and Advocacy
02 / What we do

Built to move simulation forward.

Four connected areas turn continental collaboration into practical progress.

01

Education &
capacity

Faculty development, simulation workshops, mentorship, centre development, educational resources and support for emerging simulation programmes.

Healthcare professionals participating in a neonatal simulation exercise Learning by doing
02

Research &
scholarship

Multicentre research, research collaboration, publications, grants, African simulation research priorities and opportunities for emerging researchers.

03

Networks &
partnerships

Connecting simulation centres, professional organisations, universities, health services, industry partners and international simulation organisations.

04

Innovation &
resources

Open educational resources, low-cost simulation, 3D printing, digital simulation, artificial intelligence, virtual simulation and contextually adaptable resources.

03 / Simulation in Africa

Find the people and places shaping simulation across Africa.

A searchable directory of simulation centres, laboratories, universities and training programmes — filterable by region, with country and institution-type filters planned as ASN's mapping data grows.

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04 / Our regions

Five regions.
One connected network.

Local knowledge leads the work. Continental connection amplifies it.

Regional lead

North Africa

Dr Mayssa Daiki

Regional lead

West Africa

Dr Christian Owoo

Regional lead

Central Africa

Dr Heritier Ataki

Regional lead

East Africa

Dr Ornella Masimbi

Regional lead

Southern Africa

Ms Nabeela Sujee

05 / Knowledge shared

Practical knowledge,
ready to use.

ToolkitOpen access

Building a simulation programme that fits your context.

A practical starting guide for emerging centres and faculty teams.

ScenarioEnglish

Maternal emergency team simulation.

Adaptable scenario · Clinical education

ResearchPan African

African simulation research priorities.

Research agenda · Collaboration

GuideMultilingual

Debriefing across cultures and contexts.

Faculty development · 18 min read

ToolkitAssessment

Low-cost simulation assessment toolkit.

Assessment tools · Faculty development

WebinarRecording

Multicentre research collaboration, explained.

Webinar recording · Research

06 / Coming together

Learn. Connect.
Build what is next.

Conferences, regional meetings, webinars, workshops and calls for abstracts from across the network.

Webinar · Online

Building simulation capacity with the resources you have.

Regional exchange · East Africa

Faculty development and collaborative learning.

Call for abstracts

Submit to the ASN research and scholarship track.

Think tank · Online

Contextually appropriate simulation resources.

Continental gathering

African Simulation Network annual meeting.

07 / Stories from Africa

Progress is already happening.

Meet the people, centres and ideas moving healthcare simulation forward.

Healthcare professionals working together during a medical simulation session in Mali
Centre spotlight · West Africa

Training together changes what teams believe is possible.

Innovation

Designing simulation solutions around local realities.

Member profile

The educators building stronger clinical teams.

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Healthcare simulation in Africa grows stronger when we work together.

Connect with peers, share what you know and help shape the future of simulation across the continent.