Elizabeth Meshioye
Championing health and tech equity by building bridges between community, policy, and innovation.
Through my work with CAHN and ClickSafe Club, I advocate for inclusive healthcare, tackle digital inequality, and empower underrepresented communities—especially young people—to thrive in a future shaped by technology.
Bio
As Business and Partnerships Manager at the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN), I play a central role in addressing health inequalities affecting Caribbean and African communities across the UK. Through strategic relationship-building, marketing expertise, and collaborative leadership, I bring diverse partners together around a shared mission of health equity. I specialise in designing sustainable networks that amplify community voices and influence systemic change at local and national levels.
In addition to my leadership at CAHN, I am the Founder and Community Engagement Lead of ClickSafe Club, a grassroots initiative empowering children and families with digital safety education, critical digital skills, and early STEM exposure. ClickSafe Club was created to directly tackle disparities in access to technology and STEM pathways, ensuring that future innovators in medtech, AI, and emerging technologies reflect the diversity of the communities they serve.
Across all areas of my work, I lead with the belief that equity must be embedded from the earliest stages — not added as an afterthought.
My mission is to create ecosystems where opportunity is accessible to all, innovation is inclusive by design, and future generations are equipped and empowered to lead
Blog Post and Media
MedTech for All: Breaking Barriers to Equity in Healthcare Innovation
NIHR Innovation Observatory brought together leading voices and experts from across the health and life sciences sector at the BMA House in London to discuss designing, developing, regulating, and deploying MedTech with inclusivity, ensuring innovations serve diverse populations rather than reinforcing existing disparities.
It was a valuable opportunity to help bring forward insights on the importance of diverse voices in medtech development, ensuring that health innovation truly serves all communities.
Addressing disparities in innovation and ensuring that technological advances meet the needs of all communities remains a core part of the mission across projects such as ClickSafe Club and partnerships within health advocacy networks.
How Virtual Reality Is Transforming Healthcare Education
I had the opportunity to attend a session at the University of Greenwich, where leaders gathered to explore how innovation can improve Black community health.
One of the highlights was experiencing immersive virtual reality (VR) technology being used to train future healthcare professionals. Through VR, university students studying health can step into the shoes of patients — gaining a deeper, more empathetic understanding of what it feels like to undergo medical procedures or treatments.
It was inspiring to see how technology like this isn’t just enhancing technical skills, but also shaping a more compassionate, patient-centered approach to healthcare.
As someone passionate about health equity and digital innovation, it reinforced my belief that technology, when used thoughtfully, can be a powerful tool for building more inclusive, human-centred healthcare systems.
Excited to see where this convergence of tech, education, and empathy leads next
Amplifying Community Voices in National Reflection on COVID-19
Yesterday, I had the honour of attending the COVID-19 Day of Reflection Parliamentary Event, an important moment to remember those we lost, acknowledge the deep impact the pandemic had on communities, and reflect on the lessons learned.
This event was especially meaningful to me, following the Service of Reflection we helped deliver at CAHN (Caribbean & African Health Network) earlier this year, in partnership with other community organisations.
At CAHN, we believe it’s vital that the experiences of Black, Caribbean, African, and underrepresented communities are not forgotten — and that they are reflected in national moments of remembrance, policy conversations, and the work ahead to build healthier, more equitable futures.
Grateful to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for the invitation, and to all the partners who continue to advocate for community voices to be heard at the highest levels.
Moments like these are not just about looking back — they are about recommitting to building a more inclusive, resilient society moving forward.