Tag: Health tech

Across Kenya, small chemists serve as the first point of care for most citizens, handling primary health needs and selling medicines. Yet despite their...

When an accident happens on a Lagos expressway or a patient collapses unexpectedly in Abuja, the difference between life and death often comes down...

When it comes to artificial intelligence in health technology, few Nigerians have made the mark like Dr Stephen Odaibo. Born and raised in Ilorin, Kwara...

ZimbosAbantu Healthcare on Wheels, founded in 2021 by Chiedza Mushawedu, is tackling Zimbabwe’s rural healthcare crisis head-on. In areas where people often walk 15 to...

When Egypt confirmed its first COVID-19 case on 14 February 2020, the country was thrust into a diagnostic crisis. Test kits were scarce, imports...

When Nigeria went into lockdown in 2020, Ofuzim Anderson Oriahi, the CEO of Heala Tech, found himself confronting both a national crisis and a...

Clarrio.ai, a predictive analytics startup, is using artificial intelligence to bridge Africa’s health data gap. The platform turns real-time physiological, behavioural, and environmental signals...

For decades, Africans battling rare diseases have faced years without diagnosis, no registries to turn to, and little chance of finding matching donors. Now,...

The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has announced plans to commence local production of insulin and HIV drugs within the next two...

The Lagos State Government has launched the HaemoCentral Blood Inventory Management System (BIMS), alongside an official website for the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Committee...

Egypt-based venture capital firm, Sawari Ventures, has announced plans to launch its second fund, valued at USD 200 million, by early 2025. This initiative aims...