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Nigerian mental health technology startup Mytherapist is helping individuals and couples access professional therapy through online consultations, appointment bookings and digital wellbeing tools, as it seeks to make mental healthcare more accessible and affordable. Founded in 2021...
Nigerian healthcare technology startup Helium Health has secured a $2.5 million grant from Google.org to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions aimed at improving maternal healthcare delivery and reducing preventable deaths in Nigeria.
The funding will support the...
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Business Corner: How to Start Healthtech and Digital Healthcare Startups and Attract Global Investors
In 2021, healthtech and digital healthcare startups in Africa entered a new phase after executives at one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investment firms...
Healthtech Startup, SquareMind Is Building AI-powered Skin Imaging Robot to Scale Early Cancer Detection
SquareMind, an artificial intelligence and robotics start-up focused on dermatology, has secured $18 million to accelerate the commercial rollout of its full-body skin imaging...
Kenya’s Zuri Health Expands Mobile Clinic to Deliver Affordable Care to Underserved CommunitiesÂ
Kenya-based healthtech startup, Zuri Health, is expanding its fleet of mobile clinics in Nairobi after its first bus reached operational breakeven, providing a proof...
Kenya’s Innovate Now Expands Assistive Technology Accelerator, Placing Persons with Disabilities at Centre of Innovation
Innovate Now, a Kenya-based accelerator focused on assistive technologies, has unveiled its largest cohort to date, signalling a deepening commitment to building products around...
MacTay is Using VR to Transform Emergency Responses Across NigeriaÂ
More than 300 emergency service professionals in Lagos have been trained using virtual reality (VR) technology, marking a shift in how high-risk response skills...
Exclusive: How Le Roux Viljoen Is Building South Africa’s Surgical Theatre Assistance Network With Surgical Assistant and SurgiFlow
Operating theatres are among the most high-stakes environments in medicine, as every procedure requires a precisely coordinated team. Yet for years, surgeons in South...
Zipline Partners Rwanda for Nationwide Drone Delivery of Medicines
Rwanda has taken a historic step in autonomous logistics by signing an expansion agreement with US-based drone company Zipline, positioning the East African nation...
Nigerian Healthtech Startup, SereniMind, Launches Digital Campaign to Tackle Mental Health Across 25 African Countries
A Nigerian youth-led health technology startup, SereniMind, has launched a pan-African mental health awareness campaign aimed at challenging stigma and promoting emotional wellbeing among...
Singapore Startup, Zeya Health, Raises $575,000 to Build AI Infrastructure for Clinics Across Asia-Pacific
Zeya Health, a Singapore-based healthcare technology startup building artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure for clinical providers, has raised US$575,000 in pre-seed funding from global early-stage...
mPharma Secures GIP Ghana Investment to Expand Affordable Medicine Access Across Francophone West Africa
Growth Investment Partners (GIP) Ghana, an investment platform established by British International Investment (BII), has made a strategic investment in mPharma Ghana, one of...
How Kenyan Startup, Zendawa, is Digitising and Bringing Africa’s Neighbourhood Pharmacies Online
Zendawa, a Kenyan startup based in Nakuru, believes the future of African healthcare runs through micro-pharmacies. Founded in 2022, the team has developed a...
How to Start a HealthTech Startup: A Comprehensive Guide
Launching a HealthTech startup is one of the most ambitious paths a founder can take. The sector sits at the intersection of healthcare, technology,...
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