Health
Covering innovations, policy changes, and news in the health sector worldwide.
- Startups
Shamiri Institute, a Mental Health Startup, raises $1 Million Funding
Shamiri Institute was founded by Anzisha Prize Fellow Tom Osborn and partner Katherine Venturo-Coberly in 2018.
- News
NHIF Services now available on the New M-Pesa App
NHIF says payment and account reconciliation services are already live on the mini-app, with procedure approvals set to become available…
- News
Glovo now lists products from Goodlife Pharmacy
Glovo has partnered with Goodlife Pharmacy in a deal that will see the delivery app list products from the pharmacy…
- How To/ Explained
How to find COVID-19 Vaccination Centres near you
Here's a simple way to find vaccination centres near you across Kenya.
- Business
M-Kopa and Turaco celebrate milestone of 16,000 Insured Kenyans
Turaco and M-KOPA have announced that they have insured over 16,000 consumers in Kenya through their partnership which aims to…
- Startups
Health-tech Startup, Field Intelligence, expands to 11 cities in Kenya and Nigeria
Field Intelligence launched Shelf Life in 2017 to solve the inventory problem cutting across Africa’s $75B retail pharmacy market
- Startups
MDaaS Global raises $2.3 Million for Digital Health Solution and Nigerian Expansion
Currently in private beta and with a speedily growing waitlist, SentinelX is set to launch publicly in September 2021.
- Startups
Nigeria’s Helium Health launches cutting-edge health tech services in Kenya
Helium Health, the largest Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Hospital Management Information (HMI) Systems provider in West Africa has announced…
- News
More Kenyans demand for Digital Healthcare Solutions
At the moment over 37% of Kenyans currently use mobile platforms to access healthcare. However, over 90% of Kenyan consumers…
- Business
Report: Healthtech Innovators need more support to accelerate their impact
A report funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has called on donor agencies, governments and impact investors to…
- News
Safaricom rolls out pilot for Afya Moja, a Digital Health Passport
Safaricom PLC has today announced a new venture in the health sector, Afya Moja. The company will be partnering with…
- Startups
EnableMe, a Digital Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities Launched in Kenya
The EnableMe Kenya platform also includes news and information on several disabilities such as cerebral palsy, autism, chronic pain, mental…
- Opinion
Tech solutions and Innovations that arose from the Pandemic
As the world gradually adjusts to a ‘new normal’ during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, researchers, businesses, factories, offices, employees, medical…
- Interesting Reads
How the Media has covered the COVID-19 Pandemic
According to a recent study between January and October 2020, Covid-19 coverage globally accounted for up to 25% of all…
- Interesting Reads
Progress on Research and Funding for COVID-19 Vaccines
First identified in Wuhan, China in late 2019, and declared a global pandemic in March 2020, the COVID-19 has become…
