HealthTech

Maryam Bello delivers climate-resilient healthcare using telemedicine, AI, and solar-powered mobile clinics across Nigeria. When rivers overflow in South-East Nigeria, the devastation is overwhelming. In recent years, floods …

Dr Fatu Forna is dedicated to improving global maternal health by reducing preventable maternal deaths through innovation, advocacy, and education. As a young girl growing up in Sierra …

Dr Esperance Luvindao is transforming healthcare access and equity as a doctor, health innovator, and Africa’s youngest Health Minister. When Dr Esperance Luvindao was sworn in as Namibia’s …

Angela Nyambura Gichaga is leading a shift towards sustainable, African-led financing for community health systems. In Africa, more than half the population lacks access to basic healthcare services. …

Roddiyyat Taiwo is using AI to revolutionise preventive healthcare access across Africa with OpenHealth. Nasirudeen Roddiyyat Taiwo is a Nigerian medical student, data scientist, and machine learning developer …

Malaica transform maternal healthcare in Kenya through digital innovation, personalised support, and affordable pregnancy solutions. In Kenya, too many women still lose their lives while giving birth, mostly …

Tuduetso Masire connects global surgeons to underserved African patients, using technology to expand surgical access. Tuduetso Masire’s journey into healthtech started with a personal crisis. In her early …

Fola Laoye drives Nigeria’s healthcare sector through strategic investment and leadership in hospital systems and health financing. A functional healthcare system is fundamental to national development, supporting individual …

Across Africa, millions of young people struggle silently with mental health challenges. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 970 million people globally—around one in every eight—were …

Asonele Kotu is addressing period poverty and limited access to reproductive health services for young women in underserved communities through her South African femtech startup – FemConnect. Initially …