Friday, November 22African Digital Business Magazine

Tag: health solutions

Medicine, Nigeria News, Startups

30 African Startups in Healthcare Supply Chains Selected for Support from Gates Foundation, MSD, WHO-AFRO and More

The i3 program is excited to announce the selection of 30 African startups that are leading the way in innovative health solutions. These startups come from 14 different countries and are working on novel solutions for device and medicine distribution, stock management and financing, authentication, traceability, medical waste management and more. 47% of the companies are women-led, and 30% of the companies are operating in Francophone Africa. Ann Allen, Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, comments: "Digitally-enabled, locally-led innovations have huge potential to help address the challenges of access to medicines for historically unserved patients in Africa. We are thrilled to see strong women leaders at the helm of many of these startups, as we know innov...