Aproko Doctor’s healthtech startup wants to be the first point of health contact for Africans
Chinonso Egemba has built a large following of nearly seven million across social media platforms, which he aims to leverage for his healthtech startup AwaDoc. AwaDoc is not a telemedicine app but a platform designed to simplify the patient journey in Nigeria's healthcare system.
Clafiya launches HSAs to accelerate the future of healthcare financing in Africa
Out-of-pocket payments account for about 77% of total healthcare expenditure in Nigeria. In Kenya, out-of-pocket healthcare costs represent approximately 40% of total healthcare spending.
Women in tech: a five-year retrospective.
Less than 15% of Africa’s tech start-ups have at least one female co-founder, with fewer than 10% having a woman CEO. Only 3% of venture capital funding in Africa goes to startups with a female CEO.
