Amref group CEO Dr Githinji Gitahi. FILE PHOTO | NMG
Amref Africa has selected two Kenyan start-ups to benefit from
the Innovate for Life Fund Accelerator programme to further develop
their innovation solutions to improve healthcare in Africa.
The
Innovate for Life Fund which aims to support African entrepreneurs to
accelerate home-grown health solutions for the African market has been
running for two years and is supported by the Elsevier Foundation.
Kenya’s health management application maker Baobab Circle Limited and
caregiving service provider Ujuzi Fursa Africa joins four other firms
from Nigeria. Uganda and Zimbabwe. More than 300 start-ups were gunning
for these top six spots.
“Local solutions for local
challenges is in the DNA of Amref Health Africa, which makes the
Innovate for Life Fund programme such a good fit. For over 60 years we
have partnered with communities and governments to improve health in
Africa. This experience is invaluable for entrepreneurs,” said Amref
group CEO Dr Githinji Gitahi in a statement last Thursday.
The
winning solutions include a phototherapy unit used for the treatment of
neonatal jaundice in newborn babies, a diabetes and hypertension
self-management application, a digital hospital waste management system,
a health workforce development centre and highly nutritious baby food
from local produce.
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