Archives Tag: healthcare
Apply To The FFA Accelerator Program Funding 35 Health-Tech Startups In Africa
April 19, 2022
Ever lost someone close to you due to the bad healthcare system in the continent? Or do you like many others have lost hope in the healthcare sector of your country? Then, there are more ways than one to find solutions and be part of the everyday heroes who restores hope and life to other … Continue reading Apply To The FFA Accelerator Program Funding 35 Health-Tech Startups In Africa
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Nigerian Footballer William Troost Ekong Leads Campaign Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
April 19, 2022
Without doubt, football is the most popular sport on earth with footballers gaining global recognition for what they are capable of doing with the round leather object. Most football players are seen as role models due to their celebrity status and great show of athleticism while doing their job. However, the off-field activities of some … Continue reading Nigerian Footballer William Troost Ekong Leads Campaign Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Gerocare: Quality Health Plans For The Aged Nigerian Populace
April 19, 2022
Without doubt, Nigerians are beginning to make use of opportunities presented by the tech ecosystem. Today, the act of solving problems via the use of technology has become a global trend, with Nigeria fully part of the 21st century campaign to make life easier through the use of the tech ecosystem. Dr. Ebi Ofrey, Chief … Continue reading Gerocare: Quality Health Plans For The Aged Nigerian Populace
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Brands We Love: Ubenwa
April 19, 2022
The robots might be taking away some of our jobs. But they’re also helping us solve some of our most challenging and life altering problems. That’s what Ubenwa, an Artificial Intelligence solutions startup, is proving with its work in healthcare. The health-tech venture’s flagship product is software that detects asphyxia in newborn babies by analyzing … Continue reading Brands We Love: Ubenwa
App Of The Week: Privedoc
April 19, 2022
Privedoc is a medical app that has been established to enable patients consult doctors, nurses, or Physiotherapists right from the comfort of their homes. The app was founded by Lanre Olaitan, a Clinical entrepreneur, and an emergency medical doctor. He founded the app with the aim to “eliminate the need to travel and see a … Continue reading App Of The Week: Privedoc
App Of The Week: Medplan
April 19, 2022
The good news about most diseases is that they can be avoided and the risks of having them kept at bay. Indeed, the prospects of living a healthy life in this day and age are higher than ever, thanks to advancements in medicine and a tremendous increase in awareness of the inner workings of the … Continue reading App Of The Week: Medplan
Brain Drain, Medical Tourism and the President’s Foreign Trips
April 19, 2022
Coming on the heels of the recent controversial statement made by the Labour Minister, Dr. Chris Ngige, that Nigeria has a surplus supply of medical doctors, President Buhari on Thursday, April 25th headed to London on one of his frequent visits. Ngige went ahead to claim that it is good for Nigerian medical professionals to … Continue reading Brain Drain, Medical Tourism and the President’s Foreign Trips
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World Health Day: Reflections on Nigeria’s Healthcare System
April 19, 2022
So its World Health Day today and the theme, “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” is appropriate and timely. In this year’s campaign, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on world leaders to live up to the pledges they made when they agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, and commit to concrete steps … Continue reading World Health Day: Reflections on Nigeria’s Healthcare System
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Websites We Love: Flying Doctors Nigeria
April 19, 2022
One of the services stimulating unconventional growth in the Nigerian health sector is Flying Doctors Nigeria by Ola Orekunrin. The health platform which was launched to improve healthcare in Nigeria has played a vital role in providing ambulance services for trauma victims in the remote parts of West Africa and its branches are situated in … Continue reading Websites We Love: Flying Doctors Nigeria
Brands We Love: Avon HMO
April 19, 2022
We always wish we didn’t have to deal with health emergencies. We want to be able to foretell the coming of unpleasant circumstances and plan for their arrival before they hit us. But a lot of the time, we can’t. It’s for circumstances like this that Avon HMO exists. Health Maintenance Organizations- HMOs for short … Continue reading Brands We Love: Avon HMO
Social Media Roundup: Top Trends Of The Week
April 19, 2022
Twitter Goes Wild After News Of Small Doctor’s Arrest On Monday, news broke the internet that Nigerian musician Small Doctor had been arrested for allegedly threatening a police officer with a firearm at a traffic store in Lagos. Trust Nigerians to have no chill as they immediately jumped on the Twitter bandwagon to address the … Continue reading Social Media Roundup: Top Trends Of The Week
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Made By Rural
April 19, 2022
As Africa’s urban centres assume a more globalized outlook, they’re shedding much of the distinctive material and cultural characteristics that tie them to the rural communities in the continent’s hinterland. You’ll find this schism of the rustic and the metropolitan when you compare the affluence of the city’s showpiece neighbourhoods, to the dearth of basic … Continue reading Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Made By Rural
App Of The Week: Kangpe
April 19, 2022
Have you ever thought of the possibility of receiving diagnosis about a physical ailment through an app without having to visit a hospital? With Kangpe, this is now a reality and health care has become more accessible for the average Nigerian who may not have access to a physical hospital. Although Kangpe by no means, … Continue reading App Of The Week: Kangpe
House On The Rock Announces First Mobile Clinic Acquisition
April 19, 2022
Access to quality and affordable healthcare is critical to our development and progress as a nation. However, for so many years, we have been beset by series of challenges that have left our health sector bereft of essential infrastructure and adequate capital planning and spending. The net result of this is the gross imbalance between … Continue reading House On The Rock Announces First Mobile Clinic Acquisition
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App Of The Week: Hudibia
April 19, 2022
The health sector in Nigeria still has its shortcomings, especially in the areas of emergency management and infrastructure necessary for quality health care. With a whopping population of over a hundred and fifty million people, Nigeria needs a health sector replete with medical facilities and high-functioning medical professionals. One of the technologies aiming to achieve this … Continue reading App Of The Week: Hudibia
