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VitruvianMD Secures $1.25 Million Funding to Revolutionise Medical Diagnostics
VitruvianMD’s visionary approach is addressing a critical issue—diagnostician shortages.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Nigerian Health-Techs Lead $160 Million Funding Surge in West Africa
There is a growing focus on optimising local health supply chains and improving health outcomes across Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Remedial Health Raises $12 Million to Deliver Financial Services for Neighborhood Pharmacies in Nigeria
Across Africa, 85 percent of retail medicine purchases happen at micro-enterprises, typically neighborhood pharmacies.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Global Digital Health Monitor: A New Resource Advances the Digital Transformation of Global Health Systems
COVID-19 catalyzed the scaling of a variety of digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But as Patricia Mechael at HealthEnabled points out, this has not translated into the sustained digital transformation of healthcare in many of these markets. As broader technological advancements create a strong enabling environment for digital health in LMICs, she explores how a new resource, the Global Digital Health Monitor, can help these countries strategically advance their digital health transformation.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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Indonesian Halodoc Scores $100 Million in Astra-Led Series D Funding
With over 20 million monthly active users on its platform, Halodoc is also available on iOS and Android mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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South Africa Houses 78% Of All Healthtech Innovators in Southern Africa, According to Report
The report, whose supporting study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, features almost 350 innovators in the health supply chain in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Healthtech Startup, Clafiya, Raises $610,000 in Pre-seed Funding to Fuel Expansion
Clafiya offers consultation, health education, rapid diagnostic tests for malaria and typhoid, STD testing, among other health services.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kasha Raises $21 Million Series B Led by Knife Capital to Expand Health Access Platform Across Africa
Kasha provides a digital retail and last-mile distribution platform for pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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