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Analysis: Your Next Nurse May Monitor You From the Philippines
The country has grown into a “clinical process outsourcing powerhouse … [and] a premier global hub for supporting overstressed international healthcare systems,” JL Botor, president of HIMAP, told Rest of World.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Abiki Brokers Joins Forces with FasterCapital to Revolutionize Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa
By focusing on affordability, simplicity, and accessibility, the startup empowers low-income individuals and SMEs to access essential financial protection and teleconsultation directly from their mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Backs Early-Stage Tech Fund in Africa
The investment aims to strengthen early-stage technology financing in Francophone Africa and support startups operating in high-growth digital sectors.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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inDrive Backs Aurora Ventures to Fund Emerging Market Female Tech Founders
Aurora Ventures is structured to capitalize on a persistent market inefficiency identified over five years of managing the Aurora Tech Award.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Namibia-Based Firm to Back Early-Stage Southern African Startups With $10 Million Fund
The fund will focus on sectors including fintech, agritech, healthtech, education, clean energy, e-commerce, and enterprise software.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flaws in Kenya’s AI-Driven Health Reforms Driving Up Costs for The Poorest
Amid unrest, President William Ruto promised to give all Kenyans access to healthcare. But the algorithm favours the rich, an investigation has found.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Venture Studio OneBio Locks $6 Million First Close to Turn African Lab Research Into Global Biotech Companies
Unlike a conventional VC firm, OneBio works as both an investor and a venture studio, creating biotech companies from the ground up.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Turn.io Launches the Chat for Health Accelerator 2026, Scaling AI and Voice for Primary Healthcare
The programme is designed for organisations already delivering sustainable primary healthcare at scale across Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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