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Senegal’s Sovereign-Backed Fund Oyass Doubles Down on Healthtech Eyone with $1.7 Million Injection
Founded in 2015 by Henri Ousmane Gueye and John Diatta, Eyone Medical develops interoperable software that allows clinics and hospitals to share patient data securely in real-time.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa: Hlayisani Capital Secures Over $30 Million for New Fund
Hlayisani Capital manages over R1 billion (about $62 million) across three funds and focuses on backing high-growth, technology-enabled businesses with strong South African roots.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Community Health Project in Kenya and Uganda Dramatically Cuts New HIV Infections
A Large-scale study finds that simplifying delivery of prevention medication and improving connections to clinics is key to reducing HIV infections.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anthropic and the Government of Rwanda Sign MOU for AI in Health and Education
Anthropic says, "Together, these partnerships reflect a long-term collaboration that prioritizes capacity building, responsible deployment, and local autonomy over how new technologies are introduced."
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization
Global health experts worry that a lack of international coordination will lead to death and disaster.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50 Million AI Health Program in Africa
Rwanda has emerged as the initial testing ground for the Horizon1000 initiative due to its severe health care worker shortage and the government’s proactive embrace of technology solutions.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Alta Semper Secures USD $57.5 Million from EIB Group and IFC for Growth Fund II to Expand Healthcare Access Across Africa
Alta Semper Growth Fund II focuses on scaling market-leading healthcare and consumer businesses that improve access to affordable, high-quality products and services across Africa and other select growth markets.
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- Finance, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uber Eats Alum Lands $14 Million Seed from a16z to Fix WhatsApp Chaos for Latin America’s Doctors
Solving the WhatsApp communication challenge in Latin America is critical because, according to Merin, patients in Latin America often choose their doctors based on their willingness to communicate using this channel.
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- Health Care, Investing, Telecommunications
- Region
- Latin America
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