Acubed

Ethiopia

Acubed is a health tech startup addressing diagnostic test accessibility in Ethiopia and Rwanda.

ACUBED is a health tech startup that addresses the unavailability of diagnostic tests in Ethiopia and Rwanda by aggregating diagnostic tests from different facilities using mobile app and call centers. They are working to help busy individuals get access to medical care in the most efficient and convenient ways. They also work with people with chronic diseases, and stigmatized diseases such as sexually transmitted infections among youth and university students.

Solarution

Morocco

Solar-Ution is an innovative system designed to simultaneously address water scarcity and food preservation challenges in rural, coastal, and desert regions globally. This system integrates a Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) desalination unit with a solar-powered absorption refrigeration machine, leveraging photovoltaic and thermal solar energy (PVT). By utilizing solar energy, Solar-Ution powers both the desalination process, which provides clean drinking and agricultural water, and the refrigeration process, which preserves food.

Oneclick Med

Nigeria

OneClick-Med is a top-rated digital health platform in Africa.

It is a software-as-a-service platform with a deep commitment to enhancing efficiency in patient registration, data management, diagnosis, and medication dispensation processes. By harnessing the power of advanced technology, they ensure that healthcare providers have swift access to accurate patient data, thereby facilitating timely and effective medical interventions. In many parts of Africa.

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Stre@mline Ubuntu 

Uganda

Stre@mline Ubuntu is a digital platform facilitating community-based health insurance.

Streamline Ubuntu offers community-based health insurance schemes and health cooperatives to enhance health coverage for underserved rural communities. By utilizing existing affinity groups, such as women’s organizations and savings cooperatives, it aims to improve healthcare access and affordability for members.

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Panacare

Kenya

Panacare is a groundbreaking initiative transforming healthcare accessibility in underserved communities.

Panacare is a comprehensive healthcare platform designed to address various health and well-being challenges, particularly among individuals with chronic conditions in rural areas. Panacare aims to solve the problem of limited access to quality healthcare services, inadequate health information, and lack of continuity of care in underserved communities.

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Ultrateb

Egypt

UltraTeb is the first electronically financed trade platform for medical consumables and supplies.

UltraTeb is developing a B2B e-commerce platform for the medical supplies industry that connects vendors directly with healthcare providers. By eliminating intermediaries, the platform reduces costs and enhances efficiency. It also integrates financial solutions to streamline the purchasing process.

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Neosave

Uganda

Neosave Technologies leverage technology to make hypothermia in newborns a thing of the past and ensure that every newborn receives warmth and care they deserve, with the chance for a healthy and promising future.

Neosave is an innovative wearable device that monitors vital signs, functioning as a body temperature bracelet for newborns. It wirelessly connects to a central display screen, enabling healthcare providers to easily identify and prioritize infants facing thermal care challenges.

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Pro+

Tanzania

Pro+ is a healthcare innovation that is working to reduce maternal deaths through the reduction of postpartum hemorrhage which contributes to 25% of the deaths.

Pro+ innovative medical device to address Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH), a major cause of maternal mortality worldwide. The Mkanda Salama device provides immediate and controlled compression of the abdominal aorta to reduce blood flow to the uterus, effectively stemming excessive bleeding after childbirth.

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Botsogo Jwame

Botswana

Botsogo Jwame is a comprehensive and user-friendly interoperable Hybrid health management system- bridging the gap between healthcare professionals and patients.

Botsogo Jwame is a pioneering healthcare technology company founded by visionary youth entrepreneurs to address challenges in healthcare accessibility and management. The company has developed an out-patient facility management system that empowers both healthcare professionals and patients, enhancing workflow, patient engagement, and overall healthcare delivery. Addressing issues such as paper-based medical records, fragmented patient data, and ineffective patient data management, Botsogo Jwame facilitates better tracking of health trends and collaboration between healthcare providers. The company stands out by prioritizing both healthcare professionals and patients, creating a truly patient-centric experience. Their target customers include healthcare providers and patient clients.

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First Aid Counselling

Botswana

First Aid Counselling is on a mission to become a leader in delivering affordable, accessible and anonymous mental health solutions.

First-Aid Counselling (FAC) is an award-winning digital mental health company that provides instant, anonymous mental health services via mobile devices. Partnering with Orange Botswana, FAC offers low-cost data bundles to ensure affordability and widespread access across Botswana through its mobile app. Additionally, FAC has developed a USSD platform to reach users in remote and unconnected areas, with plans to expand this model to developing countries worldwide.

Perfect Order

Botswana

Perfect Order is a tech startup dedicated to empowering individuals to enter the ecommerce ecosystem with minimal effort.

Leveraging USSD, a simple text-based mobile network technology, it enables users to sell across multiple channels, expand their customer base, and increase revenue. By harnessing the reach of mobile networks, the platform provides an inclusive, affordable solution for entrepreneurs. Through a local shortcode (*250#), sellers can easily create stores, list products or services, and instantly receive a website link, mobile network shortcode, WhatsApp chatbot, and QR code, all in seconds. The platform makes stores accessible across multiple sales channels, allowing customers to place orders and make payments via their preferred method. This solution empowers non tech-savvy entrepreneurs to confidently engage in the global ecommerce ecosystem.

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Gr8r Than Fitness

Botswana

GR8R Than Fitness offers a comprehensive connected fitness experience.

Users can discover trainers, groups, and local clubs tailored to their goals, join classes, create workout crews, and track progress. The app enables trainers and clubs to manage subscriptions and payments seamlessly. It provides expert resources, accountability, and motivational content. Beyond the app, GR8R Than Fitness includes a radio show/podcast, blog, nutritional supplements, and merchandise, creating a movement designed to make fitness both accessible and enjoyable

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Logato

Botswana

Logato is a sustainability data analytics startup addressing corporate sustainability data gaps for African businesses.

Logato is a sustainability data analytics startup focusing on addressing corporate sustainability data gaps for African businesses. Logato.io is an end-to-end ESG analytics platform designed specifically for African businesses. Logato integrates global ESG standards with localised metrics to provide comprehensive, actionable insights that help African businesses align with sustainability best-practices both locally and globally and ease and automate ESG reporting.

Glotto

Botswana

Glotto is a minimalist clothing brand that is inspired by the robust earth tones and textures of the Sub Saharan fauna and flora.

GLOTTO is a name derived from the word Glottology; the study of linguistics… the study of tongues. A creative brand that is designed and crafted to capture the spirit of the evolved hunter and gatherer; an individual that is on the constant hunt for knowledgeable means of expression whilst simultaneously gathering inherited lessons to consciously navigate our global village.

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Utlwa 

Botswana

Utlwa is building a sign language and hearing test application tailored to the needs of the deaf community in Botswana, in collaboration with the Botswana Society of the Deaf (BSD).

Utlwa, by the Zila Foundation and Botswana Society for the Deaf (BSD), is an innovative project designed to empower the Deaf community in Botswana through technology. The initiative includes the development of a sign language and hearing test application that addresses critical issues faced by individuals with hearing impairments. The app offers accessible tools for communication, health monitoring, and education, promoting inclusion and empowerment. By facilitating regular hearing tests, enhancing communication skills with visual and textual aids, and providing educational resources, the project aims to improve the quality of life for the Deaf community. This collaborative effort with BSD focuses on creating tailored solutions to promote inclusivity and health in Botswana.

Shekaka Gaa Laga

Botswana

Shekaka Gaa Laga is a Lab and library on wheels innovation demystifying coding as a skill for our young innovators, through lessons that utilize games and storytelling as learning channels, integrated storytelling and folklore inspired games as channels to engaging STEAM learning experience for children across the world. Providing insights on the shared value we have led in our communities of impact, by co-creating solutions that are informed by rich culture stories and assets.