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Lightspeed Ventures, a leading global venture capital firm with a strong track record of investing in disruptive startups, recognized the immense potential of Berry Health's unique healthcare platform. With their expertise in identifying promising ventures, Lightspeed Ventures strategically invested $1.6 million in Berry Health during its pre-seed funding round.... -
With the use of mobile technology, Ghana’s Bisa mobile health startup has launched its premium mobile healthcare service with the goal of offering Ghanaians access to high-quality medical treatment. A leading mobile healthcare provider in Ghana, Bisa Health App, has recently launched its premium mobile healthcare service. This new... -
mPharma acquisition aligns with the company’s mission to build an Africa in good health by delivering life-changing healthcare services and drugs to improve health outcomes for patients. mPharma, Africa’s leading patient-centred technology-driven healthcare company, has acquired the majority stake in HealthPlus, the leading pharmacy chain in Nigeria. mPharma and... -
Cameroon Financial services platform Ejara has raised a seed round of $2 million led by Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group, the company said Thursday. Other investors include Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Capital, LoftyInc Capital Management and NetX Fund, and a group of angel investors including CEO of Ledger Pascal... -
The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award is IFPMA and Speak Up Africa’s flagship programme to provide young entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector an opportunity to develop their business ideas and advance promising solutions to support, equip, protect, and train healthcare workers. Applicants must be 18 to 35 years and be... -
A group of researchers at Makerere University in Uganda have developed an app that uses photos of blood samples to diagnose malaria quickly. This technology is a huge step towards helping patients in shorter spaces of time.... -
Ghana-based mPharma, whose mission is to make prescription drugs accessible and affordable, has secured $9.729,000 in Series B funding. We are not yet sure of the investors that participated in the round but can confirm the figure basing on the companies SEC filing made five days ago.... -
The NimCure app is a digital patient care tool to promote adherence to treatment by TB patients in Nigeria developed by NIMR in partnership with CcHub. The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in partnership with Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) has launched a medical trial for NimCure App – a...
