MedxTek Africa
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsMedxTek Africa is a podcast that showcases digital health and health technology innovations from across Africa, and aims to highlight the potential impact of these innovations on healthcare in the region. The podcast provides insights and perspectives on a variety of topics related to digital health and technology, and seeks to foster a dialogue about the role of these tools in improving health outcomes in Africa.
Created and hosted by Dr. Sam Oti, an African public health physician and digital health enthusiast, based in Nairobi.
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Ep48 - An engineering breakthrough for clean water and good health
March 12, 2024 03:00 - 38 minutes - 33.8 MBEnsuring the availability of safe and accessible water is crucial for public health, whether it's for drinking, household use, agricultural purposes, or recreational activities. Despite this, a staggering 2.1 billion people globally lack access to clean and safe drinking water, leading to approximately 2.2 million deaths from waterborne diseases annually, with the majority occurring in Africa. In this episode, I chat with John Renouard, the founder and executive director of WHOLives. Togeth...
Ep47 - Towards data interoperability in digital health
February 23, 2024 08:28 - 48 minutes - 41.9 MBThis episode features the co-founders of the Digital Health Interoperability Network (DHIN): Emeka Chukwu, Juliet Odogwu and Iniobong Ekong. With over 90 members, DHIN is a network of experts committed to digital health standardization efforts in low- and middle-income countries. We discuss their mission of creating an ecosystem where standardized digital solutions can seamlessly interoperate, enabling health stakeholders to access and utilize critical information efficiently. For more infor...
Ep46 - A personalized incubation experience for health tech startups
December 05, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MBIn this episode, we chat with Dr. Robert Karanja, co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Villgro Africa. As an early-stage investor, the Villgro model comprises a venture capital arm that deploys blended finance (grant/equity) coupled with a bespoke incubation program for a portfolio of startups in the health and life sciences sector. For more information, please visit: https://villgroafrica.org/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr. Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo...
Ep44 - Innovations in digitizing health supply chains in Africa
November 20, 2023 06:29 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode, I chat with Remi Adeseun, the Global Director of Salient Advisory and with Jessica Vernon, CEO and Founder of Maisha Meds. Salient Advisory is a healthcare consulting firm whose latest Market Intelligence Report is making waves across Africa’s digital health scene. The report is titled “Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa” and Remi will be sharing some insights from this groundbreaking publication. As a sneak peak, I can tell you that report finds th...
Ep45 - Empowering patients to take control of their health data
November 14, 2023 03:00 - 26 minutes - 23.6 MBDr Kayode Ogunleye is a physician and co-founder of HealthXP ‒ a digital health company leveraging data to provide on-demand healthcare services in Africa. Their goal is to use technology to create thoughtfully designed, equitably deployed, and effectively used digital health applications with the potential to help prevent, mitigate, and reduce disparities in healthcare access, delivery, and care across the continent. For more information, please visit: https://www.healthxp.org/ MedxTek Af...
Ep44 - Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa
October 12, 2023 03:00 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBIn this episode, I chat with Remi Adeseun, the Global Director of Salient Advisory and with Jessica Vernon, CEO and Founder of Maisha Meds. Salient Advisory is a healthcare consulting firm whose latest Market Intelligence Report is making waves across Africa’s digital health scene. The report is titled “Innovations in Digitizing Health Supply Chains in Africa” and Remi will be sharing some insights from this groundbreaking publication. As a sneak peak, I can tell you that report finds th...
Ep43 - Africa CDC's Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative
September 26, 2023 03:00 - 42 minutes - 36.4 MBIn this episode, we have the privilege of hosting Dr. Mosoka Fallah, a distinguished figure in the field of public health in Africa. Dr. Fallah has been a leading force in combatting infectious disease outbreaks across the continent. Notably, his remarkable efforts in mobilizing local communities in Liberia during the 2013-2015 Ebola outbreak earned him recognition as one of Time Magazine's Persons of the Year in 2014. Currently, Dr. Fallah serves as the program manager for Africa CDC's "Sa...
Ep42 - Creating an enabling regulatory environment for digital health innovation
August 14, 2023 06:16 - 36 minutes - 32.2 MBAmbassador Dr Josephine Ojiambo is the stakeholder engagement expert at the Kenya National Innovation Agency. She has an illustrious career in public health and diplomacy including serving as the Deputy-Secretary General to the Commonwealth. In this episode, our discussion revolves around how her organization is actively nurturing innovation and enterprise in Kenya through several initiatives, notably the National Innovation Awards, Innovation Academy, Research to Commercialization Accelerat...
Ep41 - Culturally sensitive AI for cancer care
July 27, 2023 03:00 - 37 minutes - 37.6 MBKingsley Ndoh is the founder and chief strategist at Hurone AI ‒a medtech startup that is building AI-powered applications to make high quality cancer care accessible to people all around the world. Their digital platform is bridging the gaps in clinical oncology and research by equipping healthcare providers with valuable data to enhance and personalize treatment. Drug companies and clinical research organizations can also leverage their platform to advance cancer drug safety, ultimately im...
Ep40 - Closing the healthcare access gap through technology and business
July 12, 2023 19:03 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBDr Phatho Zondi is the clinical lead and chief operating officer at Unu Health based in South Africa. In this episode we talk about the important role that technology and business can play in providing access to quality primary healthcare, and how Unu Health is using their tech platform to do exactly that. For more information please visit: https://unuhealth.org/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoughts on this episode,...
Ep39 - An innovative Femtech device for rehabilitative care
June 29, 2023 03:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBJoining me in this episode are two public health experts, Jessica McKinney and Laura Keyser, who have dedicated a significant portion of their careers to finding solutions for urinary incontinence and related pelvic floor disorders affecting African women. We will explore the challenges and opportunities for tackling pelvic floor disorders in Africa. We will also delve into their groundbreaking work on the development of a promising medical device that is designed to address urinary incontin...
Ep38 - Putting smart diagnostics in the hands of everyday people
June 14, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes - 23.9 MBElizabeth Adeshina is the CEO and founder of Wazima Health, a digital health company providing telemedicine, remote patient monitoring, and health education services through their platform. Their primary goal is to ensure access to affordable screening and treatment for noncommunicable diseases across Africa. Knowing my passion for NCD prevention and treatment, this podcast is dedicated to exploring the work of Wazima Health. Please join me on this journey with their extremely enterprising C...
Ep37 - Unlocking the potential of healthcare data
June 01, 2023 05:00 - 32 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, we have David Chen as our guest, who is the CEO and co-founder of Kapsule - a data analytics firm that aims to make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and authentic by unlocking the potential of healthcare data. If you’re a policymaker, a healthcare provider, or someone that is working at a nonprofit or at a pharmaceutical company, I guarantee you, this episode is worth your time. For more information about Kapsule please visit:https://www.kapsuletech.com/ MedxTek Afri...
Ep36 - A community-designed emergency transportation innovation
May 21, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 27.1 MBToday’s episode features Emily Young, she is the CEO and co-founder of Moving Health, a company that is literally moving health forward through their low-cost emergency transportation innovation. Their mission is simple. Saving lives, one ride at a time. For more information about Moving Health please visit: https://www.moving.health/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of Africa...
Ep35 - An innovative cloud-based Customer Relationship Management platform
May 07, 2023 11:16 - 19 minutes - 20.3 MBIn today's conversation, I am joined by Artem Brytchenko, the CEO of Platforce, which is an innovative platform for Customer Relationship Management. The platform is primarily created for the salesforce operating in the pharmaceutical, life science, and medical device sectors. If you are a part of any of these industries, this episode will be of particular interest to you. For more information about Platforce please visit: https://platforce.io/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam...
Ep34 - Creating a healthcare consumerism movement in Africa
April 16, 2023 12:36 - 35 minutes - 33 MBVioladoc is a telemedicine service that was developed in Singapore by Meridional Health, a company specializing in the digitalization of the health sector. In this episode, I had the opportunity to interview Emmanuel Samuel, the CEO and co-founder of Meridional Health, about their plans to expand across Africa, starting with their launch in Morocco in 2022. For more information about Voiladoc please visit: https://voiladoc.ma/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edit...
Ep33 - A digital companion for health, wellness and mindfulness
March 27, 2023 21:00 - 33 minutes - 28.2 MBPeace Ndoli Iraguha is the COO at Lifesten Health in Kigali, Rwanda. In this episode, Peace discusses how Lifesten leverages technology to assist young people in making informed decisions about their health and wellbeing. Lifesten is a company focused on health tracking and management, providing incentive-based wellness programs that offer engaging and rewarding experiences, empowering users to attain their health goals in an enjoyable and exciting way. For more information about Lifesten He...
Ep32 - Africa CDC's vision for digital health transformation
February 26, 2023 11:45 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBJean-Philbert Nsengimana is Africa CDC's Chief Digital Advisor. He is also a former minister of ICT in Rwanda. In this episode, Phil shares Africa CDC's vision for digitally transforming Africa's public health systems. Among other things, we talk about Africa CDC's inaugural digital transformation strategy which will be launched on March 6, 2023 at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2023) in Kigali. For more information about AHAIC 2023, please visit: https://ahaic.org/...
Ep31 - Enhancing the digital technology capabilities of Africa's health workforce
February 20, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 34.3 MBJoel Ugborogho, the CEO of CenHealth Academy, is my guest in this episode. CenHealth Academy provides a range of online and hybrid courses aimed at enhancing the digital health knowledge of healthcare professionals across Africa. In essence, their focus is on helping healthcare professionals develop their expertise in digital health through upskilling initiatives. Learn more about CenHealth Academy by visiting: https://www.cenhealthacademy.com/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sa...
Ep30 - Equipping primary healthcare providers with essential digital tools
February 05, 2023 15:20 - 22 minutes - 22.1 MBIlara Health, located in Nairobi, is a leading provider of medical products and solutions aimed at enhancing patient, clinical, and economic outcomes through the use of technology. The company supplies low-cost, modern diagnostic devices to primary care providers in under-served rural and peri-urban areas, where access to common diagnostic tools is limited. Their proprietary software integrates all of the devices they distribute, enabling healthcare professionals to offer effective patient m...
Ep29 - Accelerating universal health coverage through digital technology
January 22, 2023 06:12 - 32 minutes - 27.1 MBWelcome to the first episode of MedxTek Africa in 2023. Hope your year has been off to a great start. This episode features Patricia Monthé, the CEO and founder of MEDx eHealthCenter. MEDx is a digital health company that is helping African governments to achieve universal health coverage through digital technology. Learn more about MEDx by visiting: https://www.medxehealthcenter.com/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoug...
Ep28 - Building the Amazon for medical supplies
December 05, 2022 14:18 - 20 minutes - 21.4 MBViebeg is building what they hope will become the "Amazon for medical supplies" in Africa. By connecting healthcare providers directly with manufacturers — and thereby removing brokers and middlemen from the value chain, they are making medical products more affordable and accessible. In this episode, I chat with Viebeg's co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer - Alex Musyoka - as he talks about their journey so far. Learn more about Viebeg by visiting: https://www.viebeg.com/ MedxTek Afric...
Ep27 - A multi-payer platform for healthcare financing
November 21, 2022 12:07 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBToday you will be hearing about a digital health innovation known as mTOMADY that is being implemented in Madagascar. mTOMADY is a multi-payer platform that connects beneficiaries to different health financing mechanisms. I’ll be chatting with its co-founders - Elsa Rajemison, Samuel Knauss and Julius Emmrich. Their vision is to create a platform that lowers financial barriers to healthcare and accelerates progress towards universal health coverage. Learn more by visiting https://www.mtomady...
Ep26 - A conversation with a digital health futurist
October 24, 2022 15:47 - 46 minutes - 46.7 MBManeesh Juneja is a digital health futurist. He tells stories about the future of health and medicine. Maneesh appears on the Netflix Series, The Future Of. In fact, that was how I learned about his work and reached out to ask him to be a guest on the podcast. This was such an amazing conversation. It felt like I was peering into a crystal ball and visualizing what the future of digital health might look like in the next few decades. Learn more about Maneesh by visiting https://maneeshjuneja....
Ep25 - Transforming healthcare quality through an integrated cross-continents platform
October 11, 2022 17:38 - 49 minutes - 50.2 MBThis episode features Bart Wilms - General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Head of Impact at the Evercare Group. Evercare Group is an industry leader in the healthcare space. The Group operates several hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers across Africa and South Asia. They recently published their annual impact report for the year 2021/22 and Bart will be taking us through the highlights of the report and specifically how they are innovating in the digital health and health tech s...
Ep24 - An online healthcare education platform for Africa
September 29, 2022 18:38 - 31 minutes - 31.3 MBFreda Katunda Olsen is CEO and co-founder of LEAP - an online healthcare education platform for Africa. They offer contextualized, accredited courses for healthcare professionals. Their mission is to create lasting healthcare change in Africa. Learn more by visiting https://leap-educate.com/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like us to h...
Ep23 - A telemed platform bringing peace of mind to the African diaspora
September 19, 2022 13:52 - 34 minutes - 35.6 MBObinna Oriaku is CEO and founder of SocratesMD - a telemedicine platform delivering world-class healthcare to Sub-Saharan Africa. The goal of the platform is to make it easy for the African diaspora to ensure that their family members back in Africa receive affordable, high-quality and instant healthcare even in the most remote parts of the continent. The SocratesMD service is provided exclusively by specially selected US-based medical practitioners who are also of African descent. Learn mor...
Ep22 - The secret sauce for scaling primary healthcare
September 02, 2022 11:49 - 37 minutes - 36.6 MBStephanie Koczela is CEO and co-founder of Penda Health - a leading private provider of primary health care in East Africa. Since opening its doors over a decade ago, Penda has attended to more than one million patients across 21 medical centers and growing. Digital technologies have been a key tool in enabling Penda Health to march towards its vision of making patient-centered primary healthcare available and accessible in everyone's neighborhood. In this episode, we go into detail about Pe...
Ep21 - Accelerating digital health entrepreneurship in Africa
August 02, 2022 17:03 - 24 minutes - 26.2 MBMy guest on this episode is Dr. Krishna Jafa. She is a physician and public health executive who has over two and half decades of expertise in health system design and strengthening and in digital health innovation. She is the CEO of an organization known as Medic. Medic designs open-source software that enables frontline health workers to provide quality care in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach communities. Today we’ll be speaking about a very specific initiative that is being implement...
Ep20 - Common mistakes that digital health startups make
June 15, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBMy guest on this episode is an African digital health guru. Her name is Dr. Egbe Osifo-Dawodu. She is a founding partner of the Anadach Group – a consulting firm that provides technical and strategic support to digital health companies and investors across the developing world. She’s one of those people that has been committed to digital health long before it became fashionable. So in this episode we’ll be tapping into her 20+ years of experience as we talk about some common mistakes that di...
Ep19 - Harnessing the power of data science in healthcare
May 25, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBThis episode features Mitali Ayyangar the portfolio manager for frontline health systems at DataKind. DataKind works with mission-driven organizations to unlock their data science potential ethically and responsibly. In this episode, Mitali talks about innovative data science tools that are increasing the confidence that governments and their implementing partners have in the quality of data that is collected at the frontlines of the healthcare system. You can learn more about DataKind by vi...
Ep18 - How a paper-based innovation is transforming digital health
May 11, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutes - 38.4 MBMy guest today is Dr Pratap Kumar. He wears multiple hats including being a senior lecturer at one of East Africa's leading business schools ‒Strathmore Business School‒ and also serving as the CEO of a digital health company. That company is known as Health-E-Net and they are on a mission to revolutionize the capture and use of high quality data in global health. Health-E-Net has developed a suite of innovations and you will be hearing about some of them in today's episode. In fact, one of ...
Ep17 - A movement to professionalize community health volunteers
April 27, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode I chat with Margaret Odera. She is a veteran community health volunteer (CHV) that has spent her career serving the needs of the vulnerable in Nairobi's informal settlements. Margaret shares a heartbreaking but inspiring story about how she rose from the ashes of being diagnosed with HIV to dedicating her life to saving poor mothers and babies who are also living with the disease. Although she is not necessarily a technology or digital health innovator, I invited her to be a ...
Ep16 - Lessons from a pioneer of telemedicine in Africa
April 13, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes - 40.5 MBThis episode features Dr Davis Musinguzi ‒the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Rocket Health Africa. Rocket Health is one of the pioneers of telemedicine in sub-Saharan Africa. After almost a decade operating in Kampala, they recently raised $5 million in series A funding to scale their integrated digital health solution to more regions across Uganda and within East Africa over the next few years. You can learn more about Rocket Health by visiting: https://rockethealth.africa/ If y...
Ep15 - Giving mothers a voice in the health-care system
March 31, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 31.8 MBOn this episode, I am joined by Sathy Rajasekharan ‒the Executive Director (Africa) at Jacaranda Health. Sathy offers compelling insights on what it means to build accessible, inclusive, and trusted digital health technologies that support hard-to-reach and last mile mothers across Kenya, and how digital technologies have a responsibility to give women a voice in the health system. You can learn more about Jacaranda Health by visiting: https://www.jacarandahealth.org/ If you have any though...
Ep14 - High quality primary health care for all
March 17, 2022 05:00 - 45 minutes - 41 MBToday I am joined by Radha Karnad. She is the Chief Medical Officer at HealthX Africa. HealthX is on a journey to make high quality primary health care and wellness accessible, affordable, convenient and equal. They are using the power of digital technology to reach every user with quality primary health care services wherever they are, whenever they want, and as often as they need. You can learn more about HealthX by visiting: https://www.healthxafrica.com/ If you have any thoughts on this...
Ep13 - Reimagining community-based health care
March 04, 2022 04:25 - 33 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this episode, I chat with Gloria Kahamba. She is a deputy director of programs at D-tree International (D-tree). D-tree is a non-governmental, non-profit global digital health organization committed to transforming health systems and improving lives by integrating digital technology into health systems in innovative and effective ways. Gloria will be highlighting some of their flagship digital health innovations in Tanzania. We specifically take a deeper dive into an innovation that they ...
Ep12 - Simplifying the management of health data
February 18, 2022 14:01 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis episode features Rory Assandey. He is the founder of La Ruche Health ‒a health tech start-up that is on a journey to build inclusive apps that simplify health care delivery and improve patient access to preventive services in Côte d'Ivoire. You can learn more about LaRuche Health by visiting: https://laruche.health/ If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter...
Ep11 - A versatile app builder for frontline health workers
February 07, 2022 17:32 - 47 minutes - 45.1 MBOn this first episode of 2022, I chat with Ismaïla Diene. He is the Vice President of Solutions at Dimagi, based out of Dakar, Senegal. Dimagi has spent the last two decades developing and scaling social impact technologies across the world. One of their flagship innovations is known as CommCare. They describe it as the world's most powerful mobile data collection platform. Ismaïla will be telling us more about this amazing platform and how it is empowering frontline healthcare workers in Afr...
Ep10 - Ensuring equity and inclusion in digital health
December 11, 2021 16:17 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBThis episode wraps up Season 1 of MedxTek Africa. It is a live recording of a webinar panel that I moderated as part of activities to mark Transform Health's Digital Health Week 2021. The webinar was organized by MedxTek Africa in collaboration with Innovations in Healthcare. My guests included: Dr. Charles Kamotho, CEO and Founder, Daktari Africa, Kenya Dr. Martha Muthami, Medical Doctor and Epidemiologist, Kenya Ministry of Health Mr. Julius Mbeya, Co-CEO, Lwala Community Alliance, Keny...
Ep9 - A radical approach to influencing behavior change
November 26, 2021 16:11 - 24 minutes - 24.5 MBToday my guest is Jamie Arkin. She is the director of partnerships and development at a company known as Ai-fluence where she leads a sub-brand called Ai-fluence Reach. Ai-fluence Reach is using Artificial Intelligence to radically transform the way we influence social and behavior change in public health. You can learn more about Ai-fluence by visiting: https://www.ai-fluence.com/ and LinkedIn @aifluence If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health inn...
Ep8 - Fighting pneumonia using a "smart" jacket
November 17, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBPneumonia kills 2000 children every day, many of them in Africa. Most of these deaths are preventable especially if the disease is detected and treated early but that’s simply not the case especially in vulnerable and marginalized communities across our continent. My guest today has had enough of this situation. So, her and her co-founder set out to do something about it. Her name is Olivia Koburongo and she is the CEO and co-founder of a device and software company known as MamaOpe based i...
Ep7 - Raising capital for your healthtech innovation
November 07, 2021 12:35 - 35 minutes - 35.2 MBToday we’re talking money! The so-called root of all evil and yet everyone needs it including health tech start-ups. So how do tech startups in Africa get about raising capital? Well, in this episode I’ll be speaking with a man who has all the answers and even has some money to give away. Well, not him personally but his organization ‒the Baobab Network‒ runs an accelerator that invests as much as $25,000 in early-stage tech ventures across Africa. His name is Mr Arthur Chupeau and he is the ...
Ep6 - A tech solution reducing maternal deaths by 75%
October 16, 2021 08:27 - 26 minutes - 27.1 MBEvery 11 seconds a woman somewhere in this world dies during childbirth. That’s 800 women every day. And most of these preventable deaths happen right here on the African continent. Today I’ll be speaking with an enterprising young man who along with his team are on mission to tackle this sad situation. His name is Tafadzwa Munzwa and he is a medical student based in Zambia. On today’s show we’ll be hearing about his startup – Dawa Health – a digital health platform that is reshaping acces...
Ep5 - Drones that deliver life-saving medical products
October 01, 2021 08:39 - 19 minutes - 22.5 MBOn Episode 5, I chat with three representatives of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Botswana. Agathe Lawson is the UNFPA Officer-in-Charge for South Africa and Country Director for the eSwatini and Botswana Country Offices. Mareledi Segotso is the Head of Office, UNFPA Botswana Country Office, and Priscilla Rabasimane is Communications Analyst also at UNFPA Botswana. Together they tell us about their Drones for Health initiative which is delivering life-saving medical products t...
Ep4 - Concierge medical diagnostics for the poor
September 20, 2021 17:47 - 29 minutes - 23.1 MBThis episode I’ll be speaking with the brilliant Oluwasoga Oni. I simply call him Soga. He is CEO and co-founder of MDaaS Global. A company based in Lagos, Nigeria that provides tech-enabled diagnostic centers that are to designed to cater to the needs of underserved communities. Soga is an engineer. He holds two Masters degrees. One in Computer Science and the other in Engineering, System Design and Management from MIT. You can learn more about MDaaS by visiting https://www.mdaas.io/ or on ...
Ep3 - Artificial Intelligence solutions for health
August 29, 2021 15:40 - 29 minutes - 30.7 MBToday I’ll be speaking with Darlington Akogo, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI). He's the founder and director of several AI startups including minoHealth ‒an AI healthtech company; karaAgro AI ‒an AI-powered precision agriculture platform; Runmila AI Institute ‒an AI and data science training institute, and Gudra AI Studio ‒an organization broadly exploring AI and exponential technologies applied to various domains including transportation, sanitation and energy. We talk speci...
Ep2 - Affordable and accessible medical insurance
August 15, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBOn this episode I’ll be speaking with a phenomenal lady. She is Adelaide Odhiambo, the CEO and co-founder of Bluewave Insurance based in Nairobi. Bluewave is a tech-driven company that is designing microinsurance products that are simple, affordable, and accessible to the mass market. Adelaide’s background is in actuarial science, and she spent over a decade in the insurance industry before taking an entrepreneurial dive into the world of microinsurance and digital health. You can learn mor...
Ep1 - Democratizing first-level medical care
June 18, 2021 16:34 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBIn this premiere episode, I speak with Ikechukwu "Iyke" Anoke. He is CEO and co-founder of Zuri Health Africa. Zuri Health is a mobile health service that delivers first level medical services to its users through their mobile devices via apps, WAP, and SMS. Iyke is currently based here in Nairobi, Kenya and he will be sharing his entrepreneurial journey. He will be telling us about the highs and the lows, what keeps him up at night, and what drives him to want to transform healthcare in Af...
Welcome Trailer
June 08, 2021 06:40 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBMedxTek Africa is a podcast about health technology innovation in Africa. On the show, we’re talking with African innovators and how they’re seeking to make a positive impact on people’s lives by disrupting the healthcare industry through technology. This is a show for health tech entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals and business owners, industry investors and anyone who is fascinated about health technology and innovation. Hosted by Dr. Sam Oti, an African public health physician and d...