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Ep34 - Creating a healthcare consumerism movement in Africa

MedTec Africa
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Violadoc 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-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like us to host on the show, please reach out directly by email: sam.oti@alumni.harvard.edu or find us on Twitter or LinkedIn. Please note that the MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

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