Podcast
MedTec Africa
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Ep16 - Lessons from a pioneer of telemedicine in AfricaThis 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 Af…
Ep15 - Giving mothers a voice in the health-care systemOn 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, incl…
Ep14 - High quality primary health care for allToday 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, aff…
Ep13 - Reimagining community-based health careOn 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 o…
Ep12 - Simplifying the management of health dataThis 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 an…
Ep11 - A versatile app builder for frontline health workersOn 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 develo…
Ep10 - Ensuring equity and inclusion in digital healthThis 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 20…
Ep9 - A radical approach to influencing behavior changeToday 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…
Ep8 - Fighting pneumonia using a "smart" jacketPneumonia 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…
Ep7 - Raising capital for your healthtech innovationToday 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? We…
Ep6 - A tech solution reducing maternal deaths by 75%Every 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…
Ep5 - Drones that deliver life-saving medical productsOn 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…
Ep4 - Concierge medical diagnostics for the poorThis 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 te…
Ep3 - Artificial Intelligence solutions for healthToday 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 heal…
Ep2 - Affordable and accessible medical insuranceOn 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…
Ep1 - Democratizing first-level medical careIn 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 medi…
Welcome TrailerTrailerMedTec Africa (formerly MedxTek 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 mak…
