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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: The Next Frontier

WebArtificial intelligence (AI) is a program that mimics the working principle of human intelligence. Its practical application is being felt in many different industries, but the potential of artificial intelligence in healthcare is vast. It can be used to interpret medical imaging, such as CTs and MRIs; develop personalised medication, looking

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AI for Health: Up & Coming Innovations

WebSaratani AI is a flexible and user-friendly cervical cancer diagnostic device made using deep-learning techniques, trained with quite a large cervical PAP smear cytological image with plans of making it offline. The model can be replicated to diagnose other forms of cancer. The Pathology Network connects doctors, hospitals and the patients they

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Rethinking AI-for-Health Innovation Challenges

WebA few members of the Villgro Africa team contributed to an academic paper on rethinking AI-for-health innovation in PLOS Global Public Health.

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AI4H Awardees Announced by Villgro Africa and Partners

WebVillgro Africa and partners have announced the awardees of their Artificial Intelligence for Health (AI4H) funding call, with the recipients of grant funding and incubation support including the following companies: Anchored through the financial support of IDRC and AI4D, multiple partners came together with the aim of uncovering African AI

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Supporting African Women-Led Healthcare Startups

WebTechnical expertise - Customized business and technology support by Villgro Africa and partners. Sponsorship - Curated access to potential external partners and other players in the start-up ecosystem. Funding – A fair opportunity to secure funding to grow your solution. We are looking to support women-led healthcare startups in Africa.

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Current Portfolio of Healthcare Startups in Africa

WebVillgro Africa’s incubation portfolio includes solutions covering a wide range of health sector challenges with representation across the continent, including innovators in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia. Meet a sample of the healthcare startups in Africa making a difference in providing accessible and affordable healthcare.

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Streamline Case Study

WebHow Villgro Africa is Helping Streamline Health Bridge the Digital Divide for Rural Hospitals in Africa. By Moses Waweru. Streamline Health is a Ugandan health-tech company founded by Samuel Mugisha and two other co-founders in 2017. Streamline was established to help rural hospitals in Africa transition from paper-based to electronic medical record …

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Female-Led Health Tech Startups in Ghana

WebApplication Link Deadline: 31st August 2022. The Female-Led Health Tech Startups in Ghana call, a collaboration between Villgro Africa and Ghana Tech Lab, is seeking startups in the Ghanian health tech space that have at least one woman in their leadership team to apply for the opportunity to receive incubation and funding support.

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Ilara Health using AI for Affordable Diagnostics

WebShare this post. Launched in 2019, Ilara Health brings affordable diagnostics to primary care settings across Kenya. The company provides artificial intelligence (AI) and tech-powered diagnostic equipment to medical facilities at a fraction of the normal cost. Doctors pay only 10-20% upfront and financing partners cover 80-90% via loans.

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Villgro Africa Supporting Emerging Healthcare Businesses

WebVillgro Africa is an incubator and impact investor supporting emerging healthcare businesses in Africa. We offer emerging companies a personalised incubation experience to help effectively scale ideas and navigate the African startup ecosystem. Apply Today.

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Investing in healthcare

WebVillgro Africa has a strong track record of making healthcare investments in Africa using a rigourous de-risking mechanism which focuses on team, business model, investability, product and exit feasibility. For us, investing in healthcare in Africa means building capacity by helping innovators focus on all aspects of building and scaling a

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Innovator Spotlight: ilara Health

WebAn Interview with ilara Health Founder, Emilian Popa. ilara Health’s vision is “a world in which early detection and preventative healthcare are accessible to everyone, everywhere.”

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How an Ethiopian med-tech Startup is fighting COVID-19

WebThe COVID-19 treatment wing at St Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa is saving thousands of Ethiopian Birr’s every day by reusing N95 masks.

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Innovator Spotlight: Zuri Health

WebTell us about your innovation. What is the problem? What solution are you offering? What populations are you serving? The problem that Zuri Health is solving is accessibility to and affordability of healthcare.

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