Revolutionary Healthtech Startups in West Africa You Should Know

The West African health industry has grown significantly in recent years. A large part of this growth is due to the emergence of several startups that are implementing technology to transform healthcare accessibility in the region.

The exploits of these innovative companies deserve appropriate recognition and support. Hence, we’ve highlighted 11 health tech startups leveraging digital technology to redefine healthcare accessibility and administration in West Africa.

Reliance Health

Year Founded: 2016

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Reliance Health is a Medtech company improving access to quality medical services and products in African markets. It seeks to build a more interconnected healthcare system in Africa.

Reliance Health offers two primary services via its digital infrastructure. Its clinical services option is designed to offer quality healthcare to busy families and career professionals. But, the other option, Healthcare Plans for Everyone, enables users to be more hands-on in managing their health. They also offer secondary services such as Children's immunization packages, specialist care, and antenatal care.?

mPharma

Year Founded: 2014

Location: Accra, Ghana

mPharma is a digital health solutions provider using technology to give Africans easy access to medical products. The company has deployed a suite of digital solutions tailored to serve vendors and consumers across all levels of the pharmaceutical supply chain. It provides inventory management solutions to pharmaceutical product suppliers, helping them maintain their stock. It facilitates innovative financing for patients through its Mutti payment scheme, giving them the means to always purchase the medications they need.

In addition, mPharma provides market intelligence to pharmacies, hospitals, and patients while aggregating and forecasting demand through its network of suppliers to help dispensaries procure inventory at discounted prices.

DrugStoc

Year Founded: 2016

Location: Lagos Nigeria

DrugStoc is an health tech startup improving the pharmaceuticals and medical consumables supply chain in Africa. DrugStoc harnesses the power of technology to digitize the wholesale distribution of drugs to pharmacies and healthcare outlets.

At the core of DrugStoc's operations is a robust pharmaceutical management infrastructure offering comprehensive inventory solutions to healthcare providers. Through its all-in-one app, pharmacies and healthcare providers gain access to a centralized platform where they can efficiently source medical consumables and replenish their inventory.

Africa Health Holdings

Year Founded: 2017

Location: Accra, Ghana

Africa Health Holdings is a digital health system provider building sustainable healthcare access in Africa. The company develops systems that power healthcare provision and services that are tailored to the local population in each of the locations where it has operations.

AHH runs multiple healthcare setups in 4 different countries. These include Carepoint and Lily hospitals in Nigeria, Seha Healthcare in Egypt, Meridian Health Group in Kenya, Rabito Clinic, and MyCareMobile in Ghana.

Helium Health

Year Founded: 2016

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Helium Health is a healthcare industry-focused technology company helping medical service providers leverage digital innovations to improve their service delivery to patients. It operates a comprehensive SaaS solution designed to improve healthcare management and delivery.

Helium Health’s SaaS solution includes a suite of dynamic digital tools for electronic medical records/ hospital information system management and health financing. Among its products are HeliumOS which is an operating system for care provision, and HeliumDoc, which facilitates provider-patient interaction

Its other solutions include HeliumCredit and HeliumWallet, which it uses to facilitate its financing options.

Healthlane

Year Founded: 2013

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Healthlane is a digital healthcare provider developing solutions to improve life expectancy among Africans. The company offers digital medical services to help patients transition from sick care to preventive care, giving them a chance to live longer and healthier lives.

Healthlane deploys interactive digital tools that help users manage and monitor their lifestyle, diet, and internal conditions. It also offers comprehensive wellness checks and personalized care plans to enable users to understand, track and optimize their health.?

Remedial Health

Year Founded: 2019

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Remedial Health is a tech startup revolutionizing the pharmaceuticals and medical consumables supply chain in Africa. It implements technology to digitize wholesale drug distributions to pharmacies and healthcare outlets in Nigeria.

Remedial Health operates a pharmaceutical management infrastructure through which it provides inventory solutions for healthcare providers. Its platform serves as an all-in-one app for pharmacies and healthcare providers to source medical consumables and restock their inventory.

Waspito

Year Founded: 2019

Location: Douala, Cameroon

Waspito is a telehealth startup connecting Africans to affordable and seamless healthcare. The company operates a digital platform where it facilitates correspondence and interactions between patients and healthcare service providers.

But that’s not all; the digital infrastructure gives users access to other forms of medical services, including medical information, educational content, prescription pharmaceutical procurement, and medical insurance options.

Lifestores Healthcare

Year Founded: 2017

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Lifestores Healthcare is a telemedicine company bringing greater efficiency to the pharmaceutical supply chain in Nigeria and Africa.

Lifestyle Healthcare has two B2B services. The first, called OGApharmacy, lets pharmacies and hospitals aggregate their purchasing needs, and then the company negotiates with suppliers for a 10 to 20% discount on the total price. Primarily, the service helps dispensaries save cost on inventory. The other product is PharmaIQ, an integrated dispensary management system for pharmacies to run their operations.

Ubenwa Health

Year Founded: 2017

Location: Nigeria

Ubenwa Health is a health-tech startup leveraging technology to improve infants' life expectancy in Africa. The company implements AI technology for diagnosing conditions in infants and prescribing appropriate treatment.

Ubenwa Health’s digital solution records and analyzes the cries of newborn and use machine-learning algorithms to detect irregularities that may be indicators of illnesses and diseases such as birth asphyxia.

Famasi

Year Founded: 2021

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Famasi is a medication management solutions provider helping people take better control of their health and well-being. It operates a digital platform through which patients can easily procure prescription drugs, get them delivered to their doorsteps, and automate monthly refills.

The platform also allows users to connect with healthcare providers and get free follow-ups. Plus, they also get access to personalized healthcare plans.

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