Healthcare

Fixing Africa’s broken medicine supply chain with Samuel Okwuada

Published by Terser Adamu on 20 September 2023

Terser Adamu talks to Samuel Okwuada, the CEO and co-founder of Remedial Health, which is building a tech-enabled, pharmacy-centred healthcare network across the continent.

Botswana: Doctor-turned-entrepreneur seizes healthcare opportunities

Published by Jeanette Clark on 14 September 2023

When Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane founded Kalafhi Medical Center, she kept costs to a minimum. She was the only employee and refrained from spending on décor or any extras until revenue permitted.

An investor’s view on North African healthcare opportunities

Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 May 2023

Some North African countries, including Morocco and Egypt, have emerged as attractive destinations for healthcare investments, according to Afsane Jetha, CEO of private equity firm Alta Semper.

From investment to IPO: Backing an Egyptian consumer healthcare company

Published by Jaco Maritz on 9 May 2023

Afsane Jetha, the CEO of Alta Semper, discusses the firm’s investment in Macro Group Pharmaceuticals, highlighting the company’s import substitution strategy and the efforts to prepare it for a stock market listing.

Rethinking the supply of medication in Nigeria with Medsaf’s Vivian Nwakah-Lawal

Published by Terser Adamu on 25 April 2023

In Episode #67 of the Unlocking Africa podcast, Terser Adamu converses with Vivian Nwakah-Lawal, founder of Medsaf, a medication marketplace serving African hospitals and pharmacies.

The strategies behind Cleopatra Hospitals’ rise in Egypt’s private healthcare sector

Published by African Hidden Champions Initiative on 12 March 2023

In less than a decade, Cleopatra Hospitals Group has become one of Egypt’s largest private healthcare companies.

Japanese investor sees opportunity in Africa’s growing healthcare market

Published by Jaco Maritz on 1 March 2023

Japanese investment firm AAIC seeks to capitalise on the growing demand for medical services in Africa by backing healthcare startups.

Building Kenya’s ‘Uber for ambulances’

Published by Jeanette Clark on 9 February 2023

Flare is a Kenya-based technology company that connects emergency service providers with people in need of immediate assistance.

Investing in African startups: From fintech to insect protein

Published by Jaco Maritz on 31 January 2023

Pauline Koelbl, founder of investment firm ShEquity, talks about the firm’s investments and business opportunities in sectors ranging from fintech and agribusiness to healthcare.

Investing in Nigerian private healthcare: Insights from dealmaker

Published by Betsy G Henderson on 17 December 2022

Femi Ogunjimi, a partner at Lagos-based private equity firm CardinalStone Capital Advisers, discusses healthcare opportunities and trends in Nigeria and beyond.

Investing in Africa from the perspective of Novastar Ventures

Published by Tamara Thomas on 29 November 2022

Novastar Ventures managing partner speaks about some of the firm’s most interesting investments and the opportunities he sees on the continent.

The entrepreneur who saw a gap in Nigeria’s healthcare industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 24 November 2022

Oluwasoga Oni, co-founder of the BeaconHealth chain of medical diagnostic centres, talks about the company’s early days and dealing with Nigeria’s medical brain drain.

Healthcare investor discusses opportunities in Nigeria and rest of Africa

Published by James Torvaney on 4 November 2022

An interview with the managing director of Health54, a new CFAO-backed African healthcare investment fund.

East Africa: Turning a gap in the market into a growing healthcare chain

Published by Priya Sippy on 2 September 2022

How Nikhil Pereira-Kamath, founder of Africa Healthcare Network, built a chain of 30 dialysis centres to treat people with kidney disease.

Healthcare

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