OPay
Fintech Health Uncategorized

#COVID19inGhana: Opay and Opera Donate 100k Face Masks

OPay and Opera have donated 100,000 medical face masks to support the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana.

Chekkit
Health Technology

How Nigeria’s Chekkit Sealed Deal to Tackle Counterfeit Drugs in Afghanistan

The Afghanistan government through Fantom Foundation, a platform for distributed ledgers and decentralised networks, has enlisted the help of a Nigerian-based

54gene
Health Partnership

Illumina and 54gene Partner to Create World-Class Genomics Facility in Nigeria

Illumina has announced a collaboration with 54gene, a health technology company whose mission is to advance precision medicine capabilities in Africa

Africa Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Nigeria’s Flying Doctors to Establish $1Bn Fund to Support Africa’s Health Care Needs

Flying Doctors, a Nigerian Healthcare Investment Company firm has disclosed plans to establish a $1 billion fund to invest in health

Healthlane
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

Digital Horizon Invests in Nigerian Health Startup Healthlane

Digital Horizon venture fund has invested in Y Combinator alumnus Healthlane, the startup focusing on modern, online consultations for local

MTN
Health MTN Telecom

MTN Steps up COVID Fight With New Campaign Promoting Mask-wearing

MTN is adding its voice to global efforts to raise awareness about the importance of wearing masks to fight the

NCDC
Digital Health

NCDC Launches Digital Platform For Speedy COVID-19 Result Delivery

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced that it has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery

The Revv Programme
Health MTN SMEs Telecom

Register: MTN Nigeria Launches The Revv Programme to Support Over 10,000 SMEs

MTN Nigeria has launched The Revv Programme aimed at addressing the critical needs of SMEs during this COVID period and

School Reopening
Education Government Health

COVID-19: FG Releases Guidelines for Safe School Reopening in Nigeria

The Federal Ministry of Education has released guidelines for safe school reopening in Nigeria. Schools from primary to tertiary were

RETINA-AI Health
Artificial Intelligence Funding Health

RETINA-AI Health, a Startup Founded By Nigerian-born Stephen Odaibo Raises $5.2M for AI Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

RETINA-AI Health, a startup founded by Nigerian-born Dr. Stephen Odaibo has raised $5.2M in Series A funding for Artificial Intelligence screening of