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.

Today I’ll be speaking with an enterprising young man who along with his team are on mission to tackle this sad situation. His name is Tafadzwa Munzwa and he is a medical student based in Zambia.

On today’s show we’ll be hearing about his startup – Dawa Health – a digital health platform that is reshaping access to maternal health for vulnerable African women.

You can learn more about Dawa Health by visiting https://dawa-health.com or on Twitter and IG @dawa_health or on LinkedIn @dawamed.  

If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti.

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

On 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 Director for the eSwatini and Botswana Country Offices. Mareledi Segotso is the Head of Office, UNFPA Botswana Country Office, and Priscilla Rabasimane is Communications Analyst also at UNFPA Botswana. Together they tell us about their Drones for Health initiative which is delivering life-saving medical products to underserved communities in Botswana.

If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti.

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

This 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 tech-enabled diagnostic centers that are to designed to cater to the needs of underserved communities. Soga is an engineer. He holds two Masters degrees. One in Computer Science and the other in Engineering, System Design and Management from MIT. You can learn more about MDaaS by visiting https://www.mdaas.io/ or on Twitter and LinkedIn @mdaasglobal.  If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti.

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

Today 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 healthtech company; karaAgro AI ‒an AI-powered precision agriculture platform; Runmila AI Institute ‒an AI and data science training institute, and Gudra AI Studio ‒an organization broadly exploring AI and exponential technologies applied to various domains including transportation, sanitation and energy. We talk specifically about his work with minoHealth AI Labs ‒an Accra-based startup that is pioneering the application of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare diagnostics and biomedical research across Africa. minoHealth AI Labs has developed a suite of cutting-edge AI-powered innovations. For example, its AI4Radiology system can automatically detect several medical conditions such as pneumonia and breast cancer from analyzing x-rays.  You can learn more about minoHealth by visiting https://www.minohealth.org/ or on Twitter and LinkedIn @minoHealth.  If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti.

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content. 

On 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 that is designing microinsurance products that are simple, affordable, and accessible to the mass market. Adelaide’s background is in actuarial science, and she spent over a decade in the insurance industry before taking an entrepreneurial dive into the world of microinsurance and digital health.

You can learn more about Bluewave on Linkedin @Bluewave Insurance Agency, Instagram @bluewave.ins or visit their website: https://www.bluewaveinsurance.co/.

If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti.

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

In 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 medical services to its users through their mobile devices via apps, WAP, and SMS. Iyke is currently based here in Nairobi, Kenya and he will be sharing his entrepreneurial journey. He will be telling us about the highs and the lows, what keeps him up at night, and what drives him to want to transform healthcare in Africa. I also challenge him about whether Zuri Health is truly a disruptive health tech innovation or if it is simply another case of "technological solutionism".  

You can learn more about Zuri Health on Twitter @ZuriHealth, Instagram @zurihealth or visit https://zuri.health. 

If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you’d like me to host on the show, please reach out to me directly on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, email: [email protected] or via LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti. 

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

MedTec 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 make a positive impact on people’s lives by disrupting the healthcare industry through technology.

This is a show for health tech entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals and business owners, industry investors and anyone who is fascinated about health technology and innovation.

Hosted by Dr. Sam Oti, an African public health physician and digital health enthusiast, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

We look forward to engaging with you at every step of the way. Please feel free to suggest health innovators or start-ups, as well as questions to be discussed and share your feedback. You can reach Dr. Oti on Twitter @DrSam_Oti, on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-oji-oti/ or by email at [email protected].

Please note that The MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.