The state of health tech in Nigeria

Business, Entrepreneurship, Features, Healthcare, startups

30th January 2019

On Friday, January 25, 2019, our TC Townhall: The State of Healthtech in Nigeria, convened leading healthcare innovators, investors and public health stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the sector. Here are some key highlights from the townhall:

The Challenge for Healthcare Innovators In Nigeria Is To Do More With Less

startups

Guest Author

22nd January 2019

Countries like Nigeria do not have the resources to replicate the high-cost model of healthcare found in developed countries. But technology can leapfrog over obsolete methods and go straight to modern, and cheaper tech-enabled healthcare solutions.

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These Initiatives are Helping More Girls and Young Women Get into Tech

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A Legal Perspective on Health Tech in Nigeria

Funding, people, startups

Guest Author

8th April 2019

There is still no single legal framework for the regulation of the health tech sector in Nigeria. Instead, there is a reliance on the guidance of the different traditional health care areas each having their own set of guidelines and regulations.

Powering Financial Inclusion through Fintech

Funding, startups

Olanrewaju Odunowo

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