Sanofi has selected 11 startups for its AfricaTech Challenge whose online pitch will take place on June 11.
The Sanofi AfricaTech Challenge received 268 applications from 34 countries from across Africa and a winner for each of the four challenges will be announced at the end of the pitch.
The call for application for the Sanofi AfricaTech Challenge was made back in February.
AfricaTech is a lab dedicated by Sanofi at VivaTech to encourage open innovation by African technology startups. The AfricaTech Challenge initiative is part of Sanofi’s strategy to promote entrepreneurship and development in the health sector in Africa.
Challenge 1. Digital health book:
Bypa-ss (Egypt) has a healthtech platform called HealthTag that facilitates checkups.
Keeplyna (Tunisia) is an ehealth platform that offers telemedicine.
Eyone (Senegal) allows patients to share their medical records with health professionals.
Challenge 2. Smart logistics:
Doctor 4 Africa (India) has an online platform that connects patients to health-care professionals in under served communities in Africa.
Mobihealth International (Nigeria) is a telehealth electronic medical records and video app.
Challenge 3. Health financing:
Soso Care (Nigeria) allows Nigerians to access health insurance and care in 1170 clinics.
MamaPrime (Kenya) enables mothers and their families to make pre-payments for their prenatal and postnatal care.
JokkoSanté (Senegal) is a digital payment platform for money intended for health.
Challenge 4. Maternal and neonatal health:
Teheca (Uganda) connects new and expecting mothers to qualified nurses for post-natal checkups at their homes.
The University Agency Innovation (Cameroon) has a spin-off called AUI Techno that designs and produces an interactive infant incubator.
Natal Cares (Nigeria) has an integrated solution providing healthcare, medical monitoring and emergency services to at-risk pregnant women and nursing mothers belonging to disconnected rural communities.
