Kenya’s Safaricom has been chosen as the 9th most innovative company of 2013 according to a recent report by Fast Company. Safaricom was chosen primarily for bridging a health care gap with Telecom, using Daktari 1525.
Watch the video below to learn about Daktari 1525.
According to Fast Company ” In Kenya, where more than half of citizens live on less than a dollar a day, medical care can be a far-off luxury. But local telecom giant Safaricom has built a vital bridge between doctor and patient. It launched Daktari 1525 in late 2011, a 24/7 call-in service that, for a small fee, connects callers one-on-one with a doctor. Calls flooded in. This year, it’s boosting marketing to get more customers calling, and more Kenyans healthy.”
The top 10 list includes the following:
- Nike – For a pair of revolutionary new products and a culture of true believers.
- Amazon – For speeding up the delivery of change
- Square – For spreading the mobile payments revolution
- Splunk – For bringing big data to the masses
- Fab – For evolving into the destination for design wares
- Uber – For being the epitome of the data-driven disruptive startup
- Sproxil – For sticking it to anyone selling fraudulent goods.
- Pinterest – For unlocking image obsession
- Safaricom – For bridging a health care gap with Telecom, and
- Target – For shrinking the big box
This annual guide show businesses whose innovations are having the greatest impacts across their industries and our culture as a whole.
