Healthcare is a vital part of the Nigerian economy and lifestyle because it affects the rich, the poor, the young, and the old.
Technology has penetrated every industry, including the health industry, paving the way for better and faster health services. Numerous startups in Nigeria aim to help provide the best healthcare services for individuals wherever they may be.
Here are the top 10 healthcare startups in Nigeria responsible for that.
Chekkit
Chekkit was founded by Dare Odumade. The company is focused on helping to fight against counterfeit and expired drugs sold around the country. Chekkit has teamed up with numerous pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies and distributed their sticker labels to over 30 million goods. All individuals need to do is scan the QR code on the sticker label or dial the code on their phones to check how authentic a drug is.
Safermom
Safermom was founded by Adeloye Olanrewaju to create better health care for pregnant women and nursing mothers to reduce the infant mortality rate in the country. Pregnant women and mothers can communicate with health professionals via the mobile App. Other services include immunization reminders, tracking medication, etc.
Lifebank
Lifebank Nigeria was founded by Temie Giwa-Tubosun. It is a medical distribution company that helps hospitals and other medical centers locate medical supplies and deliver them on time. The hospital can check the life bank platform for the blood type they need and have it delivered to them in no time.
Gerocare
Gerocare is here to help take care of ageing patients. It was founded by Ebi Ofrey, and it provides a platform where people can subscribe for regular doctor home visits and home medical care for the elderly using the Gerocare App.
Helium Health
The company started by providing electronic medical records (EMR) for hospitals, helping doctors access patients’ histories with a simple click, and making hospital services faster and more digital. It is a fast-growing startup that has been able to acquire and merge with other top heath-tech companies.
Kangpe
The medical service platform was founded by Femi Kuti. Kangpe gives users the avenue to ask real-life verified doctors questions any day, anytime, and receive answers to their questions within 5 minutes or less. This makes it easier for patients to get medical advice as quickly as possible without visiting the hospital.
Drugstoc
This health-tech startup company was founded by Chibuzor Opera and Adham Yehia. The startup offers services to hospitals, pharmacies, and medical individuals by helping them obtain high-quality medical products needed for work.
54gene
54Gene was founded by Abasi Ene-Obong and his colleagues. The startup offers testing and molecular diagnostics services to Africans, and it heavily leverages data science and analytics to do so. 54gene has over 300 researchers and was a huge part of fighting the pandemic by conducting COVID-19 tests.
Cardium
This health management App was founded by Lawal Abdulrazak, and Joshua Abel. Cardium was created to help patients with services such as medication reminders when they are on drugs and have access to other drug counseling information. It also serves as an educational platform to help people make well-informed medical decisions.
Smart Health
The company was founded by Uvie Ugono to help Nigerians solve the problem of misdiagnosis by creating a platform where people could get quality medical advice on their phones. This will help drastically reduce the number of deaths that occur due to self-medication.
There are many other startups making waves in the Nigerian healthcare industry, saving lives and making health tech what it is today. Which of these startup Apps have you used, and how did it help you? Let us know in the comments.
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