Hospitals

NIGERIA – An anti-counterfeiting startup, formed at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana, Chekkit, has raised a US$500,000 pre-seed funding round…

CHAD – The World Bank has approved a US$90 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Chad improve the use and quality…

KENYA – AAR healthcare Kenya limited, a subsidiary of AAR Healthcare Holdings, has launched a 140-bed general hospital with both inpatient and outpatient services. The…

AFRICA – Byon8, a Swedish-based Digital Health startup has raised a US$1.5 million seed round to fuel its growth in Africa, a move that will…

SOUTH AFRICA – Africa Health Conference is scheduled to take place in October this year. The conference brings together healthcare experts and businesses from around…

WORLD – The World Health Organization has said more than 700 health care workers and patients were killed, more than 2,000 injured, and hundreds of…

CAMEROON – Doctors Without Borders (MSF), have withdrawn their health care services in Cameroon following government suspension for eight months. Cameroonian authorities have accused the…

EGYPT – Egypt has inked a deal with Japan to increase the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) grant to US$19 million. These funds are purposed…

NIGERIA – Leadway Assurance has unveiled Leadway Health Limited, a new health maintenance organization (HMO), offering a range of healthcare services targeted at improving and…

NIGERIA – Resident doctors in Nigerian public hospitals have begun an indefinite strike over grievances that include the delayed payment of salaries and allowances, the…