USA –Virtual opioid use disorder treatment startup Bicycle Health has scored US$50 million in a Series B funding round led by InterAlpen Partners. Other participants in the round include existing…
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Bright Uro raises US$6M from seed financing and NIH grant
USA – Bright Uro has announced its company launch with US$6 million in total funding, including a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Aliso Viejo, California-based Bright Uro…
Read MoreMedtech startups clinch European Innovation Council Accelerator funding
EUROPE –European medtech startups are among the 74 companies that have received a combined €382 million (US$400 million) in grants and investments, the 2022 European Innovation Council Accelerator has said.…
Read MoreKenya kicks off construction of US$1M Eye Hospital to enhance access to quality healthcare services
KENYA – Kenya has commissioned the construction of a KES150 million (US$1.28M) eye hospital at the Sibanga market situated in Cherangani Constituency under the Trans-Nzoia County Assembly to benefit residents…
Read MoreHealth-tech Zuri Health secures US$1.3M in pre-seed round to expand operations across Africa
KENYA – Zuri Health, Kenya’s fastest-growing digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has raised US$1.3 million in pre-seed funding to scale quality healthcare services affordably across Africa.…
Read MoreKenya to commission pharmaceutical plant in partnership with Square Pharmaceuticals
KENYA – Kenya is set to commission an ultramodern pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at EPZ Athi River in Machakos County with support from Square Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Bangladesh to boost local production…
Read MoreMoroccan healthtech startup Blink Pharma bags funding to advance expansion plans
MOROCCO – Moroccan e-health company Blink Pharma, the leading platform for managing transactions between healthcare professionals, has secured funding from Azur Innovation Fund to fuel its healthcare expansion in emerging…
Read MoreKenya secures US$24M from USAID to improve sanitation
KENYA – Kenya has secured KES 2.8B (US$24M) from United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address sanitation challenges in eight counties in Western Kenya. Kenya, through the Western…
Read MoreEgyptian health and wellness platform Esaal raises US$1.7M to expand access to healthcare
EGYPT – Esaal, one of the largest technology platforms for online health and wellness consultations in the MENA region, has completed the final tranche of its US$1.7M seed funding round. The seed round led by…
Read MoreUganda’s President Museveni commissions marine ambulance services
UGANDA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched Uganda’s first Marine Ambulances under the marine unit of the Ministry of Health to provide emergency medical response assistance and services to…
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