Zuri Health, Awarded Ksh.7M Grants By Gate Foundation
Kenyan e-health startups Zuri Health and Damu Sasa have been picked for this year’s Investing In Africa (i3) program which is backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Zuri Health and Damu Sasa will each receive a $50,000 (Ksh.7 million) grant as well as support and mentorship towards partnerships with donors, industry and institutions in the healthcare industry.
Zuri provides a platform for mass-market patients to get affordable, convenient, and quality healthcare services via SMS, WhatsApp and a dedicated app.
Launched in January last year, the company has, through partnerships with telecoms like MTN, Safaricom and Telkom, been able to aggregate healthcare providers like medical labs, pharmacies, and hospitals.
Damu Sasa on the other hand is an end-to-en...