GE in partnership with Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has announced names of the 14 African startups that will participate in the second cohort of the Healthymagination Mother and Child Programme to continue to accelerate health innovations in Africa.

The 14 organizations were selected after a tough screening process. They are Afya Research Africa for its STONE HMIS solution; Cedars Diagnostics; doctHERs; Early Reach; Liberian Energy Network; Maternity Foundation; MDaaS; MOBicure; Neopenda; Sevamob; Sisu Global Health; LiveWell; SubQ Assist; and Totohealth Tanzania.

Commenting, Robert Wells, Executive Director of healthymagination said: “Solving local health challenges calls for locally-adapted interventions and innovations, and Social Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa are playing a major role in this regard.

The kick-off workshop will be followed by a six-month, online accelerator programme with in-depth mentorship from Silicon Valley-based executives and local GE business leaders. The accelerator and mentorship programme will culminate in a “Premier Pitch” event in Africa where the 14 organizations will present their respective enterprises to an audience of potential investors.

The programme was launched in March 2016 by GE and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship – aims to continue to accelerate health innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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