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Fund targets innovators offering affordable healthcare solutions

L-R: Sharon Olago, Founder at Lishe Bora, and Villgro's co-founders; Dr Robert Karanja and Wilfred Njagi. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenyans innovating in the affordable healthcare space have until the end of this month to apply for seed funding and have access to impact investors from the home-grown Villgro Africa incubator.

Positioned to offer support to emerging health businesses, the Nairobi-based hub has in the last seven years been working with startups in healthcare and life sciences including primary healthcare, mother and child health non-communicable diseases, nutrition in agriculture, water and sanitation in environmental management, or safety ergonomics in the design of tools and products.

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