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Investors snub Kenyan e-health start-ups

About 73 per cent of the e-health ventures polled were found to be mobile-based. [Courtesy]

Kenyan startups specialising in e-health are struggling to attract financing despite significant investment in the sector in other countries in the region.

According to a new report by Disrupt Africa, 115 e-health startups currently operate in 20 countries across Africa, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya standing out as early hotspots for e-health entrepreneurs.

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