Dr. Hend El Sherbini, a leader in the provision of best-in-class diagnostic services

October 11, 2020 Melanie Hawken

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Meet IDH Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, a leading consumer diagnostic healthcare company in Africa and the Middle East

Dr. Hend El Sherbini holds the position of CEO of IDH-Integrated Diagnostics Holdings, a leading consumer diagnostic healthcare company in Africa and the Middle East with operations in Egypt, Jordan, Sudan and Nigeria. Dr. El Sherbini's experience is not only limited to her position as CEO, but she is also a professor of clinical pathology at the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University and currently sits on the board of American Society of Clinical Pathology (Egypt) and consults on the international certification process. She received her MBBCh, Masters in Clinical and Chemical Pathology, PhD in Immunology from BBC by Cairo University, and an Executive MBA from London Business School.

Lioness Launch / LifeBank announces first expansion outside Nigeria into Kenya

September 20, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Lioness Launch

LifeBank, the innovative business founded by Temie Giwa-Tubosun in Nigeria that uses data, technology, and smart logistics to improve the discoverability, delivery, affordability, and safety of essential medical products like blood and oxygen for health systems across Africa in order to save lives, has announced its first expansion outside Nigeria. The company’s next city of operations is Nairobi in Kenya as it strives to continue saving more lives while strengthening the supply chain engine for health systems across Africa.

Marta Vânia Uetela, a Mozambican entrepreneur changing the lives of amputees with her prostheses

September 20, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Marta Vânia Uetela, founder of BioMec (Mozambique)

Startup Story

Inspired to find a solution to the problem of 90% of amputees in Mozambique never getting access to prosthetic limbs to improve their lives, young entrepreneur Marta Vânia Uetela, founder of BioMec, came up with a plan. Today, she is changing lives through her innovations.

Lioness Launch / South Africa’s Marpemed launches its new Online Health Store

August 9, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Lioness Launch

Marpemed is a South African health and medical solutions company founded by Hlengiwe Moepe, and specializing in Health and Wellness, Employee Wellness, Digital Healthcare Services and Medical Supplies. The company has launched its new Online Health Store, focusing on providing clients with the best natural supplements, remedies and health food!

LifeBank’s Temie Giwa-Tubosun named Cartier Women’s Initiative Laureate 2020 for Sub-Saharan Africa

June 21, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Awards and Accolades

The 2020 Laureates of the Cartier Women’s Initiative have just been announced, and the inspirational LifeBank Founder, Temie Giwa-Tubosun, has just been named as the Sub-Saharan African Laureate. LifeBank is a medical distribution company that uses data and technology to discover and deliver essential medical products to hospitals in Nigeria.

Edna Carolina Gabriel de Alegria, an Angolan entrepreneur passionate about health care

May 15, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Edna Carolina Gabriel de Alegria, founder of Fisiochic (Angola)

Startup Story

Everyone knows that good healthcare and wellness are essential to ensuring happy and healthy lives. In Angola, entrepreneur Edna Carolina Gabriel de Alegria, founder of Fisiochic, a physiotherapy and clinical practice, is on a mission to make people feel better and special through a holistic care approach.

Meet 5 African women entrepreneur health pioneers pushing the boundaries of innovation

May 10, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Feature | Healthcare

Around the world, there has never been a more heartfelt appreciation for the work that those in the health sector do for all of us, each and every day. So now is a great time to recognize the women entrepreneurs in the Lionesses of Africa community who are pioneers in their chosen health fields, pushing the boundaries of innovation to make all our lives better through their businesses.

Brenda Katwesigye, a Ugandan tech innovator providing access to quality eye care

March 29, 2020 Melanie Hawken

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Wazi Vision’s co-founder and ceo, Brenda Katwesigye, has a big vision for her business - to help everyone access quality eye care, without paying hefty sums for it. She and her team understand that good eyesight is critical to overall health and well being – especially for children and that is why the company has created affordable eyeglasses that are designed in Uganda and cost 80% less than what is currently on the market. Wazi Vision’s virtual reality (VR) testing kit also helps bring eye care testing to communities that do not have optometrists or access to affordable eye care services.

Ana Gonçalves, a Mozambican entrepreneur dedicated to providing specialist services to expectant families

March 15, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Ana Gonçalves, founder of Magambi – Consultoria (Mozambique)

Startup Story

Every parent-to-be knows what an exciting time it is, awaiting the birth of that much anticipated new child. Yet it can also be a very stressful time, requiring lots of specialist knowledge, expertise and advice. In Mozambique, entrepreneur Ana Gonçalves, founder of Magambi – Consultoria, is that specialist service provider that parents-to-be need at this important time.

Kerryne Krause, a game-changer in life sciences technology manufacturing in Africa

February 23, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Lioness Weekender Cover Story

Meet the Chief Excitement Officer at I-Slices Innovation.

Kerryne Krause, who calls herself "The Chief Excitement Officer", is the founder and CEO of I-Slices Innovations, a Top Technology 100 Company in South Africa. I-Slices® Technology is a first in the world, and is a unique Cryogel dermal delivery system with its applications in the cosmetics, veterinary & medical industries.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun, a medical pioneer saving lives through innovation

February 16, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder of Lifebank (Nigeria)

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Every year in African hospitals, people die because health workers could not ﬁnd the essential medical products needed on time and in the right condition. This problem affects pregnant women, children under the age of 5, victims of traumatic accidents, and people suffering from sickle cell anemia and other chronic conditions. For entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder of Lifebank, these statistics needed to change. She did the math and found that over 14,965,000 people die annually in Africa from the shortage of essential medical products. Today, Temie’s business is working to harness the power of technology and innovation to find life-saving solutions.

Annette Cassy, an entrepreneur in Mozambique who is passionate about specialist paediatric care in the country

June 8, 2019 Melanie Hawken

Annette Cassy, founder of Kidz Kare Centro Médico Infanto-Juvenil (Mozambique) — **Annette Cassy**, founder of Kidz Kare Centro Médico Infanto-Juvenil (Mozambique)

When children get sick, they need the reassurance of a specialist, caring environment that gives them comfort, specialist care and advice, and understanding. In Mozambique, Kidz Kare Centro Médico Infanto-Juvenil, founded by entrepreneur Annette Cassy, does just that.

Phindi Msomi, a South African entrepreneur with a passion for helping employees to become more effective at work

February 3, 2018 Melanie Hawken

Phindi Msomi, founder of Olwazini Consulting Services (South Africa) — **Phindi Msomi,** founder of Olwazini Consulting Services (South Africa)

Creating a working environment where employees can thrive and excel is a challenge for many companies and organisations. For South African company, Olwazini Consulting Services (Pty) Ltd, founded by Phindi Msomi, this represented a key business opportunity.

Lebo Shange and Thembi Nkosi - The startup story of two South African entrepreneurs on a mission to address feminine health issues in their country

July 3, 2016 Melanie Hawken

Lebo Shange (top) & Thembi Nkosi (bottom), founders of Coincido (South Africa) — **Lebo Shange** (top) & **Thembi Nkosi** (bottom), founders of Coincido (South Africa)

Many women in South Africa are embarrassed to discuss their feminine health issues with others, especially when they need to seek medical attention. Two entrepreneurs with a background working in the pharmaceutical corporate environment have built a business, Coincido, that offers women a solution - easy to use home diagnostic tests that can help protect and better care for their health.

Gaby Lobban - The startup story of a South African techpreneur providing an innovative way of accessing professional healthcare advice online

December 11, 2015 Melanie Hawken

Gaby Lobban, founder of Zumbudda (South Africa) — **Gaby Lobban**, founder of Zumbudda (South Africa)

The chances are that in our increasingly busy lives, we will need to get health advice and information at short notice and potentially outside of usual medical practitioner hours or without having to wait for clinic appointments, meaning that an alternative is required. South African techpreneur, Gaby Lobban, founder of Zumbudda, knows this scenario only too well as a busy working mother of three children. Her website offering real-time e-chats with expert healthcare professionals is providing a great and innovative solution.

Young South African entrepreneur wins business plan competition for her mobile X-Ray services business

November 25, 2015 Melanie Hawken

Budding South African entrepreneur, Lebohang Selloane, has been named the winner of the 2015 Business Partners /SME Toolkit Global Entrepreneurship Week's Business Plan Competition for Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs at an awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 17 November 2015. She received an additional R10,000 mentorship support voucher, R20,000 cash prize and a smart tablet.

Chantal Du Chenne - The startup story of an entrepreneur looking to revolutionise access to primary healthcare and chronic disease management for the medically uninsured across Africa

October 12, 2015 Melanie Hawken

Chantal Du Chenne, founder of mHealthCo, South Africa — **Chantal Du Chenne**, founder of mHealthCo, South Africa

It takes a highly innovative approach combined with a passion for making a difference, to find the necessary and urgent solutions to providing high quality, private primary healthcare to millions of employed medically uninsured South African. Entrepreneur Chantal Du Chenne has the solution and her new company, mHealthCo, is about to make huge waves in this space.

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