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April 8, 2022

Fri, 04/08/2022 - 07:35

Accelerate Digital Health Entrepreneurship

We are very excited to support last mile health delivery through the Community Health Toolkit with PATH and Medic. Community health workers are a central component of health systems in Africa.

March 31, 2022

Thu, 03/31/2022 - 08:06

News, Social Innovation

Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2022

Game-changing female entrepreneurs of Sub-Saharan Africa - is your innovation driving positive change by bringing better health and nutrition to everyone? Harvest a healthier future by applying for the Bayer Foundation Women Empowerment Award 2022.

March 31, 2022

Thu, 03/31/2022 - 07:54

News, Social Innovation

Expanding the access of medical supplies in Africa

Bayer Foundation has signed an agreement with African Medical Supply Platform (AMSP), supporting the digital marketplace to make Covid-19 vaccines and other medical supplies widely available across Africa.

Female Scientists Gather to Push for More Women in Leadership Roles

March 4, 2022

Fri, 03/04/2022 - 15:46

Social Innovation

Female Scientists Gather to Push for More Women in Leadership Roles

The lack of female representation in leadership roles in science is a critical issue, only further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how the breakthrough Female Science Talents program from Falling Walls Foundation is stepping up to redress this imbalance here.

January 25, 2022

Tue, 01/25/2022 - 10:19

Stories, Social Innovation

Offering life-saving ambulance services for Kenyans country-wide

Winner of the Bayer Foundation’s Women Empowerment Award Caitlin Dolkart is the co-founder of Flare, a subscription-based emergency-response platform, ensuring life-saving ambulance services for Kenyans all over the country.

November 15, 2021

Mon, 11/15/2021 - 12:21

Stories, Social Innovation

Offering sex education for Nigerian youth through a private app

Talking about sex is considered a taboo in most communities across Nigeria, West Africa. This makes it hard for young people to get proper and judgmental-free sexual health education. Morenike Fajemisin, who is the founder and CEO of Whispa Health—a Nigerian startup focused on sexual and reproductive health, is ready to break that taboo.