Meta Pixel

News and Announcements

This Mobile Health Education App Aims to Address Nurses Shortage, Skills Gap in Africa

  • Published November 03, 2022 7:36AM UTC
  • Publisher Maan Perez
  • Categories Venture Investor Interviews
YouTube player

By 2030, there is a projected shortfall of 1.4 million nurses in Africa. Yangama Jokwiro, Director & Senior Lecturer at VAKA Health Foundation & La Trobe University, has developed a mobile health education app to help close this skill gap so nurses in under-resourced contacts can provide the best care possible. 

At present, almost 30,000 nurses in Zimbabwe have been using the platform for the past 3 years. Yangama shares that they are currently targeting to scale in 15 countries in Africa.

Looking for new investment opportunities? Click here to browse hundreds of companies, connect with their CEO and create your personalised deal flow.

Your AI Driven matchmaking platform

With a 14-year track record, a network of 32,000+ investors, and a capital raising platform, Wholesale investor is a leading investment platform for start-ups, scale-ups, emerging growth companies, and small caps.

Capital Insights
Why the 20-Year Hold Is the Secret to Australian Life Sciences Returns

Australia represents 0.3% of the world’s population. Yet it generates more than 3% of global research output. Cochlear implants. Wi-Fi. The HPV vaccine. These are not statistical anomalies. They are proof points of a structural advantage that Australia has failed to capitalise on. The country has a world-class research base. But it watches companies scale […]

Capital Insights
1,000km, sustainable, efficient , no onboard pilot: How ‘Gap Drone ’ is rewriting the rules of remote logistics

Can autonomous drones solve Australia’s “tyranny of distance”? GAP Drone CEO Liesl Haris thinks so. With the launch of ATLAS—an autonomous transport logistics aircraft system—the company is bypassing traditional infrastructure to deliver 50kg payloads over 1,000km. Dubbed the “Uber of airfreight,” GAP Drone is tackling the “too hard basket” of remote logistics, partnering with Australia Post to provide First Nations communities and regional hubs with reliable, low-cost access to medicine, food, and economic opportunity. By operating within current regulatory frameworks and utilising a “no-runway” launch model, GAP Drone is transforming air freight from an expensive luxury into a scalable utility.

Join over 45,000+ sophisticated investors

Join Now