Wellahealth, a health-tech start-up, has been named among the 100 most impactful companies by the Norrsken Foundation.
The leading health-tech organisation was one of the two Nigerian companies that made the list, which included foremost start-ups from across the globe.
On the significance of the list, Norrsken stated: “The Impact100 is an annual list of the world’s most promising impact start-ups, compiled by Norrsken and our nomination partners. It exists to highlight the power of entrepreneurship to drive positive change and to celebrate the individuals brave enough to try and change the world for the better.”
The question for selection had been: “What if we build a cutting-edge digital health platform for the largest country in Africa?”
Launched by Dr. Ikpeme Neto in 2017, Wellahealth is committed to providing Nigerians with high-quality and affordable healthcare coverage for common health conditions such as malaria, typhoid and viral illnesses.
Targeting lower-income households, Wellahealth partners with healthcare providers and insurance suppliers to reduce the cost of medical care.
Neto said: “We are so delighted to be selected as part of the Norrsken Foundation’s Impact 100. We are glad that Norrsken has recognised our work to provide affordable and accessible healthcare via our low-cost health plans that start at just a dollar a month and the work we do with insurers to enable them to access a large range of community locations where their patients can go in to get medications and tests.”
Wellahealth is serving 10,000 patients monthly and is committed to increase that and providing access to affordable healthcare for millions of Nigerians.
The company’s Marketing and Communications Lead, Mr. Joseph Okoroafor, added that the start-up is open to working with impact organisations to achieve these goals.
For this year’s nominations, Norrsken collaborated with Acumen, The Obama Foundation, Katapult, Unreasonable, Softbank, World Fund, SEIF, BMW Foundation, amongst others.
The companies selected were showcased on the NASDAQ billboard in New York City’s Times Square. Other organisations listed alongside Wellahealth include BanQu, Esusu, Farmforce and SpaceX.