Articles by Patricia Odero
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November 13, 2020
SEAD Health Hackathon: One Year Later
Last September we held our first ever Health Hackathon at Strathmore University in Nairobi. The event was filled with inspiration and collaboration, and today we update you on where the winners are now. A year later, we remain proud of the hard work of all the participants and sponsors of our Hackathon and continue to cheer for their success!
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November 13, 2020
Innovations in Healthcare Team in Africa
Our team just wrapped up a series of events in Kenya. The week started with a series of innovator site visits and workshops for all the innovators in the third Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD) cohort from the lakeside city of Kisumu to Nairobi, these discussions focused on many of the strategic issues our entrepreneurs are facing.
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November 13, 2020
Lessons from Innovators in East Africa
Can large corporations and small entrepreneurs learn from each other? At Innovations in Healthcare, we think the answer is yes.
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November 13, 2020
Sometimes It Takes a City to Raise an Innovation
Innovation often springs from connections and exchange of ideas. Cities by their very nature - bringing together diverse communities - provide fertile ground for collaboration. This is increasingly true in the Global South where the complex environment of city life provides challenges turned into opportunities by budding innovators.
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November 13, 2020
SEAD to Host “Health Hackathon” in Nairobi
It is no secret that Kenya’s vibrant start-up culture is solving real problems in clever ways.