
The Innovation and Design Thinking Academy (TIDA)
@tidacademy
TIDA is a capacity-building platform that aims to nurture young minds in Africa to solve societal problems through innovation and design thinking.
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Weāre thrilled to announce a new partnership with Digital Health Africa Digital Health Africa Join us on X Space as we explore: āIs tech helping or hurting health equity in Nigeria?ā Weāre diving into how innovation, AI, and digital tools are shaping the future of health access.










ā the problem of adverse selection⦠tech startups that solve this problem require patient capital (more of a PE play)⦠disposable income is the enemy which is the order of the day in the most patient of Nigeriaā Sheriff is really cooking. You donāt want to miss out ā¼ļøā¼ļø

āWe need to remove social determinants, Nigeria need to remove the many disparities we face like poverty to be able to make health status in a global status ā¦AI strives on infrastructure ⦠we canāt tech our way out of everything ā Digital Health Africa l

In reality, poverty is causing a great deal of digital divide. Most efficient AI tools requires payment for usage. Who is going to pay for all the amazing stuff 40% of Nigerians lives below poverty line Digital Health Africa

Most digital health startups are not making profits. Most run on grants and to reach patients we most do outreaches ā⦠we donāt need more apps when there is continuity of care gap on digital health platformsā Digital Health Africa

āTelemedicine should take the hybrid approach. Hospitals should have their own apps⦠We need to tighten our infrastructure and digital divide⦠we need to co design with the communities, not just build for them but with themā Digital Health Africa


