eHealth Africa Donates $1.9m to eha Impact Ventures (EIV)
Abuja, Nigeria — March 18, 2024 - eHealth Africa (eHA) has donated the sum of $1.9m to eHA Impact Venture (EIV); an organisation that works to improve the health and wealth of African women, their families, and their communities. eHA’s Board of Directors approved the donation as part of its consistent effort to strengthen healthcare delivery systems and support vulnerable populations like women, children and young people with necessary tools to live sustainable healthier lives.
Rising from its first Board meeting for 2024, eHA’s Directors amongst other critical issues resolved to reinvigorate its collaborations with like-minded organisations via financial and technical support. Speaking after the Board meeting, Board Member, My Le restated the need for the organisation to continuously explore areas of partnership to advance its quest for healthier lives via economic interventions.
She said, “These donations could not have come at a better time as women continue to struggle to meet up with both health and economic demands. Thus we are optimistic that the funds will go a mile in bridging fiscal gaps for women and other vulnerable groups to lead healthier lives”.
“Supporting women will go a long way in not just improving their societal impact but also contribute immensely to sustainable development especially in the African region”, she said.
In this vein, the $1.9m funding will be deployed to upscale women-funded companies to improve the health and wealth of African women, their families, and their communities. Similarly, the funds are also expected to support health interventions like the pre-screening of cervical cancer and improve delivery of blood and blood products to healthcare facilities, to save lives, empower communities and create opportunities.
Reacting to the donation, Chief Executive Officer of EIV said, the shared values between both organisations has continued to strengthen its partnership. She said, “the grant will be instrumental in boosting the economic capacity of Women across Africa by supporting high-impact women-owned businesses. Furthermore, we will upscale funding, mentorship, and training programs to help women create thriving businesses that drive economic growth in their communities. ”.
About eHealth Africa (eHA)
eHealth Africa (eHA) is a leading global health organization dedicated to utilizing technology and data-driven solutions to improve public health systems in Africa. With a focus on strengthening healthcare delivery, disease surveillance, and emergency response management, eHA collaborates with governments, partners, and local communities to ensure access to quality healthcare services for all. For more information, visit https://www.ehealthafrica.org/
About eha Impact Ventures
eha Impact Ventures is a philanthropic impact investing enterprise that supports early stage, high-impact, women led businesses in Africa. The goal of the organisation is to improve the wealth and health of African women, their families, and communities. Unlike traditional business financing, EIV offers flexible and innovative financing paired with high-quality, local, shared business resources to ensure business growth and success.
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