In Africa, the issue of health, and in particular that of lAccess to quality health care is a real dilemma. Most countries on the continent face the same issues : supply deficit, lack of adequate infrastructure, qualified health personnel, adequacy of informatione lorientation, etc. This means that suffering from even a minor ailment can quickly lead to numerous complications. Patients quickly find themselves limited in their environment and in their ability to short of resources.
Several African entrepreneurs are trying to reverse this trend through technology by creating solutions adapted to the African context. Waspito founded by the Cameroonian Jean Lobé Lobé is one of them.
Waspito An umpteenth solution healthtech ?
In January 2020, in Cameroon, the picture is not very bright. The Covid-19 is causing panic and no information seems to be reliable, especially since everyone is using their own science. Jean Lobé Lobéa former HR manager at British American Tobacco, is launching a start-up called Waspito and creates a solution of the same name.
The aim? Facilitating access to health-related services for the Cameroonian people The entrepreneur's ambition is to create what he calls the "health care system". The entrepreneur's ambition is to create what he calls the "Facebook for Health. This defines the platform as a social network accessible to all, where it is possible to quickly find a reliable answer to one's health problem.
If Waspito is launched in January 2020, the idea was born four years ago earlier in April 2016. A complete stranger to the world of health care, but determined, Jean will for four years for learn, train and surround themselves with professionals so that Waspito can come into being.
The difficulties encountered by Waspito
As with any entrepreneur, difficulties have not spared the promoter of Waspito. It was above all a question of finding trusted partners, and above all experienced professionals. As the platform is focused on the health field, there was little room for approximation.
Il was also finding investors who believed in the project and saw its potentialwhich is not always obvious. With the global pandemic in full swing, there was an urgent need for such a platform that could help, on its own scale, to put the country on the right track to achieve carry out the Health-related Sustainable Development Goals.
Resilient, Jean Lobé Lobé still managed to bring its solution to the market. The success was almost immediate. Indeed, a few months after its launch, the platform had almost 30,000 users, without massive publicity around.
A partner for an even more ambitious vision
