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mPharma raises $35million in round participated by Tinder co-founder’s JAM fund, Bharti executive

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mPharma is also present in Gabon where it has a contract with the government to build a drug supply chain infrastructure. mPharma’s Mutti Online Pharmacy is now among the handful of exclusively digital pharmacies, including Kenya’s MyDawa, with operations in Africa.

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Health tech startup mPharma acquires Vine Pharmacy, enters Uganda

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It plans to use its network of pharmacies to build what it describes as a digital primary care service that will offer all-in-one diagnostics services. It may be like five years behind Kenya, but we think it is ripe for innovation and disruption,” he added.

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Francophone African super app Gozem grabs $5M to expand and offer more services

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Now that Gozem is present across 13 cities, having moved to Gabon and Cameroon with over 800,000 registered users and completed more than 5 million trips, the founders say the company is setting sights on providing digital banking services and lending to its users. Image Credits: Gozem. I think we have a fantastic differentiator.

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