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Health tech startup mPharma acquires Vine Pharmacy, enters Uganda

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Last month, mPharma set-up operations in Gabon after the West African country contracted it to build drug supply chain infrastructure, increasing the startups footprint in the provision of pharmaceutical systems and distribution networks across the continent.

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

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Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma is building a network of community pharmacies across Africa as it plans to be the go-to primary healthcare service provider for millions of people residing in the region. mPharma is also present in Gabon where it has a contract with the government to build a drug supply chain infrastructure.

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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.

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