Bridget Ezeoke

Nigerian tech entrepreneur revolutionizing healthcare access through mobile innovation

Bridget Ezeoke (b. 1985) is a Nigerian biomedical engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded iSavvys Health Solutions, a tech company that develops mobile health platforms to improve healthcare access in rural Africa. Her flagship product Medic Mobile connects patients with healthcare providers via SMS and mobile apps, reaching over 2 million users across 15 African countries by 2022. This innovation directly addresses the WHO's 2020 report finding that 50% of Africans lack access to essential health services.

Ezeoke's work was pivotal in Nigeria's 2014 Ebola response, creating real-time tracking systems that prevented outbreak spread. She pioneered the use of USSD technology for maternal health monitoring, reducing postnatal mortality rates by 34% in pilot regions. Her TED Talk "Why Africa Needs Tech That's Made Here" has been viewed over 2.1 million times, advocating for locally developed solutions.

In 2018, she launched the Health Innovators Accelerator, supporting 120+ startups across the continent. Her team's work with UNICEF on malaria surveillance systems was featured in Nature journal's 2021 report on digital health innovations. Ezeoke's MIT Media Lab research (2016-2018) on AI-driven diagnostic tools is now deployed in 80+ rural clinics.