Ibukun Awosika

Nigerian entrepreneur and healthcare innovator who transformed maternal healthcare access across Africa

Ibukun Awosika is a visionary Nigerian entrepreneur whose work in healthcare innovation has profoundly impacted maternal and child health outcomes across sub-Saharan Africa. As founder and CEO of Momdoc, she pioneered Africa's first digital health platform dedicated to maternal care. Through her company's SMS-based system and mobile app, over 500,000 pregnant women now receive critical health information and prenatal monitoring services.

Awosika's breakthrough came after witnessing preventable maternal deaths during her work in rural communities. Her 2017 TEDx talk "Reimagining Maternal Healthcare in Africa" inspired global attention. Momdoc's partnership with UNICEF expanded services to 15 African countries by 2022, reducing pregnancy-related complications by 40% in pilot regions. Her 2019 book 《Digital Health Revolution in Africa》 details the tech strategies transforming healthcare delivery. In 2020, she launched the African Maternal Health Accelerator, providing seed funding to 20+ startups addressing gender-based healthcare disparities. Her work has been featured in Forbes Africa and recognized by the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers program.