Nahla Honein

Egyptian biomedical engineer developing low-cost medical devices for African healthcare systems

Nahla Honein is the CEO of MediSolve, a Cairo-based startup creating affordable medical diagnostic tools. Her flagship product, the QuickScreen device, provides rapid blood analysis for 20+ conditions at 70% lower cost than traditional methods. Deployed in 15 African countries since 2020, these devices have processed over 2 million tests.

Honein's innovations address critical gaps in healthcare infrastructure: her TeleClinic system uses AI-powered stethoscopes to enable remote diagnosis in underserved regions. A 2022 WHO report highlighted that MediSolve's solutions reduced diagnostic wait times from 3 weeks to 3 hours in rural Kenya.

In 2023, she launched the African Medical Technology Hub, a shared manufacturing facility in Senegal producing 50,000+ units annually of ventilators, glucose monitors, and ultrasound machines. This initiative has created 800+ jobs and reduced equipment import costs for member countries by 40%.

Honein's team developed the world's first solar-powered portable MRI unit, currently in use at 12 hospitals across East Africa. Her TED Talk "Democratizing Healthcare Innovation" has garnered 800,000+ views. In 2024, she was named one of Forbes Middle East's Top 50 Innovators Under 35.

MediSolve's 2025 partnership with UNICEF will deploy 50,000 low-cost infant incubators across 20 African nations. Honein's work directly contributes to achieving UN SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), with her devices now part of the standard equipment for 70% of African primary healthcare centers.