technology
On Building a Medical Device Startup for Underserved Populations - from Global Health Pursuit
In today’s episode, we are continuing our “episode swap” series with an episode from the Global Health Pursuit podcast hosted by engineer turned social impact storyteller, Hetal Baman. On her podcast, Hetal tackles tough questions from the vast field of global health with a beginner's mindset. In t...
On Pioneering Cancer Research Across Africa - A Conversation with Dr. Yaw Bediako
Narratives of Purpose concludes its sixth season with an insightful conversation featuring Dr. Yaw Bediako, the CEO and co-founder of Yemaachi Biotech, a pioneering company focused on genomic cancer research in Africa. The discussion hosted by Claire Murigande delves into Yaw's journey from academi...
On Reclaiming Dignity Through Health Tech - Women's Health Series with Mariatheresa Samson Kadushi & Shamala Hinrichsen
In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, Mariatheresa Samson Kadushi and Shamala Hinrichsen join host Claire Murigande to discuss the innovative app "SheHer" designed to advance women's health by providing accessible healthcare information and fostering a supportive community. Both Shamala a...
On Normalising Gender-Specific Medicine - Women’s Health Series with Thao Nguyen
In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande speaks with Thao Nguyen, founder and CEO of Equal Care, about her mission to normalise gender-specific medicine. Thao shares her journey from tech consultant to healthcare innovator and discusses the importance of recognisi...
On Building a Global Ecosystem for FemTech Pioneers - Women's Health Series with Marija Butkovic
In this new episode of 'Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande delves into the world of Femtech and women's health with Marija Butkovic, the founder and CEO of Women of Wearables (WoW). Marija shares her journey from a commercial lawyer in Croatia to leading a global organization that ...
On Leveraging AI to Overcome Radiology Challenges - Women's Health Series with Élise Mekkaoui
Leveraging AI revolutionises the Diagnosis of Women's Pelvic Conditions. In the fifth and final episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health , host Claire Murigande speaks with Élise Mekkaoui, founder and CPO of Matricis.ai. Élise discusses the challenges in d...
On Humanising Clinical Trials with AI - Women's Health Series with Danielle Ralic
AI Technology Democratises Access to Clinical Trials and Accelerates Research. In the third episode of Narratives of Purpose's special series on Advancing Women's Health , host Claire Murigande explores the intersection of AI and women's health with Danielle Ralic, CEO and founder of Ancora.a...
On Empowering Action Through Innovative Technologies - A NEW Conversation with Rhiana Spring
Join me for today’s episode where I will be catching up with Rhiana Spring, the founder and executive director of Spring ACT. Spring ACT is an organisation connecting human rights and technology to empower people to take action and eliminate global social injustices. Their flagship product is c...
On Making Medical AI a Common Good - A NEW Conversation with Bart De Witte
In this episode I will be welcoming back another previous guest of Narratives of Purpose, Bart De Witte, to hear more about his journey of making medical AI accessible. Bart is the founder of the Hippo AI Foundation, which is designed to develop medical AI for the common good by liberating all ...
On Gamifying Diversity and Inclusion Education - A NEW Conversation with Alma Moya Losada
Join me for a conversation with Alma Moya Losada who is the founder and CEO of Aequaland, an award winning edtech startup. I previously spoke to Alma back in 2021, and since then her business (and lessons) have come a long way. The core focus of Aequaland is to build educational experiences whi...
On Powering Education with Technology - A NEW Conversation with Ismail Eleburuike
In this episode I will be welcoming back a previous guest of Narratives of Purpose to hear more about this Ed Tech entrepreneur's journey since our initial NOP conversation back in 2022. Ismail Eleburuike is the founder of SchoolTry, the leading provider of efficient education application t...
On Harnessing Tech Innovation to Improve Healthcare - A Conversation with Dr. Ernest Darkoh & Dr. John Sargent
In today’s episode I speak with Dr. Ernest Darkoh and Dr. John Sargent, the founding partners of BroadReach Group. Their company is a global social enterprise that seeks to transform how health work is carried out and support communities and developing countries through health equity. They spea...
On Guiding Women to Midlife Health - A Conversation with Sanjana Rao & Gayatri Muthukrishnan
In my conversation today, my two guests are Gayatri Muthukrishnan, PhD and Sanjana Roa, PhD the co-founders of Miyara, which is a digital community hub that provides support, resources and services for women who are experiencing perimenopausal and menopausal changes and are seeking direction and sup...
On Making Medical AI a Common Good - A Conversation with Bart De Witte
Join me for today’s conversation where I will be speaking with Bart De Witte, a leading expert in digital transformation for healthcare in Europe and founder and CEO of the Hippo AI Foundation. As our world moves into the digital area, it’s the perfect time for this episode to provide you with insig...
On Digital Skilling of Slum Communities Youth - A Conversation with Emmanuel Trinity Nsaabanye
Welcome to the first episode of Season 4 of Narratives of Purpose. We will be kick-starting this season with my first guest, Emmanuel Trinity Nsaabanye, also known as Trinity Heavenz who is the founder of Era 92 Creative. In today’s conversation, we will be discussing how Trinity is on a mission to ...
On Making Women’s Hearts Beat Longer - A Conversation with Petronela Sandulache
Join us for our last conversation of the season with Petronela Sandulache, tech-entrepreneur and multi-passionate woman who is the founder of Cordifio Health. Cordifio Health is a digital health start-up focused on supporting women with their heart health through education, empowerment and patient a...