In Africa, technology offers promising alternatives to the shortage of healthcare professionals. With the rise of healthtech, e-health solutions are proliferating across the continent.

Kera Health is a digital health solution developed by a Senegalese startup. It offers an AI-powered platform designed to connect stakeholders across the healthcare system in Senegal. Backed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) since 2023, Kera Health was founded in 2022 by Moustapha Cissé, Papa Sow, and Hosam Mattar. In June 2025, the healthtech announced a successful $10 million funding round to strengthen its digital infrastructure, expand its services to more cities across Senegal, and prepare for regional rollout.

“We are thrilled about this partnership with IFC, whose commitment to digitizing healthcare in Africa aligns perfectly with ours. As Africa stands on the brink of a demographic explosion, leveraging technology in healthcare is not just an opportunity, it’s a necessity,” said Moustapha Cissé in 2023, at the time of the startup’s collaboration announcement with IFC.

Through its platform, Kera Health aims to improve care coordination, address the shortage of healthcare professionals, and enhance the safety and efficiency of the medical system. It centralizes health data—medical records, lab results, prescriptions, insurance coverage, and more—within a secure interface accessible to authorized professionals. This leads to fewer errors, improved continuity of care, and faster, more accurate diagnoses.

The solution harnesses AI algorithms to detect trends, automate certain types of monitoring, and support medical decision-making. It also adheres to the highest standards of data security. The startup's broader ambition is to make connected healthcare a reality for everyone, from downtown Dakar to the country’s most remote areas, before scaling to other countries in the region.

By Adoni Conrad Quenum,

Editing by Feriol Bewa