@AidEvolved

A podcast about innovation and impact in Africa by @rowenaluk

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Joined August 2020
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🎙️As @AidEvolved concludes their insightful podcast series, we're reflecting on an episode featuring our Co-ED, Sathy Rajasekharan. He shared our journey from a social enterprise to a public health player & the balance between impact & scale. @rowenaluk aidevolved.com/podcast/jacar…
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Rowena Luk@rowenaluk19 Sep 2023
🎉 Introducing my newest endeavor: Africa Health Ventures 🌍 What if, instead of just tackling Africa’s poverty, we invest in its prosperity? Today I’m taking the next big step on my path to supporting innovations in global health. We're launching... 👇
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Rowena Luk@rowenaluk12 Sep 2023
After 63 episodes and 3 awesome years, it's official: we’ve aired our last episode of the #podcast @AidEvolved Read on 👇
This is not actually my podcast setup, but it looks more professional than the spare bedroom

ALT This is not actually my podcast setup, but it looks more professional than the spare bedroom

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Rowena Luk@rowenaluk5 Sep 2023
You asked, we answered. For the Season 3 finale of @AidEvolved, we track down @slaughterchuck, founder of @Living_Goods. Chuck has an impressive track record using digital to disrupt healthcare - and he shares several provocative learnings with us today. aidevolved.com/podcast/chuck…

Digital First Healthcare at the Last Mile

Chuck Slaughter is the founder of Living Goods, Senior Advisor to TPG Rise, Director of the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and a successful entrepreneur. Tune in to hear Chuck’s guidance on whether...

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Our founder @slaughterchuck was on the Season 3 grand finale of @AidEvolved and it was interesting! He shared some insights behind Living Goods' use of digital tools to disrupt healthcare alongside several provocative learnings. Click here to listen and share your thoughts.
Rowena Luk@rowenaluk5 Sep 2023
You asked, we answered. For the Season 3 finale of @AidEvolved, we track down @slaughterchuck, founder of @Living_Goods. Chuck has an impressive track record using digital to disrupt healthcare - and he shares several provocative learnings with us today. aidevolved.com/podcast/chuck…

Digital First Healthcare at the Last Mile

Chuck Slaughter is the founder of Living Goods, Senior Advisor to TPG Rise, Director of the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and a successful entrepreneur. Tune in to hear Chuck’s guidance on whether...

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Rowena Luk@rowenaluk30 Aug 2023
The angel investing course I signed up for @aaa_angelinvest gave me my own podcast @aidevolved as a resource! 😮🙏 Wow. I am delighted 😅
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Really nice to have this conversation with @rowenaluk and reflect on how transformative private sector support can be.
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Listen to the whole interview wherever you get your podcasts or on our website: aidevolved.com/podcast/globa…

John Fairhurst of The Global Fund

How does the Global Fund partner with Big Tech, emerging startups, and other innovators?

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Aid, Evolved@AidEvolved2 May 2023
A few takeaways from chatting with Nicole Spieker, CEO of @PharmAccessOrg, about how to pay for better healthcare for more people. PharmAccess has provided health financing to 5M people in Kenya alone and $200M in loans to improve healthcare facilities 👇
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⤵️ Listen to our Senior Vice President of Impact, Joseph Ssentongo, talk about the GIF-supported randomised controlled trial of @followdmi's innovative radio-based campaign. It was shown to lead to a 5.9% increase in the use of modern contraceptives 💡
DMI@followdmi3 Mar 2023
Thank you Joseph Ssentongo for highlighting our #familyplanning randomised controlled trial as an example of #impactful #innovations during your conversation with @AidEvolved. (1/3)
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DMI@followdmi3 Mar 2023
Thank you Joseph Ssentongo for highlighting our #familyplanning randomised controlled trial as an example of #impactful #innovations during your conversation with @AidEvolved. (1/3)
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Stream the podcast now at aidevolved.com/podcast/GIF/ 🎙️

Joseph Ssentongo of the Global Innovation Fund

How can we get big aid to fund more early stage innovations? Instead of risk and failure, let's talk about research and development. Joseph Ssentongo, SVP of Impact at the Global Innovation Fund,...

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Aid, Evolved@AidEvolved28 Feb 2023
How can we get big aid to start #funding more early stage innovations? Instead of risk and failure, let's talk about R&D. Here are a few takeaways from our chat with Joseph Ssentongo, SVP at @GlobalInnovFund, a 100M fund serving those who earn less than 5 USD a day 👇
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🎙️Podcast announcement! As the Senior Vice President of Impact here at GIF, Joseph Ssentongo works at the challenging nexus of #innovation, evidence and #impact. Today, he sits down with @AidEvolved to share his expertise in the development investment space💡 (1/3)
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On March 8, 2020 @Andy Pattison was tasked with setting up @WHO's global #COVID19 hotline. 12 days later they launched the largest @WhatsApp #chatbot in the world. @rowenaluk from @AidEvolved got the full story at the #ChatForImpact Summit '22. Enjoy! lnkd.in/dyqTTVEp

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@rowenaluk has a great podcast, @AidEvolved @Koromone_K is the managing editor at @TechCabal @zosiawanat covers CEE for @Siftedeu @ritacyliao covers Asia for @TechCrunch
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Rowena Luk@rowenaluk28 Nov 2022
How do we ensure #digitalhealth improves lives for everyone - and doesn't just exacerbate the digital divide? Join me next week as we kick off the #GDHF2022 with a panel of leading global innovators. Bring your questions for the discussion. gdhf.conference.tc/ #mhealth
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@PJMFnd expert #AI and #DigitalHealth strategist @rldistler sat down with @rowenaluk @AidEvolved to discuss her career journey and reflections on finding new and better ways to support innovation and technology in global health. Listen here: aidevolved.com/podcast/patri…
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Heads up, African healthtech founders! Our latest list of funding & support opportunities features calls for applications from @unicefstartups, @HealthTech_org, @WFPInnovation, @SBCAfriTech & more! Check out the full list: salientadvisory.com/2022/10/…

Funding opportunities for African healthtech startups

We maintain a list of funding and support opportunities for businesses in African health tech.

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Thx to @AidEvolved for sharing about @SalientAdvisory's mission & why I'm personally passionate about digitally-enabled care. In summary, telemedicine + telepharmacy + drug delivery enable me to live, work, play. Women all over the world need this access. pca.st/ys4nide9

Let’s Get African HealthTech Founders a Seat at the Table

Mara Hansen Staples is on a mission to tear down the glass ceiling that stands between African innovators and global funding. She spent years talking to funders behind closed doors in Geneva, D.C.,…

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Our #CEO recently chatted with @rowenaluk of the @AidEvolved podcast on the question that changed the #RelianceHealth pitch days before a presentation to potential #investors. Listen to the team's story of hard work and perseverance here: rel.hm/yv7bx. #HealthTech
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EWB-ISF Canada@ewb16 Jun 2022
This is a must-listen for EWBers especially! @mikepquinn and @rowenaluk dive into Mike's incredible story of co-founding Zoona and the tremendous adversity that often comes with the territory of purpose-driven #entrepreneurship. #podcast #fintech #socialentrepreneurship #tbt
Aid, Evolved@AidEvolved16 Jun 2022
Today on #ThrowbackThursday we're re-airing our interview with @mikepquinn, former CEO of @ilovezoona and now founder of @withboost. Hear how this Canadian engineer launched one of Africa's earliest #FinTech startups and raised $30M. aidevolved.com/podcast/mike-…

David vs. Goliath with Mike Quinn of Zoona

Mike Quinn went head-to-head with billion-dollar international phone companies when he founded Zoona, one of Africa’s earliest major financial technology (FinTech) companies.

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