The Future of Health Innovation
summary
A cloud-based mobile platform links M-Pesa payments, insurers, hospitals and users to turn prepaid health savings accounts into pooled micro-insurance; prototype launches 2014, covers ~60,000 lives in two years and targets 300,000 within 24 months with tweaks to tech and more partners. Implementation relies on Safaricom integration, local insurers and corporate co-creation through the Ashoka/Boehringer initiative, and demonstrates a replicable, measurable route to affordability and scale.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Health innovation panel intro
- 1:06Panelist backgrounds
- 2:34Sam’s Kenya health insurance mission
- 8:42Boehringer Ingelheim partnerships
- 11:37Mobile tech to overcome distrust
- 14:51Health savings accounts primer
- 18:25Why Kenya for innovation
- 20:29Corporate collaboration challenges
- 23:43Ambitious insurance goals
- 25:37Industry partnerships needed
- 27:23Social entrepreneurs: born or made?
- 29:00Closing remarks