The Cure: Revolutionizing the Business of Healthcare in Africa

Send us Fan Mail The private sector delivers up to 70% of healthcare in Nigeria, so why are partnerships with the public sector still so hard to scale? In this episode, Njide Ndili joins us to break down what it actually takes to move public-private partnerships from buzzwords to real, working systems. From financing and policy to trust and execution, this conversation explores the foundations nee...

Send us Fan Mail The private sector delivers up to 70% of healthcare in Nigeria, so why are partnerships with the public sector still so hard to scale? In this episode, Njide Ndili joins us to break down what it actually takes to move public-private partnerships from buzzwords to real, working systems. From financing and policy to trust and execution, this conversation explores the foundations nee...

Send us Fan Mail At WHX Lagos, we had an inspiring conversation with Professor Oluyemi Akinloye on the future of cancer care in Africa. His groundbreaking research is helping to put African genomic data on the global map, opening the door to more accurate diagnoses, better treatments, and truly personalized care for African patients. This is more than a conversation about challenges, it’s about so...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to protect a nation from the next outbreak? We sat down with Dr. Jide Idris, Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), live at WHX Lagos 2026. From lessons learned during Ebola and COVID-19 to building stronger systems for prevention, detection, and response, this conversation explores how Nigeria is strengthening its heal...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to deliver healthcare at scale and still reach the underserved? At WHX Lagos, Dr. Peter Yeboah shares how the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) has become a cornerstone of healthcare delivery providing nearly 30% of care with just 7% of facilities. From decades of public-private partnership to a deep focus on rural communities, this conversation highli...

Send us Fan Mail What will it take for Africa to become self-reliant in healthcare? We  spoke with Professor Aliko Ahmed, representing the Africa CDC West African Regional Collaborating Center, live at WHX Lagos 2026. From coordinating health systems across 15 West African countries to driving initiatives like pooled procurement, this conversation explores how Africa is moving from dependence to s...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1 proved African healthcare innovation is real and led by Africans. Season 2 asks why it doesn't scale. Host Temitope Coker introduces Build the Rails. Great ideas keep dying at pilot, and startups still can't plug into the public health system. What's missing isn't talent or ambition. It's the rails: regulation, financing, trusted health data, publ...

Send us Fan Mail Healthcare doesn’t exist in isolation. It moves with capital, data, and economics. On this episode of The Cure, we follow the money to understand what capital flows reveal about the future of African healthcare. Temitope Coker, host of The Cure is joined by Michael Famoroti , Co-Founder & Head of Research at Stears , one of Africa’s leading data and intelligence companies.  In...

Send us Fan Mail Healthcare doesn’t exist in isolation. It moves with capital, data, and economics. On this episode of The Cure, we follow the money to understand what capital flows reveal about the future of African healthcare. Temitope Coker, host of The Cure is joined by Michael Famoroti , Co-Founder & Head of Research at Stears , one of Africa’s leading data and intelligence companies.  In...

Send us Fan Mail What keeps someone betting on African healthcare despite the risks? In this episode, Temitope Coker, host of The Cure Podcast , is joined by Mrs. Fola Laoye , CEO of Iwosan Investments and one of Africa’s most respected healthcare investors , to talk about: - Building hospitals and systems that people can actually access - Why healthcare infrastructure still matters - What the fut...

Send us Fan Mail A few years ago, telemedicine felt like a dream that Africa wasn’t ready for. Today, that dream is becoming reality. Join Temitope Coker, host of The Cure Podcast , in conversation with Dr. Neto Ikpeme, founder of WellaHealth , as they unpack how Nigerian innovators are rewriting the playbook, building digital health systems grounded in trust, scale, and affordability. The future...

Send us Fan Mail A few years ago, telemedicine felt like a dream that Africa wasn’t ready for. Today, that dream is becoming reality. Join Temitope Coker, host of The Cure Podcast , in conversation with Dr. Neto Ikpeme, founder of WellaHealth , as they unpack how Nigerian innovators are rewriting the playbook, building digital health systems grounded in trust, scale, and affordability. The future...

Send us Fan Mail Africa holds the world’s most diverse DNA, yet less than 2% of global genetic data used to design new medicines comes from African people. What if the future of cancer care could be shaped by African data, for African patients? In this episode of The Cure Podcast, Temitope Coker sits with Dr. Yaw Bediako , Immunologist and Founder of Yemaachi Biotech , to explore the race for geno...

Send us Fan Mail Africa holds the world’s most diverse DNA, yet less than 2% of global genetic data used to design new medicines comes from African people. What if the future of cancer care could be shaped by African data, for African patients? In this episode of The Cure Podcast, Temitope Coker sits with Dr. Yaw Bediako , Immunologist and Founder of Yemaachi Biotech , to explore the race for geno...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine walking into a pharmacy and seeing African made medicines, built for our climate, our bodies, our lives. That future is closer than you think. The Cure Podcast kicks off with Charles Ogunwuyi , the mind behind Sygen Pharmaceuticals , to unpack how Africa’s biopharma revolution is taking shape, from local production to groundbreaking global partnerships. Because the future...

Send us Fan Mail Are you tired of hearing only what’s wrong with healthcare in Africa? So are we. The Cure Podcast begins with a different kind of conversation, one rooted in truth, grounded in research, and guided by hope. In this pilot episode, the host Temitope Coker , reflects on why this show exists: to shift the focus from despair to possibility, from statistics to stories, and from what’s m...