Startup Jigawa
Development Sector

Health Technology (HealthTech)

Bridging Primary Healthcare Data & Rural Facilities

Sector Overview & Context

Rural primary healthcare centers often struggle with paper-based reporting, delayed supply replenishment, and isolated health extension workers. Our HealthTech work develops lightweight, low-connectivity data systems.

Documented Challenges Addressed

!Paper-based records leading to delayed epidemiological response and vaccine stockouts.
!Limited technical capacity among frontline community health extension workers.
!High rural maternal and infant mortality requiring reliable referral mechanisms.

Active & Planned Interventions

✓Primary health center digitization and inventory tracking pilots.
✓Digital health literacy accreditation for community health extension workers.
✓Mobile emergency referral networks connecting rural clinics with general hospitals.

Target Beneficiaries

  • Primary healthcare workers and village clinic facilitators.
  • Rural mothers, infants, and vulnerable households.
  • State Ministry of Health and Primary Healthcare Development Agency.