Breaking Barriers: Women. Health. Africa
The Problem
Women’s health innovation in Africa is happening in silos.
Brilliant founders are building solutions. Clinicians are pushing boundaries. Communities are advocating for better care. But these conversations are happening independently, without connection, without shared knowledge, and without the collective power that comes from working together.
The result?
- Innovators reinventing the wheel instead of learning from each other
- Solutions that miss the mark because builders don’t understand clinical realities
- Women across Africa missing out on technologies that could transform their health
If we don’t talk about what’s being built, what’s possible, and what Africa actually needs, we won’t know what’s obtainable for African women’s health.
The Consequence
Without connection, we’re leaving opportunity and impact on the table.
- For Founders: Building alone means longer paths to product-market fit, missed partnerships, and repeated mistakes that others have already learned from
- For Investors: Fragmented ecosystem makes it harder to identify fundable opportunities and increases perceived risk
- For Clinicians: Technology gets built without clinical input, creating tools that don’t integrate into actual healthcare delivery
- For Women: Innovation stays trapped in silos instead of reaching the millions who desperately need better health solutions
Africa is ready for FemTech innovation. But readiness without conversation is just potential unrealized.
The Solution
Breaking Barriers: Women. Health. Africa is a virtual conversation that brings the ecosystem together for the first time.
What Makes This Different
Not another webinar. This is an ongoing platform for connection, knowledge sharing, and collective action.
Not theory. This is grounded in African reality, featuring voices actually building, investing, and practicing on the continent.
Not importing playbooks. This is about understanding what works globally and then hearing honest perspectives on what translates to African contexts and what doesn’t.
You’ll Experience:
🌍 Global Context: Learn from a global FemTech expert about what’s working worldwide, what’s failed, and what lessons matter most for emerging ecosystems.
🎯 African Reality: Panel discussion with:
- A Founder actively building FemTech solutions in Africa
- An Investor funding African health tech
- A Clinician treating patients and understanding healthcare delivery challenges
Honest conversation about what it actually takes to build, fund, and practice in African FemTech.
Connection Beyond the Event: Join the growing FemTech Africa community. This is one of many conversations.
Why You ShouldAttend
If you’re a founder or aspiring founder:
- Learn what works (and what doesn’t) from those already building
- Understand what investors actually look for in African FemTech
- Hear what clinicians need from technology to trust and recommend it
- Connect with potential partners, advisors, and collaborators
If you’re an investor:
- Understand the African FemTech landscape and opportunities
- Hear directly from founders about challenges and traction
- Learn what differentiates investable companies in this space
- See where the biggest opportunities lie
If you’re a clinician or healthcare professional:
- Discover what technology is being built for African women’s health
- Understand how to evaluate and recommend digital health tools
- Learn how to partner with founders from the beginning
- Share what you’re seeing on the front lines
- Influence what gets built next
If you’re a woman interested in your health:
- Learn what technology is being built for you
- Understand what solutions exist and what’s coming
- Discover what to look for in trustworthy health apps
- Be part of shaping what gets built for African women
- Connect with a community that believes you deserve better
Find Your Answer Here
Frequently Asked Questions for BWH Conference
Anyone interested in women’s health innovation in Africa: founders, investors, clinicians, students, advocates, or women who simply want to know what’s being built for them.
Yes! All registrants will receive the recording within 24 hours.
Is this only for people in Africa?
No. While the focus is African FemTech, we welcome global participants interested in or building for African markets, diaspora communities, and anyone passionate about women’s health innovation.
Register anyway! You’ll receive the recording and be added to our community for future FemTech Africa events.
How can I stay connected after the event?
Join the Better Woman Health newsletter. We’ll share opportunities to connect, resources, and announcements about future events.
Can I ask questions during the event?
Yes! Submit questions via chat, and we’ll select several for the live Q&A with panelists.
Will there be more events like this?
Absolutely. This is the first of many FemTech Africa conversations. This event launches an ongoing platform for the ecosystem.
Dr. Ayomide O.
Host, BWH Conference
Dr. Ayomide Owodunni is a medical doctor and FemTech Credibility Advisor helping FemTech founders build products that can withstand regulatory scrutiny and investor due diligence.
She runs the Better Woman Health Newsletter, where she shares weekly insights on clinical credibility issues; reality checks on claims like “clinically proven”; regulatory guidance across global authorities; women’s health science for non-clinicians; and market gaps where clinical need meets business opportunity.
Connect with her on LinkedIn
Register Now
Breaking Barriers is more than an event.
It’s the beginning of FemTech Africa—a platform, a community, and a commitment to building the ecosystem African women’s health deserves.
Register now. Show up. Connect. Build with us.
Let’s break these barriers together.
Event Details
📅 Date: March 11, 2026
🕐 Time: 10:00 AM EST | 4:00 PM GMT +1 | 6:00 PM EAT
⏱ Duration: 90 minutes
💻 Format: Virtual
Questions? Contact us at hello@betterwomanhealth.com