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NIGERIA
Dr. Tosan
MOGBEYITEREN
Black Swan Tech Ltd
Founder & CEO
ABH 2019 Top 10 Hero
Being an ABH finalist significantly enhanced the credibility and reputation of the business and our work.
Dr. Tosan
MOGBEYITEREN
Black Swan Tech Ltd
Founder & CEO
ABH 2019 Top 10 Hero
Being an ABH finalist significantly enhanced the credibility and reputation of the business and our work.
Digital interventions increase children’s vaccination rates
Distinguished public health specialist Dr. Tosan Mogbeyiteren’s Black Swan Tech Ltd, built the WeMUNIZE software platform to help solve the challenge of Nigeria’s low level of childhood immunization. With only 31% of Nigerian children fully vaccinated, more than 2,000 children die daily of vaccine-preventable diseases because uptake remains low. Using AI to automate scheduling and record-keeping and replacing conventional paper-based immunization cards with an RFID-enabled immunization photo album for home-based record-keeping, WeMUNIZE has amplified community engagement and increased immunization uptake. When introduced in Northwestern Nigeria, the WeMUNIZE program achieved a remarkable 2% dropout rate, compared with the baseline dropout rate of 59.8%.
HQ LOCATION
Abuja, Nigeria
YEAR FOUNDED
2014
IMMUNIZATION RATES
Capable of immunizing 2,300 daily
IMMUNIZATION CARD RETENTION RATES
Increased from 41.7% at baseline to 98%
IMMUNIZATION DEFAULTS
Slashed from 21 days to 2 days