Medsaf receives ITU Telecom World 2017 award for Greatest Social Impact startup

Medsaf has emerged winner of prestigious ITU Telecom World awards for the innovative solution with the Greatest Social Impact in the 2017 edition.

ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao presented winners and finalists in several categories with trophies and certificates in an excitement-filled ceremony hall packed with government ministers, industry leaders, representatives of media, academia and international organizations from across the globe.

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Temitope Awosika, co-founder of the Nigeria-based health startup, while receiving the award said “I feel blessed to have this opportunity. Of course winning the award is massive, but ITU Telecom World has been an experience I wouldn’t trade for anything”.

From micro-lending to a location-based shopping platform, to an artificial intelligence-powered concierge robot, to a voice recognition-based diagnostic system for babies, the third edition of the ITU Telecom World Awards celebrated creativity and innovation in digital solutions meeting real-world social needs.

“Winning our Award and having innovative solutions recognized by a global panel of experts at our event will help these talented enterprises grow and scale up their business, taking it to the next stage,” said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao.

TheNewsGuru reports 6 Nigerian SMEs startups took part in a quick-fire pitching session on the event showfloor.

 

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