"No one has the audacity to stop your dreams without your consent."
So said Funmi Adewara in her acceptance speech for the 2023 Forbes Woman Africa Technology and Innovation Award, given to the founder and CEO of Mobihealth International on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
Adewara, a UK-trained medical doctor, founded Mobihealth during a time of "darkness" in her lifea divorce, an empty bank account, and nearly homeless, the Guardian reports.
She says having access to quality medical care in a timely manner "should not be a privilege, but a fundamental human right."
Mobihealth offers consultations, prescription medicines, diagnostics, health education, and training through mobile phones, computers, and walk-in telehealth clinics, as well as solar-powered devices for vital signs and point-of-care ultrasound.
"I was thrilled and honored to be in the company of phenomenal women during the International Women's Day celebration in Pretoria, South Africa, to receive the award," Adewara said in a statement.
"This is a win for not just me alone, but for my supportive team at Mobihealth, for healthcare, and for women."
She dedicated the award to her mother, "whose sacrifices and values instilled in me made it
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Ganesh Natarajan is the Founder and Chairman of 5FWorld, a new platform for funding and developing start-ups, social enterprises and the skills eco-system in India. In the past two decades, he has built two of India’s high-growth software services companies – Aptech and Zensar – almost from scratch to global success.