Nicole Spieker of PharmAccess Foundation

The Africa Health Ventures Podcast

25-04-2023 • 17 mins

When you dig into the problem of providing quality healthcare in Africa, sooner or later you hit the foundational question, “who is going to pay for these services?” In tackling this challenge, PharmAccess Foundation has provided health financing to almost 5M people in Kenya alone. A key part of this success is developing a digitally-enabled, financially sustainable approach that generates revenue from middle-income clients to sustainably serve low-income communities. We chat today with Nicole Spieker, CEO of PharmAccess Foundation, about the public-private partnerships necessary to make healthcare affordable to everyone.



Conversation highlights:


  • (2m19s) - Introducing PharmAccess Foundation

  • (3m01s) - How PharmAccess is innovating in healthcare financing

  • (6m43s) - What makes M-TIBA different from other health insurance programs?

  • (9m55s) - The digital leapfrog opportunity in health insurance in Africa

  • (12m20s) - How public funds catalyze private investment

  • (14m45s) - Harnessing the value of data for the people who own it



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