• News
    • Latest news
    • News search
    • Health
    • Finance
    • Food
    • Career news
    • Content series
    • Focus areas
    • Try Devex Pro
  • Jobs
    • Job search
    • Post a job
    • Employer search
    • CV Writing
    • Upcoming career events
    • Try Career Account
  • Funding
    • Funding search
    • Funding news
  • Talent
    • Candidate search
    • Devex Talent Solutions
  • Events
    • Upcoming and past events
    • Partner on an event
  • Post a job
  • About
      • About us
      • Membership
      • Newsletters
      • Advertising partnerships
      • Devex Talent Solutions
      • Contact us
Join DevexSign in
Join DevexSign in

News

  • Latest news
  • News search
  • Health
  • Finance
  • Food
  • Career news
  • Content series
  • Focus areas
  • Try Devex Pro

Jobs

  • Job search
  • Post a job
  • Employer search
  • CV Writing
  • Upcoming career events
  • Try Career Account

Funding

  • Funding search
  • Funding news

Talent

  • Candidate search
  • Devex Talent Solutions

Events

  • Upcoming and past events
  • Partner on an event
Post a job

About

  • About us
  • Membership
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising partnerships
  • Devex Talent Solutions
  • Contact us
  • My Devex
  • Update my profile % complete
  • Account & privacy settings
  • My saved jobs
  • Manage newsletters
  • Support
  • Sign out
Latest newsNews searchHealthFinanceFoodCareer newsContent seriesFocus areasTry Devex Pro
    • News
    • Localization

    19 local organizations to watch: mDoc

    This digital health company has expanded from its roots developing an AI chatbot health coach.

    By Devex Editor // 13 November 2024

    Related Stories

    Is Anthropic building Rwanda’s AI future — or its dependence?
    Is Anthropic building Rwanda’s AI future — or its dependence?
    Why AI can’t transform classrooms until it learns local languages
    Why AI can’t transform classrooms until it learns local languages
    Devex CheckUp: Does the US officially bow out of the World Health Organization today?
    Devex CheckUp: Does the US officially bow out of the World Health Organization today?
    Special edition: The global south demands a voice on AI at India summit
    Special edition: The global south demands a voice on AI at India summit

    mDoc is a digital health company that uses artificial intelligence to offer virtual care to people living with, or at risk of, chronic conditions. This personalized care is accessed through a network of health care providers and is offered 24/7 through mobile and web technologies.

    AI is vulnerable to human bias. Yet this e-health startup gathers data from overlooked sub-Saharan African communities and inputs them into their AI models. It also offers services in local languages and leverages speech-to-text and speech-to-voice tools.

    It works at the intersection of technology and business to address global health challenges. Some of its latest innovations include:

    This article is free to read - just register or sign in

    Access news, newsletters, events and more.

    Join usSign in
    • Innovation & ICT
    • Media And Communications
    • Private Sector
    • Global Health
    • mDoc
    • Nigeria
    Printing articles to share with others is a breach of our terms and conditions and copyright policy. Please use the sharing options on the left side of the article. Devex Pro members may share up to 10 articles per month using the Pro share tool ( ).

    About the author

    • Devex Editor

      Devex Editor

      Thanks a lot for your interest in Devex News. To share news and views, story ideas and press releases, please email editor@devex.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

    Search for articles

    Related Stories

    Aritificial IntelligenceRelated Stories - Is Anthropic building Rwanda’s AI future — or its dependence?

    Is Anthropic building Rwanda’s AI future — or its dependence?

    EducationRelated Stories - Why AI can’t transform classrooms until it learns local languages

    Why AI can’t transform classrooms until it learns local languages

    Devex CheckUpRelated Stories - Devex CheckUp: Does the US officially bow out of the World Health Organization today?

    Devex CheckUp: Does the US officially bow out of the World Health Organization today?

    Devex NewswireRelated Stories - Special edition: The global south demands a voice on AI at India summit

    Special edition: The global south demands a voice on AI at India summit

    Most Read

    • 1
      Ending HIV globally requires action in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
    • 2
      How the global south can finance AI infrastructure on its own terms
    • 3
      Inside the USAID closeout mess
    • 4
      Exclusive: US seeks to scrap UN efforts to expand women's rights
    • 5
      One year on: Is Africa’s surgical equity push delivering real change?
    • News
    • Jobs
    • Funding
    • Talent
    • Events

    Devex is the media platform for the global development community.

    A social enterprise, we connect and inform over 1.3 million development, health, humanitarian, and sustainability professionals through news, business intelligence, and funding & career opportunities so you can do more good for more people.

    • About us
    • Membership
    • Newsletters
    • Advertising partnerships
    • Devex Talent Solutions
    • Post a job
    • Careers at Devex
    • Contact us
    © Copyright 2000 - 2026 Devex|User Agreement|Privacy Statement