What is the name of your organization?
HealthPort
What is the name of your solution?
Oxygen as a Service
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Building the operating system to manage oxygen downstream distribution.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Lagos
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Nigeria
What type of organization is your solution team?
Hybrid of for-profit and nonprofit
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What specific problem are you solving?
According to UNICEF and CHAI, Sub-Saharan Africa lacks the infrastructure to manage respiratory conditions across age groups. Nigeria has the highest global, under-five pneumonia mortality rate, recording 443 daily deaths, with less than 25% of hospitals having end-to-end solutions for patients. Nine in 10 Nigerians also cover healthcare costs out-of-pocket.
What is your solution?
HealthPort is a health tech startup improving access to medical care by addressing critical touchpoints in the care spectrum. The patient-centric Oxygen as a Service solution gives hospitals access to reliable medical oxygen at affordable costs.
Using multifaceted health system integration, the solution targets infrastructure readiness, knowledge gaps, and cost barriers to improve oxygen access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
HealthPort serves public and private hospitals, primary health centres, and the patients who rely on them for lifesaving oxygen therapy, particularly newborns, children with pneumonia, mothers in obstetric emergencies, surgical patients, and individuals with acute or chronic respiratory conditions.
At the facility level, HealthPort provides reliable medical oxygen through Oxygen-as-a-Service (OaaS), reducing stockouts, improving cost predictability, and strengthening clinical confidence. By ensuring a steady oxygen supply, supporting clinical training, and optimizing distribution through facility clustering, hospitals can deliver safer, more timely care without passing on high costs to patients.
At the patient level, the impact is direct and lifesaving. Reliable oxygen treatment turns treatable conditions, such as pneumonia or neonatal respiratory distress, into manageable cases. Families experience fewer emergency referrals, reduced out-of-pocket costs due to emergency cylinder sourcing, and improved outcomes. Over time, our model strengthens trust in local health systems, improves the quality of care, and reduces preventable deaths.
