What is the name of your organization?
YeneHealth
What is the name of your solution?
YeneHealth App
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
We leverage tech to support African women achieve their reproductive and family planning goals with access to affordable care & essential medication.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Ethiopia
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Film your elevator pitch.
What specific problem are you solving?
YeneHealth is committed to tackling the critical gap in access to essential Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) and family planning services in Africa, particularly in Ethiopia. The region faces persistent challenges including weak healthcare infrastructure, limited access to contraceptives, cultural taboos, and a lack of comprehensive SRH education. Systemic barriers such as unaffordable products, unreliable pharmacies and products, and stigma surrounding SRH care further hinder equitable access. YeneHealth aims to overcome these obstacles by delivering inclusive, affordable, and reliable SRH solutions for underserved communities.
In Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country with over 135.5 million people (Worldpopulationreview, 2025) women make up nearly half the population, underscoring the urgent demand for accessible SRH and family planning services. Approximately 30% of women report facing barriers to accessing quality services, including lack of facilities and socio-cultural stigma (MSI Reproductive Choices, 2023) and 22% of women have an unmet need for family planning, highlighting significant gaps in SRH services (UNFPA, 2023). Only 54% of health facilities offer comprehensive family planning services (Ministry of Health, 2023), revealing a need for digital interventions. While Ethiopia is the focal point of our solution, we have learned that these challenges expand into the wider African continent and we plan to scale to other countries too.
What is your solution?
We have built a scalable and Ai-powered healthcare app and marketplace which serves both healthcare providers and end-users, by offering a comprehensive suite of health management tools, pharmaceutical products, and services. Our streamlined ecosystem offerings include an online pharmacy where individuals can order products easily, a telehealth portal where individuals can consult with our trained and qualified doctors, nurses, pharmacists and receive virtual care and the platform provides educational content for users in their own languages. Our app also includes localized period and pregnancy tracking, and a robust learning and product information section, so each client is able to make informed decisions when purchasing a product or seeking healthcare professionals.
We built our solution with the goal of ultimately improving the health literacy and self-agency of the community of women we serve and also with an intention of destigmatizing conversations around sexual health and family planning through safe conversations and compassionate care.
Through our platform we have been able to create affordable pricing of SRH products, avail credit financing options, offer discreet ordering and delivery of contraceptives through unique partnerships with suppliers and partner pharmacies that allow us to ensure essential products are always available via our platform.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
YeneHealth began as a fem‑tech platform for African women aged 15‑49, but we quickly realized that sexually‑reproductive and maternal health (SRH/MH) inequities stem from wider, systemic gaps. Today we serve three interlinked segments: (1) women of reproductive age, (2) male and female youth in high schools and universities, and (3) pregnant women and mothers.
Our vision is a seamless, end‑to‑end reproductive health journey where, from the first day a young girl begins menstruating, to when she encounters her first sexual experience, then her first pregnancy and first motherhood journey, all the way until pre-menopause, we want to be a trusted partner for her choices.
Each segment faces distinct risks. Adult women endure high unmet needs for affordable SRH services; students often lack accurate information and face stigma that drives risky behavior; expectant mothers face rising complications such as pre‑eclampsia and need targeted maternal care. By tailoring content, products, and telehealth services to each group, we close access gaps, cut preventable morbidity, and push towards an equitable, family‑centered healthcare future that impacts women's livelihood.
