MORE HEALTH for Africa Program (MH4A) Cohort 3 | Up to €80,000 in Funding for Healthcare Innovation in Africa

The programme is a partnership between Boehringer Ingelheim and Villgro Africa and combines business support, expert mentorship, and catalytic funding to help high-impact healthcare ventures scale their solutions.

Funding and Programme Benefits

Selected social enterprises can receive:

• Up to €80,000 in catalytic funding
• Tailored business support
• Expert mentorship and coaching
• Support to strengthen business models and operations
• Access to relevant partners and investors
• Support to scale healthcare solutions and expand their impact.

The programme is structured around incubation and acceleration, giving selected enterprises support as they move towards sustainable growth and greater healthcare impact.

Who Can Apply?

The programme is designed for African social entrepreneurs and healthcare enterprises working to address health disparities and improve access to healthcare, particularly for underserved communities.

Strong applicants are expected to demonstrate:

• An innovative healthcare solution
• Evidence of social or health impact
• A viable business model
• Traction and potential for growth
• A capable team
• A clear pathway to scaling the solution across Africa.

The programme has evolved to focus on high-impact, post-revenue social enterprises with established operations and clear growth potential.

What Kind of Businesses Are They Looking For?

The programme is particularly relevant to ventures developing solutions that address significant healthcare challenges across Africa.

Potential areas include:

• Digital health
• Healthcare access
• Diagnostics
• Health financing
• Telemedicine
• Primary healthcare
• Medical technology
• Healthcare delivery
• Solutions serving underserved communities.

The key requirement is that the business is tackling a meaningful healthcare gap and has the potential to scale its impact.

Strong applicants are expected to demonstrate:

• An innovative healthcare solution
• Evidence of social or health impact
• A viable business model
• Traction and potential for growth
• A capable team
• A clear pathway to scaling the solution across Africa.

The programme has evolved to focus on high-impact, post-revenue social enterprises with established operations and clear growth potential.

Why Apply?

Healthcare innovators often face a difficult gap between proving that a solution works and securing the resources needed to scale it.

MH4A is designed to help bridge that gap by combining catalytic capital with hands-on business support, mentorship and ecosystem connections. Previous cohorts have included social enterprises working across several African countries and addressing different healthcare challenges.