Vivian Nwakah: Founder & CEO Medsaf - Strengthening Health Systems in Africa

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Vivian Nwakah is the Founder and CEO of Medsaf a tech enabled pharmaceutical distribution company based in Lagos, Nigeria. Vivian was born and raised in the United States and as part of her MBA, she moved to Nigeria for an internship in 2013 and never left! Medsaf was set up in 2016 and connects a fragmented supply chain to provide transparency to pharmaceutical companies and provide authentic drugs to hospital, pharmacies and patients. In 2019 Medsaf won the Seedstars Malaria Challenge, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Also in 2019, Vivian won the VivaTech Female Founders Challenge organized by 50inTech.
Vivian's African Business Story is one dedicated to creating solutions for the health needs of communities on the Continent. Vivian believes that “quality medication is a fundamental human right.”