About the Academy
The ABCHealth Academy for Health Entrepreneurs is established to address this gap. Structured as a venture-building initiative, the Academy operates across Africa’s priority markets to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem, supporting high-potential entrepreneurs who are creating solutions with transformative impact on population health and well-being, whether through health tech, logistics, supply chain innovation, local production, digital platforms, or community based service delivery.
Through a curated blend of technical assistance, market access facilitation, investment preparation, and peer learning, the Academy provides a robust pathway for scaling context-relevant solutions that contribute to Africa’s development agenda. It connects visionary entrepreneurs with global and regional industry experts, growth advisors, and impact investors who can help refine their models, accelerate growth, and unlock long-term sustainability. By equipping high-potential entrepreneurs with technical expertise, business strategy, and investor access, the Academy aims to advance inclusive economic participation, improve health outcomes, and build a future where Africa’s health challenges are met with African-led solutions, backed by regional and global partners.
The long-term goal of the Academy is to support service delivery efficiencies and business growth in the healthcare sector by equipping entrepreneurs, managers and promoters of healthcare businesses to drive innovation and build successful enterprises for better health outcomes in Africa.
Founders
Mr. Aigboje Aig. Imoukhuede FCIB, CON
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is the Founder and Chairman of Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), a not-for-profit organisation, established to be a catalyst for high public sector performance in Africa by bringing proven private sector innovation, leadership and funding to the public sector in a private-public partnership to attract, inspire and support future leaders of Africa’s public sector. Mr. Aig-Imoukhuede is also the Founder and Chairman of Coronation Capital Limited, an Africa-focused private equity and proprietary investment firm established in 2014. Prior to this, he was Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, where he led the transformation of the bank to rank amongst Africa’s leading banks.
Aliko Dangote is the Founder and President / Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, the largest conglomerate in West Africa. The Group currently has a presence in 17 African countries and is a market leader in cement on the continent. One of the Group’s subsidiaries, Dangote Cement Plc, is the largest listed company in West Africa and the first Nigerian company to join the Forbes Global 2000 Companies list. The Group has diversified into other sectors of the Nigerian economy including agriculture and is recently launched operations of the largest petroleum refinery, petrochemical plant and fertilizer complex in Africa.
Mr. Aliko Dangote GCON
Objectives
- Capacity Building- Equip participants with essential knowledge, skills, and tools to innovate, build and run sustainable health ventures.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset Development- Foster creativity, resilience, risk-taking, and problem-solving attitudes suited to health sector entrepreneurship.
- Health Systems Understanding- Provide deep insights into health systems, policies, regulations, and stakeholder dynamics for informed solution design.
- Innovation Promotion- Encourage development of innovative products, services, or models addressing unmet health needs in communities.
- Business Development Support- Guide participants through ideation, validation, business modelling, financial planning, and go-to-market strategies.
- Networking and Collaboration- Connect entrepreneurs with mentors, investors, health professionals, and policymakers to enhance opportunities for growth and scale.
- Access to Funding Pathways- Prepare participants to engage investors and funding bodies through pitch readiness and strategic fundraising skills.
- Social Impact Orientation- Instill a focus on creating measurable impact in health outcomes alongside commercial success.
- Leadership and Management Training- Develop leadership, team management, and operational competencies required to run health ventures effectively.
- Regulatory and Ethical Compliance- Build understanding of ethical considerations, clinical validation pathways, and regulatory requirements in health innovation.