2008
Precious Lunga
CEO and Co-Founder
Baobab Circle
Dr. Precious Lunga is CEO and Co-Founder of Baobab Circle, a health technology company delivering innovative health solutions via phones across Africa.
Previously she was at Econet Wireless where she co-founded the mHealth business unit using technology to deliver health services using mobile money micro-payments. Prior to that, she worked at UNAIDS Geneva where she was involved in spearheading the implementation of HIV prevention programs. She was also strategic advisor to the UK's second largest charitable foundation, funding programs across Africa and India.
The 2008 World Fellows
The 2008 Yale World Fellows include a Pakistani journalist reporting from the frontline of the war on terror, a groundbreaking Chinese public interest lawyer, a Zimbabwean epidemiologist working to develop methods for prevention of HIV infection in women and the founding Secretary General of Nicaragua’s Ministry of Defense. “I am delighted to welcome this extraordinary group of men and women to the Yale community,” said Yale President Richard Levin. “Yale will benefit greatly from their presence on campus, and we anticipate that the World Fellows will gain new perspectives on their own roles as future leaders.” “The 2008 Yale World Fellows, while diverse in background, share both an outstanding record...Read More
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The journey so far: Precious Lunga, CEO, Baobab Circle
Africa Business Insight - 01/03/2019Precious Lunga is the co-founder and CEO of Baobab Circle, a health tech company that uses mobile and artificial intelligence to deliver healthcare solutions across Africa by, for instance, providing users with personalised tools to manage diabetes and hypertension.