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KUBATANA MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2022
WHAT PROBLEM IS YOUR STARTUP TRYING TO SOLVE? Bena Care is tackling the economic and emotional effects of long-term hospital stays for patients with chronic illnesses and their families. WHAT CHALLENGES ARE YOU FACING IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT TASK? We have faced challenges that limit accelerated growth of Bena Care. These include the lack of medical insurance advantage plans to drive adoption of home-based care, as well as the lack of value added services (like mobile radiology, home medication delivery etc) to support the patients at home. WHAT ROLE HAS THE HUB PLAYED IN INFLUENCING YOUR STARTUP? It has provided a conducive
ecosystem for growth by providing the important building blocks for Bena Care; from investor readiness program to introducing us to important networks to lay our foundation in preparation for scale. What milestones have you accomplished so far? Bena Care has served 4,000 patients since inception and saved them USD13.6M in healthcare costs. We have offered part-time, full time and flexi-hour jobs to 3,800 healthcare workers, generated USD450,000 in revenue, and USD180,000 in grants and investments.
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NAOM MONARI FOUNDING CEO BENA CARE LTD • KENYA SUPPORTED BY: PANGEA TRUST
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