Temie Giwa-Tubosun of LifeBank: creating the future of health-care supply chain in Africa powered by technology

The Case For Women Pub Date : 2023-09-11 DOI:10.1108/cfw-07-2022-0017

Hadiya Faheem, S. Dutta

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Social implications LifeBank is primarily focused on tackling the challenge of maternal mortality in Nigeria and other African countries by providing women access to blood, thereby tackling the challenge of gender inequality. The company employed both men and women at its workplace providing equal opportunities for men and women. Learning outcomes Discuss how women entrepreneurs are solving social problems in developing countries using technology and innovation. Analyze the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs in getting the right human capital, raising funds and managing growth for their social business. Case overview/synopsis The case discusses how social entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun (Temie) founded LifeBank, a medical distribution company, to provide access to blood, medical oxygen and vaccines to hospitals in Nigeria. The company used technology to provide information to health providers about which blood bank stored the blood type they needed and delivered it quickly and safely to help save lives. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.

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生命银行的Temie Giwa-Tubosun:以技术为动力，在非洲创造医疗保健供应链的未来

社会意义输血库主要致力于通过向妇女提供血液，解决尼日利亚和其他非洲国家的孕产妇死亡率挑战，从而解决性别不平等的挑战。该公司在其工作场所雇佣男性和女性，为男性和女性提供平等的机会。学习成果讨论女性企业家如何利用技术和创新解决发展中国家的社会问题。分析女性企业家在获得合适的人力资本、筹集资金和管理社会企业增长方面面临的挑战。案例概述/摘要本案例讨论了社会企业家Temie Giwa-Tubosun (Temie)如何创建医疗分销公司LifeBank，为尼日利亚的医院提供血液、医用氧气和疫苗。该公司利用技术向医疗服务提供者提供信息，告诉他们哪个血库储存了他们需要的血型，并快速安全地运送，以帮助拯救生命。补充材料教学笔记只供教育工作者使用。科目codeCSS 3:创业精神。

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