A leader in healthcare innovation across Africa, she leverages her company Kaaro Health to bridge the urban-rural healthcare gap, ensuring access to quality care for underserved communities.

Angella Kyomugisha (photo) is a social entrepreneur and financial management specialist dedicated to enhancing healthcare accessibility in rural Africa. A graduate of Kyambogo University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in economics and statistics in 2013, she serves as the co-founder, co-CEO, and CFO of Kaaro Health.

Her entrepreneurial journey was motivated by a harrowing experience during which she nearly lost her life and that of her prematurely born baby. This incident revealed the stark health disparities faced by rural women in Uganda, prompting Kyomugisha to establish Kaaro Health.

Reflecting on her experience earlier this year, she stated, "My baby and I spent three months fighting for our lives. In short, we survived, but it was really traumatic. I didn't understand what women who live in rural areas go through."

Founded in 2014, Kaaro Health pioneers the use of "container clinics," equipped with solar power, laboratory facilities, and an Internet connection, serving as telehealth centers for villages lacking clinics within a 25 km radius. 

Beyond healthcare provision, Kaaro Health offers targeted financial management training to both current and potential customers, empowering them with the skills necessary to develop and sustain their businesses. The organization's goal is to support medical entrepreneurs and their SMEs in delivering increasingly sophisticated healthcare to rural and peri-urban communities.

In addition to her role at Kaaro Health, Kyomugisha serves as a board member of the Delight Children's Health Rights Initiative, a non-governmental organization dedicated to safeguarding the rights of mothers and children. Prior to her entrepreneurial endeavors, she held positions such as banking mission manager at Centenary Bank (2013-2014), project manager for Smart Telecom (2014), and fundraising manager for the Forum for African Women Educationalists (2015).

Angella Kyomugisha received the Women Empowerment Award from the Bayer Foundation in 2021. She was selected as one of the Cartier Women's Initiative Fellows in 2023. These awards underscore her commitment to driving positive change and making healthcare more accessible across the continent.

Melchior Koba