Access Afya

Access Afya is a social enterprise running high-quality, affordable primary healthcare in Nairobi's informal settlements delivering proactive & preventive care

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Healthcare Services
  • Location Nairobi, Kenya
  • Currency USD
  • Founded May 2012
  • Employees 63
  • Incorporation Type B-corp
  • Website accessafya.com

Company Summary

Access Afya (“Health” in Swahili) is a social enterprise with a mission is to create sustainable healthcare for everyone, everywhere, all of the time. We run high-quality, affordable primary healthcare in Nairobi's informal settlements using a chain of quality assured, low-cost micro-clinics integrating standardized care pathways, supply chain management, and digital health solutions.

Team

  • Founder

    Melissa is a social entrepreneur living in Nairobi as the founder of Access Afya. Her background combines experiences from the international development and private sectors. She has worked on projects ranging from community healthcare in rural Jordan to renewable energy finance at a private bank in New York. Melissa holds a Masters Degree in Public Service from New York University.

  • Dr. Daphne Ngunjiri
    CEO

    Daphne is a Kenyan physician who trained at the University of Nairobi and worked with the public sector in Baringo for five years and returned to Nairobi to pursue an Executive MBA in Healthcare Management from Strathmore University. Daphne started as our Medical Director, and now runs the company from Nairobi overseeing marketing and sales, operations, and product teams.

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