Where can you feel excited, anxious, inspired, passionate and enlightened, all within 72 hours? These were the emotions at the 2019 #HealthMeetsTechNG hackathon, held in Abuja, focused on finding solutions for maternal health in Nigeria.

The three-day hackathon organised by EpiAFRIC and its partners was the third edition in the series of #HealthMeetsTechNG hackathons held in Nigeria. At the end of the three-days, the ideas, insights and solutions that emerged were innovative, exciting and timely in order to address the challenges in maternal healthcare in Nigeria.

Over the years, EpiAFRIC has facilitated the development of opportunities to foster innovation in the Nigerian healthcare industry. Nineteen percent of the 358,000 global maternal deaths annually occur in Nigeria. That is more than 50,000 maternal deaths per year in Nigeria. The Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2013 reported that there are 576 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in Nigeria. It is only pertinent that the theme for this year’s hackathon focused on maternal health.