Google gives Nigerian health-tech firm $2.5m for maternal care AI

Project targets 1.9m women in four states
By Juliet Umeh
Google has awarded Nigerian health technology company, Helium Health, a $2.5 million (about N3.4 billion) grant to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at improving maternal healthcare in Nigeria.

The company was the only Nigerian organisation among 15 global recipients selected for the $30 million Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation, an initiative supporting organisations using technology to improve public services in partnership with governments.

The Nigerian project was unveiled in Lagos during an executive briefing with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, led by executives of Google and Heli...