
Founders Valley: How Healthcare Technology Saves Lives in Rwanda
Rwanda has rebuilt its healthcare system since the 1994 genocide, and nearly 90 percent of the population now has community-based health insurance, but rural access and lingering trauma remain unresolved problems. This episode of the Founders Valley series follows young entrepreneurs in Kigali and beyond who are building tech-driven fixes: mobile diagnostic tools, delivery services reaching remote clinics, and mental health support aimed at genocide survivors still living with the past. Filmmakers Gönna Ketels and Ndimbira Shenge Claudine interview the founders in their offices and out in the communities they serve, letting them explain both the gap they're targeting and the obstacles of funding and scale. The film treats Rwanda's status as East Africa's startup hub as the backdrop against which these health ventures operate, showing how private innovation is filling holes that a fast-growing public insurance system hasn't closed. It's a grounded look at how a country still processing collective trauma is trying to make basic care reach people who live hours from the nearest clinic.