Reliance Health, a Texas-based health company, is looking for talent to expand and grow the business in the United States and in other countries. It has been building clinic facilities in Nigeria, and hiring people to scale new product lines. In addition to hiring, the company is focused on finding ways to help patients.
Building clinic facilities in Nigeria
Reliance Health, a start-up in the health insurance industry, raised a slew of early stage funding. The company has been notably active in Africa. Its CEO, Femi Kuti, has been particularly keen on building clinic facilities in Nigeria. To date, it has invested in two such facilities and plans to open more. As it continues to build its business, it will be interesting to see how this venture grows. For now, though, it remains to be seen how many lives it saves.
In addition to its two clinics in Lagos and Abuja, Reliance Health has its sights set on Egypt as its next market. A recent study indicates that a majority of Egyptians are uninsured. As such, the company is on a mission to bring affordable health care to this populous. Among its many accomplishments, the company has launched an app that provides patients with information on available doctors, medications, and treatments. Additionally, it has created a telemedicine platform to improve the doctor-patient interface. Using this technology, it has reduced the number of visits required to bring medical care to patients.
Hiring talent
Among the many startups in the startup ecosystem, Reliance Health has stood out in the crowd for its innovation and ability to assemble a formidable team of industry stalwarts. The company possesses a bevy of talented individuals including CEO Jeremy Johnson, VP of Business Development and Marketing Darren Brown, and Country Manager for Egypt, Abdo Larbi. Having started off small, the company has grown in leaps and bounds. With an ambitious growth strategy in mind, the company has plans to expand its footprint in the near future. For instance, it already has hired its first country manager, and is negotiating with healthcare providers to bring its unique offering to new and existing markets in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. It is also looking to bolster its technology by building more clinics, expanding its technology offerings, and enhancing its customer experience.
According to the CEO, the company is retooling its business model to better suit its customer’s evolving healthcare needs. As part of the retooling, Reliance Health is looking to hire talent in all areas of its business. Aside from appointing more doctors to its medical staff, the company is looking to add more office space, a more robust customer service team, and more advanced health tracking capabilities to its growing telemedicine platform.
Scaling new product lines
Reliance Health is a Nigeria-based digital healthcare provider, specializing in telemedicine and insurance solutions. The company is focused on improving healthcare in emerging markets. It also provides prescription drug delivery services.
The company began in 2015 as a telemedicine startup in Kangpe, Nigeria. After a few years, it expanded into a full-fledged health tech company. Since its launch, it has increased its revenue by 3.5x YOY. In January of 2020, it secured a $6 million Series A funding round. This is the largest round of funding raised by an African health tech start-up.
Reliance Health has grown to become a leading digital health provider in the emerging markets. They provide affordable healthcare solutions to companies in emerging markets. Their mission is to improve access to care by using technology and data science to change the way premiums are purchased.
Since its founding, Reliance Health has impacted over 200,000 lives. It now offers healthcare services via partner and proprietary facilities to clients in several countries, including Nigeria. In addition, it offers health plans and insurance products, such as RelianceHMO. As of January 2019, it had over 600 corporate clients. It has expanded into Egypt and is working to expand into two or three other African countries by the end of the year.
