Funmi Adewara is the founder and CEO of Mobihealth International, a multi-award-winning telemedicine and digital health service provider transforming how patients receive care.
Funmi, a globally recognised telehealth expert, is a British-Nigerian physician. She is also an entrepreneur with a background in Medicine, Pharmaceuticals, and business development, having been trained at Cambridge.
She has received several awards and honours, such as the Forbes Technology and Innovation Award 2023. She was also recognised as one of the most influential people of African descent by MIPAD.
Funmi has over ten years of experience in clinical medicine in the United Kingdom’s National Health Science (NHS). She has also worked as a Drug Safety Physician in the pharmaceutical industry, covering regions like Asia-Pacific and Europe. Her work involved both investigational and marketed products, as well as medical devices and diagnostics. Additionally, she is a member of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).
Her work has received support from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the World Bank, the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and more. Her accomplishments have been featured in prominent media outlets like BBC, CNBC, Forbes, Channels TV, Channel 5 News, Africa.com, Telegraph, and Financial Times.
Under Funmi’s leadership, Mobihealth has won a $1 million grant for its multi-country expansion plan in Africa, a study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
When asked about her advice for young Africans, she said, “Believe in yourself. Get your idea off the ground and stop procrastinating.
No one starts off with all i’s dotted and t’s crossed. So, do not let the need for perfection stand in the way of your dream!
Leverage mentors and other available resources to bring your ideas to life and continue to improve on them.
Find ways to unwind and give back. I listen to music, watch movies and walk our dog Bruno. I also mentor young girls and entrepreneurs, fund community projects, and support women entrepreneurs and a local church.
As Steve Jobs said, “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.“