HealthCore

What HealthCore does

HealthCore Ltd. is a Nigerian private health media company operating The HealthZone, a multi-platform health education brand founded around 2015 and headquartered in Abuja, Nigeria (with operational references to Lagos). The company's core product is The HealthZone television health magazine show, which aired on Channels TV in Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.K. from 2015 to 2018, delivering weekly episodes featuring consultant specialists discussing common medical conditions alongside Man-on-The-Street community perspectives in accessible language.

Following the end of its television phase, HealthCore transitioned The HealthZone into a digital-first health media platform comprising a blog and website (healthzoneng.com) with an archive of 155 articles, a YouTube channel hosting video archives, and HealthZone Med Minutes short-form videos (30 seconds to 2 minutes) distributed across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The company also operates the HealthZone Wellness Initiative, an NGO arm focused on malnutrition in women and children, community health ambassador training, and partnerships with organizations such as the Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative, InStrat Global Health, Mpowering Frontline Health Workers, HSCL, and the Ondo State Ministry of Health. The leadership team includes co-founder and director Okey Okuzu, with medical professional involvement via contributing author Toju Chike-Obi, MD.

HealthCore operates with 1-10 employees, has no disclosed proprietary technology platform, no app, and no publicly disclosed pricing or monetization mechanism. Revenue generation is not explicitly stated in available sources; the organization appears to function primarily as a health literacy media and community health outreach brand rather than a transactional commercial entity, with no venture funding, institutional investors, or parent company identified.

Name

HealthCore

Legal name

HealthCore Ltd.

Website

https://healthzoneng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HealthCore Ltd. is a Nigerian private health media company operating The HealthZone, a multi-platform health education brand delivering accessible preventive health content via television, blog, YouTube, and social media to general audiences across Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.K., with an NGO arm focused on malnutrition and community health worker training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Education Media

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Fitness & Wellness Magazines (MPAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chronic Condition Lifestyle Education (Diabetes, Heart Health, Pain Management) (EDAAAHAJ), Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL)

Keywords

• Health education media
• Medical content production
• Community health outreach
• Preventive health content
• Wellness initiative programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Television Program Production: HealthCore Ltd. produces The HealthZone television health magazine show that airs on Channels TV. Revenue generation model not explicitly disclosed in available sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HealthCore produces and distributes "The HealthZone" — a consumer-facing health education brand combining a television health-magazine show on Channels TV (Nigeria), an article-based blog, online video archives, short-form "Med Minutes" segments, and a community-focused Wellness Initiative aimed at improving preventive health literacy in Nigeria and across Africa. Content pairs perspectives from consultant medical specialists with on-the-street community viewpoints and is delivered in plain, accessible language.

Product overview

HealthCore Ltd. operates The HealthZone as a multi-platform health education brand comprising a television program, a blog/website with health articles and video archives, and an NGO initiative. The core offering is The HealthZone TV health magazine show (2015-2018) that aired across Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.K., supported by an online content platform featuring blog posts, video archives, and the HealthZone Med Minutes video segments. The HealthZone Wellness Initiative serves as the company's community health intervention arm, focusing on malnutrition and health ambassador training programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The HealthZone Television Health Magazine Show A recurring television health-magazine programme airing on Channels TV in Nigeria, presenting preventive health and medical information from internationally acclaimed consultant specialists, balanced with on-the-street community perspectives, aimed at general Nigerian viewers.
• The HealthZone Blog An online blog/article property operated by HealthCore under The HealthZone brand, publishing written health articles targeted at viewers and readers seeking accessible preventive health information.
• HealthZone Med Minutes Short-form health segment format ("Med Minutes") used within The HealthZone programme to deliver focused, plain-language health tips to general viewers.
• The HealthZone Wellness Initiative A community-outreach programme under The HealthZone brand, focused on improving community health and addressing issues such as malnutrition and preventive health in Nigerian communities.
• The HealthZone Video Archives An online archive of video content from The HealthZone programming, made available to viewers through social media channels (including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube) and an associated email newsletter.

Quantifiable outcome

• Weekly health education programming reaching audiences in Nigeria, Kenya, and the U.K.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative (IWEI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2017HealthCore Ltd. and IWEI, a Kano-based NGO, formed a strategic partnership to combat malnutrition in women and children in Northern Nigeria. The collaboration developed sustainable solutions including malnutrition screening, training Community Health Ambassadors, and providing fortified food supplements for malnourished children.
• InStrat Global HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with The HealthZone television program for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) outreach event in Ondo State.
• Mpowering Frontline Health WorkersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with The HealthZone for MNCH outreach event in Ondo State to support frontline health worker training.
• Ondo State Ministry of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with The HealthZone, InStrat Global Health, and Mpowering Frontline Health Workers to host MNCH Week 2016 outreach event in Ondo State, Nigeria.
• HSCLminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with The HealthZone for MNCH outreach programming in Ondo State.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MamaYe Africa: African maternal, newborn, and child health advocacy and media initiative covering MNCH topics across multiple African countries. Directly comparable given HealthCore's MNCH outreach partnerships and maternal/newborn content focus (e.g., First Time Mom newborn care video).
• Nigeria Health Watch: Nigeria-focused digital health media platform covering public health, healthcare policy, and preventive health in Nigeria and West Africa. Highly comparable as a country-specific African health journalism and education platform serving similar audiences and topics.
• Africa Check: African fact-checking organization that frequently investigates health claims, myths, and misinformation. Comparable as a content-driven platform tackling health literacy and addressing misconceptions, with overlapping mission on combating health misinformation.
• The Conversation Africa: Africa-focused digital media platform producing accessible expert-led health and science articles. Comparable as a multi-country African content platform delivering expert-authored health education to general African audiences.

Broad incumbents

• Healthline: Global digital health content platform producing condition-specific, expert-reviewed articles and videos. Comparable as a large-scale health education publisher operating the same content playbook (expert-authored articles, video content) HealthCore executes at a smaller African-focused scale.
• Everyday Health: Multi-channel digital health media brand producing condition-specific consumer content. Comparable as a broader-portfolio health media company with content syndication, expert-led programming, and chronic-condition focus similar to HealthCore's coverage areas.
• WebMD: Established US health information platform providing accessible medical content to general audiences. Comparable as a category-defining health literacy brand serving consumers with simple explanations of medical conditions, the same value proposition HealthCore targets.

Regional players

• Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN): Nigerian private-sector coalition addressing public health challenges through partnerships and programs. Comparable for its Nigerian public health focus and partnership-driven model, though operating primarily as an alliance rather than a content producer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheHealthZoneNg
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJaqJzgZagS3vOkptdbHgBA
• Facebookfacebook.com/thehealthzoneng
• Instagraminstagram.com/thehealthzoneng

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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