African Health

What African Health does

African Health is a volunteer-led, community health platform founded in 2022 and domiciled in Australia, operating as an online health information and resource network for African and BIPOC communities. Its core offerings are: a BiPOC Mental Health Services directory (a Google Sheets-hosted list of culturally safe providers across Australia and New Zealand), a Cancer Screening Resources hub curating links to Australian cervical, breast, bowel, prostate, and lung screening programs, the Medicine Through Our Eyes podcast exploring the careers of Black Australian doctors, and recurring in-person Community Health Workshops and networking dinners. The underlying technology stack is minimal — a Google Sites website, a shared Google Sheets directory, and podcast distribution on Spotify and SoundCloud — with no proprietary software, mobile app, or API.

The organization is staffed by a network of doctors, nurses, psychologists, and physiotherapists based in Australia, with founder Dr Sheila Uyirwoth (a GP with advanced training in occupational and environmental medicine) as the named clinical leader. The business model is non-commercial: revenue is not disclosed, no pricing exists, and the platform distributes free resources and free community events. Distribution runs through community partnerships (UTS, African Professionals of Australia, Cancer Institute NSW, Rose Breast Health, Amplify Black Women), LinkedIn (116 followers), Facebook, and event-driven outreach in Australian cities including Sydney and Melbourne. Geographic reach is Australia-primary with a secondary footprint in New Zealand via the mental health directory; an inaugural 2022 virtual conference also engaged attendees in the UK and Nigeria, indicating diaspora community ties beyond the domestic base.

Operationally, African Health sits closer to a volunteer community organization than a venture-backable business: there are no funding rounds, no disclosed headcount, no paying customers, and no enterprise contracts. Strategic activity in 2024–2026 has centered on partnership expansion (academic, government, and community) and a 2024 research collaboration with UTS on health literacy, suggesting an evolving intent to produce evidence-based content. From an investment lens, the asset is best understood as a high-trust community brand and distribution network rather than a scalable software platform.

Name

African Health

Legal name

African Health

Website

https://africanahealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

African Health is a volunteer-led, Australia-based community health platform founded in 2022 that connects African diaspora and BIPOC communities to culturally safe health information, mental health providers, and screening resources through workshops, podcasts, and online directories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGACAL

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

SECONDARYEDAAAFAG

Health Promotion & Public Health Education (Community Workshops)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Community & Public Education Programs (Libraries, Community Centers)

SECONDARYMPACAJAL

Health, Wellness & Patient Communities

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Social Networking & Community Platforms

Keywords

• Community health literacy
• BIPOC health education
• Culturally safe healthcare
• African diaspora health
• Health professional networking

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Community Health Services: Non-profit community organization providing health literacy services, workshops, and networking events. Revenue model not explicitly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

African Health is a community-led health literacy platform that connects African diaspora and BIPOC communities in Australia to health professionals and culturally specific health information. It delivers free workshops, networking dinners, an online mental health provider directory, a podcast, and curated cancer screening resource links, with no paid offerings disclosed.

Product overview

African Health is a community health platform and online resource network for African and BIPOC communities, based in Australia. The organization operates primarily as a content and community engagement platform rather than a traditional software product. Its offerings include the BiPOC Mental Health Directory (a Google Sheets-based directory of culturally safe mental health providers), the Cancer Screening Resources Hub (a curated collection of external screening program links), the Medicine Through Our Eyes Podcast (exploring Black Australian doctors' journeys), and community health workshops and networking events. The platform functions as a health information and resource network connecting African diaspora communities to health professionals and health information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Amplify Black WomenminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 January 2026Collaboration for Uzima Jive & Thrive event on 10th January 2026 - A Celebration of Movement & Vitality featuring Afro-Fusion dance, strength training, and mindfulness workshops.
• African Professionals of Australia (APA) LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2025NSW Chapter partnership for collaborative health events. African Professionals of Australia partnered with African Health and UTS African Society to host the African Community Health Workshop on 23rd August 2025 at University of Technology Sydney.
• UTS African SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2025University of Technology Sydney student organization co-hosting the African Community Health Workshop with African Professionals of Australia and African Health.
• University of Technology Sydney (UTS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2025Academic institution providing venue and academic partnership for African Community Health Workshop featuring expert health professionals.
• Cancer Institute NSWcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 August 2025Government cancer organization providing cancer screening resources and community champion training programs. Dr. Sheila Uyirwoth represents African Health at cancer awareness events and training programs.
• Rose Breast HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2024Dr. Sheila Uyirwoth represented African Health at the Harmony in Pink Gala speaking on breast cancer screening awareness. Collaboration on breast health education for BIPOC women.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Water Well Project: Australian nonprofit that delivers health literacy sessions to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants through volunteer health professionals. Directly comparable community-health-literacy model serving culturally and linguistically diverse populations in Australia.
• WellMob: Online directory of social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Closely analogous digital directory model targeting culturally specific wellbeing for an underserved Australian population.

Broad incumbents

• Cancer Council NSW: Large, established cancer charity that African Health directly complements via its cancer screening resources hub. Comparable focus on cancer awareness and screening uptake, with significantly greater scale and funding.
• Black Dog Institute: Australian mental health research and clinical services institute. Overlaps with African Health's mental health directory focus on culturally safe providers, but operates as a much larger research-backed institution.
• Cohealth: Large Australian community health organization serving diverse, vulnerable populations including refugee and migrant communities with health, social, and wellbeing services. Comparable community-health delivery model but at much larger institutional scale.
• headspace: National youth mental health foundation with a large network of service centers. Comparable mental health access mission for young Australians, including multicultural and diaspora populations, with substantially greater resources.

Regional players

• Polaron Group: Australian settlement services organization supporting newly arrived migrants, including African communities, with integration and wellbeing support. Comparable target population and community-based service model in the Australian multicultural space.
• Multicultural HIV and Hepatitis Service (NSW): NSW Health-funded service providing health information and advocacy for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, including African communities. Comparable mission around culturally tailored health communication in Australia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/1433856757047262
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/african-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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