Doctor. Builder.Scaling health
systems across
Africa.

I first fell in love with human biology and science at the age of 15, when I discovered how vaccination worked.

The idea that introducing a harmless or weakened form of a pathogen could train the immune system to protect the body fascinated me.

That's how my love story with science began.

University Years

At university, I became fascinated by DNA and the mystery of why people are the way they are. I spent time trying to wrap my head around the double helix structure and how something so microscopic could carry the instructions for life. When it finally clicked, my fascination with science grew even deeper.

From Excellence to Purpose

I graduated from medical school summa cum laude, with distinction and recognition as a top student in Medicine and Surgery.

But when I began my internship, reality hit hard. We had been trained for the world's best, yet we encountered the worst.

My turning point came when I met a woman diagnosed with both cervical cancer and HIV on the same day.

That encounter changed how I saw healthcare. I realised that treating disease wasn't enough. People needed knowledge to protect their health.

So I started the Pulse Health Newsletter to make health information accessible to everyday people.

The Birth of TeleDoctor

What began as a simple health newsletter soon evolved into something bigger.

I realised that technology could do more than educate people about their health. It could connect them directly to healthcare professionals.

So I co-founded TeleDoctor, a digital health platform connecting Zambians with medical doctors over the phone, in partnership with Zamtel, one of Zambia's leading telecommunications companies at the time.

This was my first major step from practising medicine to building technology that could make healthcare more accessible.

The Fellowships That Changed My Perspective

My entrepreneurial journey opened doors I had never imagined.

I was selected as both a Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Fellow and a Mandela Washington Fellow, joining a network of ambitious African entrepreneurs and emerging leaders.

Through the Mandela Washington Fellowship, I spent six weeks at the University of Notre Dame, near South Bend, Indiana, learning about entrepreneurship, business leadership, and scaling ideas.

Being surrounded by innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who were building solutions for the world's biggest challenges completely changed my perspective.

I began to see that the possibilities were far greater than I had ever imagined.

Scaling Healthcare Through Technology and AI

Then came an opportunity that brought everything together: medicine, technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership.

I helped develop and scale Zambia's national electronic health record system, SmartCare Pro, from its beginnings at a small clinic to a platform reaching 2,054 healthcare facilities and over 12 million patient records.

Working alongside an exceptional team, I also helped pioneer one of the early AI-driven electronic health record initiatives, exploring how artificial intelligence could support clinical decision-making and improve healthcare delivery.

What started at one clinic had become part of a nation's digital health infrastructure.