Gifted Mom app founder, Alain Nteff Named Winner of the 2014 Anzisha Prize

Alain Nteff

Cameroonian entrepreneur, Alain Nteff has been named the winner of the 2014 US$25,000 grand prize Anzisha Prize Award.

Nteff is the founder Gifted Mom project, an e-content platform for pregnant women in underserved areas; that helps them have safe pregnancies and combat the lack of access and knowledge that has led to high mother and infant deaths in his native Cameroon.

Gifted Mom works with health providers and medical students to create profiles for pregnant women to send automated alerts that help them track antenatal care. Since starting his project, more than 200 medical students have been trained, 1200 pregnant women impacted resulting in a 20 percent increase in antenatal attendance rate for pregnant women in 15 rural communities.

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