Health Enterprise and Innovation Ecosystem Mapping Report

Over the past five years, the Senegalese government has undertaken a number of investment and business friendly reforms, and the country has seen the microfinance sector flourish, and the entry of business accelerators and competitions to support enterprises in the Information Communication Technology sector. However, innovative health enterprises in Senegal have not been as prevalent as in other countries, impact investing in the health sector remains limited, and the ecosystem of support for health entrepreneurship is not well understood.

From April to July 2017, SHOPS Plus conducted a Health Enterprise and Innovation Ecosystem Mapping. This activity sought to identify key partners working to support health enterprises, and understand the current landscape of health entrepreneurship and innovation in Senegal. This report provides a summary of the activity, and presents findings and recommendations from the ecosystem mapping.