Nutritionists have repeatedly advised that if we all minded what we eat, we would not need to visit healthcare facilities as regularly as we do. Unfortunately, most people eat to get satisfied and feel good without caring about the nutritional contents of the food they consume. In many cases, these unhealthy diets have led to life challenges such as a high prevalence of non-communicable diseases among people of all ages.
This is what the founders of Lyfex Africa seek to address.
Lyfex Africa is a digital platform dedicated to empowering individuals and families across Africa to achieve optimal nutrition health and wellness through comprehensive nutrition therapy and NutriFinTrancy services.
According to Nadia Malker Nanteza, the Team Lead at Lyfex Africa, through their latest proposition called LA-NutriFin, they are offering a comprehensive nutrition solution powered by FinTech to improve user convenience.
“When you visit our website, you will see different nutrition solutions we offer. You choose and order the package you need and then proceed to pay via mobile money or a bank card. Our team will confirm the booking and the [experts will contact you for a session]; which can be a physical session or a tele-nutrition session,” Nadia said.
Nadia says that because of the daily hustles people go through, they are reluctant to mind the quality and quantity of foods they consume. Eventually, people start minding their nutrition after being diagnosed with a certain disease that requires them to avoid some food.
Therefore, LA-NutriFin provides convenience because all the resources can be obtained digitally. She notes that they work with a wide range of professionals to offer consultation and sensitization about proper nutritional behavior and solutions for people of all ages.
Lyfex Africa has featured on Day 12 of 40 Days 40 FinTechs initiative Season 5.
Run under HiPipo’s Include Everyone program that also encompasses other initiatives such as the FinTech Landscape Exhibition, Women in FinTech Hackathon, Summit & Incubator, and the Digital and Financial Inclusion Summit and Digital Impact Awards Africa; the #40Days40FinTechs platform aptly provides a setting for the various players and stakeholders involved in digital and financial technology to exhibit their products and services. It also gives players a platform to share their ideas on how the unserved and underserved by the present financial systems can be brought into the fold.
With over 150 participants in the last four years, #40Days40FinTechs continues to be the world’s premier showcase event for innovations that are enabling underserved populations to join the digital economy space. We know that this can only get better owing to the inspiration and collaboration of our partners; Level One Project, Mojaloop Foundation, INFITX, Cyberplc Academy, Ideation Corner, and Crosslake Technologies. Most importantly, the initiative owes its continued success to the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
