Date: September 12, 2025
Category: News & Events | Lifesten Health
At the heart of London’s Woburn House, innovators from across the Commonwealth gathered to explore one key question: How can entrepreneurship drive sustainable development?
Representing Kenya and Africa’s growing digital health ecosystem, Lifesten Health’s Co-Founder and CEO, Ogweno Stephen, joined a distinguished panel during the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship event, hosted by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) and Imperial Enterprise Lab.
Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Health and Development
The panel, themed “Entrepreneurship for Development,” brought together visionary founders from across the Commonwealth — including India, Nigeria, and Tanzania — to discuss how innovative startups are solving real social challenges through business.
Speaking on behalf of Lifesten Health, Ogweno Stephen shared how AI and behavioral innovation are transforming preventive healthcare across Africa.
“Entrepreneurship is not just about building companies,” Ogweno noted. “It’s about solving the challenges that hold communities back. For Africa, entrepreneurship is not just an economic pathway — it’s a public health solution.”
He emphasized how Lifesten Health leverages AI-driven health diagnostics, gamification, and personalized wellness programs to empower individuals and organizations to manage health proactively rather than reactively.
How Lifesten Health is Driving Preventive Health Innovation
Lifesten Health has emerged as a leader in digital preventive healthcare, with a mission to make health management accessible, engaging, and data-driven.
Through its mobile platform, users can:
- Perform AI-powered facial scans using transdermal optical imaging to assess blood pressure, stress index, and other health indicators in under 30 seconds.
- Participate in gamified wellness challenges that reward healthy habits with redeemable points.
- Access personalized health plans focusing on physical, mental, and nutritional well-being.
- Join community health programs and challenges powered by workplaces, organizations, and health partners.
By integrating health tracking, education, and rewards, Lifesten Health is helping to reduce the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) across Africa — conditions responsible for over 60% of deaths in the region.
Panel Highlights: Innovation, Inclusion, and Resilience
The session, chaired by Professor Parmjit Jat of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission and featuring experts such as Dr. Shamsul Karim from the University of Essex, explored how innovation and entrepreneurship intersect with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Entrepreneurs presented solutions in healthcare, food security, clean energy, affordable housing, and public transport, showcasing how startups are reshaping development across diverse sectors.
Ogweno’s contribution stood out for its focus on digital health innovation — demonstrating how startups like Lifesten Health are using data and technology to bridge health gaps in low- and middle-income countries.
The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship: Building the Future of Innovation
Now in its inaugural year, the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship brings together 20 outstanding founders from across the Commonwealth who are building ventures aligned with the SDGs. Participants receive mentorship, global exposure, and access to innovation ecosystems through Imperial College London and the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Lifesten Health’s participation highlights Kenya’s leadership in youth-led health entrepreneurship and reinforces the company’s commitment to building a healthier, more resilient Africa through digital innovation.
A Vision for the Future
For Lifesten Health, this moment marks more than participation — it’s a reaffirmation of our mission:
to make preventive healthcare smart, inclusive, and universally accessible.
As our CEO shared on the panel, “By empowering local innovators and leveraging technology, we can build systems that keep people healthy before they get sick.”
At Lifesten Health, we believe that’s the future of healthcare — and we’re proud to help shape it.
About Lifesten Health
Lifesten Health is an African health-tech company pioneering AI-powered preventive health, gamification, and data-driven wellness engagement. Through its mobile app, users can perform instant health screenings, participate in personalized wellness challenges, and earn rewards while improving their health.
Lifesten partners with governments, workplaces, and wellness providers to deliver inclusive, scalable, and impactful preventive health programs across Africa.
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