Nicole Kayode

CEO & Founder @MedixusHealth.

No.10 Innovation Fellow @NHSEngland via @10DowningStreet

Product person. Healthtech. Yoga.
Entrepreneurship 🇳🇬

Views my own.

[Arnie Puntis @arnie_puntis]

Inspiring all female panel discussion this morning.
#GlobalMajority participating in research trials means richer data to improve patient care. Trust needs to be rebuilt.
Importance of:
➡️relationships
➡️coproduction
➡️transparency
➡️honestly
What a way to start the day💥

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Today is my last official day as a @10DowningStreet Innovation Fellow in Health. Learned a lot, grew a lot, more dedicated than ever to the health agenda.

Top lesson: innovation is not always 'stuff' but it is always people. Especially in health.

The work continues.

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Nairobi folks - I'm in town! Let me know if you're around for a catch up - pop me a DM, always keen for a ☕️ or two!

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Very important and well summarised thread from @daktari1 - why African nations need autonomous health security and the harsh reality of so called "orphan" diseases - until they hit the West. Worth a read.

[Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS @daktari1]

A thread: Why Africa needs ownership of its health security 👇🏾

Despite @AfricaCDC recording 10000 monkeypox cases & 600 deaths in 2 yrs (20/21), @WHO stockpiled vaccines were only mobilised when monkeypox was identified in far fewer cases and no deaths in rich countries in 2022

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Drinks with a dream crew of folks changing the game. Big visions, big plans...watch this space and these people! #anafricanfuture #vc #innovators

[Dayo Koleowo @NateKorl]

With @yewiedewie @iaboyeji @NicoleKayode @YvonneBajela @markkleyner #Rita 🦾

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@iaboyeji Let me know when you're free - we should meet up :-)

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

This quote lives rent free in my 🧠"...the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being [...] None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing." - Toni Morrison

[Mike Bankole 🍉 @DrMikeBankole]

Here’s a clip of my (bizarre) exchange with Nick this morning:

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Twitter: where is the best place to find senior devs in Kenya? Talk to me! #softwaredevelopment #healthtech #hiring

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Medixus is growing! We're hiring a bunch of roles - if you're interested (you should be!) then click the link below to find out more.

Purpose driven? Interested in health?

Open to candidates across Africa, w/ a preference for Kenya/Nigeria.

#hiring #healthcaretech #devroles

[Medixus @MedixusHealth]

We're hiring for lots of roles at Medixus - ten to be precise! 4/10 are in our Product team, we're looking for:

- Head of Software Engineering
- Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
- Data Scientist
- Senior Product Manager

APPLY: https://t.co/wkdYEHjffc

#hiring #healthtech

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

"Diverse" has become a ridiculous synonym for "non-white"

A person is not "of diverse heritage" neither is a person "diverse" - it's okay to say Black, Muslim, Indian etc. Really.

If you struggle to say those words, reflect on your own associations with them.

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@sabakarimm @MedixusHealth which is run by me and my female CTO, majority female team (one man at the moment). My DMs should be open!

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@LwaziWali If it's got your reccomendation Lwazi, you know I'll be watching 😂

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@sabakarimm We are! On the digital health side @MedixusHealth - lots of exciting plans underway and 100% female founded, 83% female team ;-)

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Gorgeous thread on representation in health, the impact on patients and general loveliness - more power to you @PrestonIgweMD!

[Preston Igwe, MD @PrestonIgweMD]

A quick story. I’m on ambulatory medicine at the VA. Yesterday I went to get a patient from the waiting room. A Black man who served in Vietnam. When I introduced myself as Dr. Igwe, he gave me a very strange look. I asked if I had the wrong person, but he said “no, that’s me”.

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Really interesting thread (from someone who is actually qualified 🌟🦄) on the evolution of covid thus far, how its evolutionary pattern has differed from other seasonal coronaviruses & flu and what this might mean going forward... worth a read!

[Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski]

Some thoughts on the evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 so far, how it compares to other viruses, and what might happen next... 1/

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

My best friend is presenting on @BBCR1 tonight - tune in, she's amazing: impeccable music taste, unrivaled funny levels and all round stellar human. Very proud of you, now and always @iamEmmaLou

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@MaxBayen @africatechie @ethelcofie @OdunEweniyi @FirstCheckHQ @HemsVallabh @NaadiyaMoosajee @Tayo_Akinyemi @Lelemba What a shame - did you manage to do a further breakdown by race? I'd be curious of the breakdown of that 1% too!

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

@LwaziWali @Daudex @mariarotilu So kind @LwaziWali ! @mariarotilu - it would be great to chat, I'll try to DM you :-)

[Nicole Kayode @NicoleKayode]

Does anyone know of UK VCs who invest in Africa (and actually invest vs saying they have an interest)? Who are the best funds at the moment? @Daudex I feel like you might have this somewhere 😃 #africaninvestment #VentureCapital