The founder’s father was raised in a one-room home in the country side of a small town in Ethiopia that is unknown to most people. Tin roof, mudded walls. The founder’s mother from another town where education wasn’t supposed to be the path for women.
His parents didn’t have access to nearby hospitals or doctors. When severe sickness hit, he recalls his father telling him of an experience where they needed to travel over 50km by mule and carriage to the closest hospital. Barely making it.
Those are his roots. Of humble beginnings.
His parents persevered through challenges and obstacles to be influencers in education, health, and philanthropy. They accomplished this through positive thinking and a mindset that anything is possible if you put in the effort and believe in yourself.
Statistically, there were a myriad of elements that needed to align to get the founder to where he is today. He has a profound understanding on where he came from and the opportunities that were bestowed upon him. This is why he chose to use his experience, knowledge, and network to build accessible and innovative health solutions for underserved and remote communities. Solutions with global impact and a human touch. This concept was the genesis of his company, H3ALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC.
“Innovation possesses the remarkable potential to drive transformative change in healthcare and revolutionize the quality of life for all.”
H3ALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC. is an Alberta-based technology company with an Ethiopian origin that is focused on improving people’s quality of life through the application of innovative solutions in the area of health. Their mission is to enable remote and underserved communities with accessible health solutions through next generation 3D imaging products and enhanced clinical decision-making.
Their flagship innovative solution is a 3D thermal imaging system that accurately captures an individual’s body and heat signature in 3D. The technology is non-invasive and designed for use in remote areas. The imager is similar to an airport scanner. A person can simply enter the 3D imaging unit, login with their credentials, and click the “image me” button; the system manages the rest. The imaging data is processed, stored in a privacy compliant online database, and made available to authorized health professionals through telehealth for clinical assessments and decision-making. Anyone who is familiar with using a mobile phone can easily image themselves with just “one-click”.
H3ALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC. has fostered several Canadian and international partnerships with companies and organizations. They are involved in several projects including helping with the global maternal health problem aimed at saving 800 women per day. The current technologies that are available do not address the global challenges of underserved and remote communities (i.e. lack of trained personnel, complexity of operating current medical devices, connectivity and communications, and the need for consumables coupled with the limitations for logistics in remote regions). Through MOUs and partnerships, H3ALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC. is on their way to building a better future for women and children. They are also growing their project portfolio and building capacity in Canada and Ethiopia.
The founder fundamentally believes in and aims to live by Nelson Mandela’s quote – “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others.”
At H3ALTH TECHNOLOGIES INC. they strive to make a positive impact to the lives of as many people as they can.
