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Ethiopian Startup Integrates Healthcare Services into Gig Economy

Lifeline, a legally recognized, full-fledged business specializing in home health care services with more than 50 health professionals providing service on a demand-based basis, recently joined Mesirat, a collaboration between the Mastercard Foundation and Gebeya Inc. The Mesirat program, launched in March 2023, aims to empower 100 entrepreneurs in Ethiopia by providing them with their own multi-sided gig marketplaces. Find out more.

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Lifeline Addis was launched as a legally recognized, full-fledged business specializing in home health care services four years ago by Solomon Desalegn (MD) and his two friends, Kaleab Getachew (MD) and Yonas Kifle (MD). Today, Lifeline Addis has three full-time general practitioners, 17 full-time nurses, and psychotherapists. Additionally, 50 health professionals work with Lifeline as gig workers, providing service on a demand-based basis.

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A healthcare professional from Lifeline Addis providing in-home medical care to a patient

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