The Ship Doctor was selected for the GESAwards 2026 Africa Top 50, a shortlist of African education technology startups.
Africa Edtech Exchange named The Ship Doctor among 50 African education technology startups in the 2026 Global EdTech Startup Awards. Four Kenyan startups appear on the list. The organisers received 194 submissions, including 171 eligible entries across 31 countries.
The published list is alphabetical; it is a shortlist, not a ranking.
Read the organiser’s Top 50 announcementHolly Payne interviewed Dr Ezekiel Aluda Osolika about bringing shipboard emergencies, team communications and evacuation decisions into a simulation that clinicians can practise offline after setup.
Read the Seatrade interviewFrom The Ship Doctor
The Ship Doctor, an emergency medicine simulation app founded by Kenyan emergency physician Dr Ezekiel Aluda Osolika, has been selected for the GESAwards 2026 Africa Top 50. The app gives doctors, nurses, paramedics and students a way to practise the decisions that come before a transfer, from recognising deterioration to briefing a receiving team. It is free to start on iOS and Android. Google Play lists 5,000+ downloads.
Looking for app releases and new free resources? See platform updates. Media enquiries: contact Dr Osolika.
Free to start on the App Store and Google Play.
