FIGHTING SICKLE CELL TOGETHER
Voima is a mission-driven healthtech startup dedicated to transforming care, advocacy, and innovation for people impacted by Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) starting with the communities mostly left behind. The name " Voima", from the Finnish word for “strength, reflects our belief that communities living with SCD deserve powerful, scalable, and culturally responsive solutions.
Sickle Cell Disease by the Numbers
Discover the significant impact of sickle cell disease and Voima's ongoing efforts to support individuals and families through awareness, prevention, and advocacy.
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Voima’s mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities impacted by Sickle Cell Disease through innovative technology, education, and partnerships. We are building digital health tools that prevent frequent crises, connect patients to lifesaving resources, and improve long-term health outcomes while scaling sustainably as a mission-driven enterprise.
Our Story
Voima was founded in 2023 by Emmanuel and a group of young leaders who had personally witnessed the devastating impact of SCD on their families, friends, and communities. Emmanuel lost his friend EliJa and two childhood mates to SCD, and his co-founders share similar experiences of loss. Inspired by these stories and driven by a shared commitment to change, the founding team launched Voima to bridge the gap between digital health innovation and grassroots advocacy. Early experiences in Ghana revealed how preventable suffering is worsened by shortages in blood supply, lack of crisis prevention tools, and stigma, while conversations with clinicians in the U.S. highlighted similar inequities among underserved patients. From these experiences, Voima was envisioned as both a startup and a movement: using technology to drive global equity in SCD care.
SCD is a major public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 15,000 newborns diagnosed in Ghana each year. Despite its prevalence, awareness remains low, and that's why we founded Voima to raise awareness, reduce new cases, and empower those living with the disease.
Aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals
Our initiatives directly support these global objectives
Good Health & Well-Being
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive economic growth and productive employment.
No Poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Our Solutions
At Voima, we are dedicated to empowering individuals with sickle cell disease through comprehensive support and education through a connected system where each initiative feeds the next, creating a self-reinforcing loop. Our campaigns funnel patients into the app. The app generates data that informs families and clinicians. Those insights strengthen our research partnerships, which then shape community programs. Each layer strengthens the others, ensuring scale and sustainability.
Community Engagement
Through our Voima Ambassador program we hope to recruit clinicians and health promoters to visit schools, religious gatherings, markets, and …
Research
As we engage with various communities, we will collect ethical data on the prevalence of SCD in Ghana and the …
Technology
Through Voima APP We are transforming Sickle Cell care from reactive crisis management to proactive, accessible prevention by uniting patients, …