Healthcare has been reactive for too long, stepping in after problems escalate rather than preventing them in the first place. Dr. Innocent Clement, physician and entrepreneur, wants to change that. In 2020 he founded Ciba Health to create a model of care that is proactive, data-driven, and focused on the whole person.
Innocent’s mission is clear: build a healthcare system that improves outcomes, reduces costs, and stops people from suffering unnecessarily from preventable conditions. His perspective comes from years of seeing how fragmented care fails patients, and from his belief that technology can bridge those gaps.
Interestingly, his path into health tech wasn’t carefully planned but born out of frustration. Other industries had embraced innovation, yet healthcare lagged decades behind. For Innocent, health tech became the tool to scale solutions that traditional medicine alone couldn’t provide.
Along the way, one piece of advice stuck with him: fall in love with the problem, not the solution. It’s a mindset that helps him avoid getting stuck on any single product and instead stay focused on the bigger mission, improving patient lives.
The biggest challenge he sees in health tech today is integration and trust. Patients, employers, and insurers are overwhelmed with too many disconnected solutions. What’s needed are platforms that unify care and earn trust with validated results, not just another point solution adding to the noise.
Looking to the future, Innocent predicts that fragmented apps will give way to unified platforms powered by AI, virtual diagnostics, and real-time data from wearables. The companies that succeed will be the ones focused on outcomes rather than tools alone.
AI already plays a role in his work, from drafting emails to helping scale patient engagement. He envisions it becoming an essential part of healthcare workflows, available 24/7 to support patients, triage issues, and keep providers informed, all without replacing the human touch.
When asked what question he’d pose to future innovators, Innocent’s challenge was simple but powerful: if you could redesign the healthcare system from scratch, with money aside, what’s the first thing you’d build? It’s a reminder that the future of health tech isn’t just about tools or platforms, but about reimagining the system itself.
Innocent Clement’s story shows that meaningful change in healthcare will come from those who stay focused on the problems that matter most. By prioritising prevention, integration, and trust, and by embracing technology as a partner, not a replacement, we can finally move from reactive care to a healthcare system that truly works for everyone.