In this episode of Blush and Bloom, I sit down with Berabose Aline Joyce (Bose), founder of Luna Health in Kigali, to talk about women’s health in Rwanda and how FemTech can meet women where they are. We discuss period poverty, PCOS and endometriosis, postpartum realities, the lack of female gynecologists, and why care should be culture aware and community led. We also touch on mental health for the post-genocide generation, teaching in schools and workplaces, and how young innovators are shaping what comes next.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Welcome
• 00:21 Meet Bose and Luna Health
• 01:31 Mental health in Rwanda and post-genocide context
• 03:05 Why she cares about sexual and reproductive health
• 04:50 Period poverty, PCOS, endometriosis, and speaking up about pain
• 06:47 A moment that revealed the health system’s gaps
• 08:32 Finding a female gynecologist and feeling seen
• 10:32 Why Luna Health exists and who it serves
• 12:25 Rwanda’s healthcare context
• 13:19 Support from first period to menopause
• 14:52 Motherhood, postpartum, and what no one explains
• 16:21 Mental health across the cycle
• 17:59 Pregnancy truths and what social media made visible
• 19:43 Education in schools, workplaces, and communities
• 22:36 Cultural nuance in women’s health education
• 23:19 Building based on real needs and conversations
• 27:48 FemTech for access and local innovation
• 33:39 Practical tools that help rural women
• 34:29 Young innovators and women doctors as the future
• 35:52 Advice to her 15-year-old self
• 37:12 What’s next for Luna Health
• 38:25 Where to find Bose and Luna

In this conversation

• Culturally grounded care
• Taboo topics, stigma, and speaking up about pain
• Bridging reproductive and mental health
• Supporting women across every life stage
• Grassroots solutions and local FemTech
• Why representation in healthcare matters

People and links

• Bose on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berabose/
• Luna Health: https://lunahealth.co/
• Gigi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigikenneth

Show notes

Episode notes and extra resources: https://www.asele.tech/post/blush-and-bloom-ep28-luna-health-rwanda

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Question: What is one change that would make women’s care more accessible where you live?