Helium Health, a Nigerian health‑tech firm, received funding from Google.org to expand its HeliumMum platform, which uses artificial intelligence to identify pregnancy risks, connect women to care and provide decision‑support to clinicians.

The grant, reported as $2.5 million, makes Helium Health one of 15 global recipients of the $30 million Google.org Impact Challenge: AI for Government Innovation, a programme that backs AI solutions for public services.

Implementation will begin in Lagos, Delta, Kano and Oyo states, with Lagos serving as the primary launchpad, according to an executive briefing attended by Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo‑Olu and senior Google and Helium Health officials.

Over the three‑year period, Helium Health plans to install AI‑powered clinical decision‑support tools in 150 health facilities, onboard 300,000 women and ultimately reach 1.9 million women with maternal health education and services.

The programme targets a 30 percent reduction in facility‑based maternal mortality and a 35 percent faster government response to emerging health trends, leveraging data insights from the platform.

Helium Health’s CEO Dimeji Sofowora noted that the company has already reached more than 3.5 million women through prior maternal health initiatives, and the new funding will extend those services to additional communities.

Google.org’s Global Head Maggie Johnson said the grant combines financial support with pro‑bono engineering assistance from Google AI specialists, delivered through a dedicated accelerator for the selected organisations.

Helium Health aims to use the AI platform to improve early detection of pregnancy complications, streamline referrals and provide health agencies with real‑time data to identify service gaps and allocate resources more efficiently.