Capitalising on the rapid uptake of mobile phones in Africa and elsewhere, the San Francisco-based organization develops platforms that use text messages to transmit patient records, provide diagnostic information, and coordinate care from extremely remote villages. As a result, health workers are able to employ low-cost mobile technologies to better monitor patient status, mobilise communities for vaccination, run satellite clinics, provide emergency care, identify new illnesses and manage supply chains to prevent drug stock-outs.
Building software alongside open-source tools, Medic Mobile is partnering with over 30 local and international partners across 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.