Baobab Circle Limited

Baobab Circle has developed Afya Pap, an integrated and patient-centered platform that provides users with localized health information and personalized remote monitoring through a USSD/SMS platform (for feature phones) and a mobile app (for smartphones). The mobile and USSD are AI-powered applications used by patients for self-management through daily personalized patient education on diabetes and hypertension, and meal and physical exercise planning. The application also allows for remote patient testing, monitoring, and tracking of their health vitals to achieve better health outcomes. Through a seamless integration with Afya Pap Medic, patients have access to doctors both on text and voice and the Afya Pap Caregiver portal gives medical institutions and medical practitioners access to patient health data for monitoring. The module facilitates instant notifications for people with abnormal reading which helps prevent emergencies. These applications are currently used for prevention and surveillance of people with a high-risk score of developing diabetes and reducing development of complications in those already diagnosed.

Baobab has built uniquely scalable technology in preparation for major user growth. Their partnerships with clinics and hospitals in their countries of focus are a key channel for scaling. In addition, existing partnerships with Ministries of Health (in Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Uganda), large telcos, and key health players position the company well for growth. These partnerships offer Baobab legitimacy and access to many hundreds of thousands of users and augment the capabilities of the existing technology (e.g., being able to pay for services using mobile money via telcos). They have seen this partnership-based strategy lead to increased market penetration in Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and are prepared for continued rapid user growth across the continent.