What is the name of your organization?
UMNEY COMPANY LIMITED
What is the name of your solution?
Umney Health
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Umney is an all in one digital platform connecting users to affordable transportation, healthcare, delivery, and skilled services
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Nairobi, Kenya
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Kenya
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
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What specific problem are you solving?
Umney is solving the problem of fragmented and inaccessible healthcare and essential services in Kenya. Many Kenyans, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas, struggle to access affordable and reliable medical consultations, prescription medications, and emergency services. This is worsened by the limited digital presence of healthcare providers and the high costs associated with traditional healthcare access, and a diminished capacity from NGO support.
Umney directly addresses these issues through an all-in-one digital platform, connecting users to:
Vetted Doctors: Enable both booking and video consultations with vetted general practitioners, gynecologists, dieticians, and other specialists.
Pharmacies: Easy access to prescription medications delivered to your location including antibiotics
Ambulance Services: Quick access to emergency medical services to reduce delayed medical attention.
End-to-End Telemedicine: Comprehensive platform, facilitating consultations, prescriptions, and follow-ups remotely.
The result is affordable solutions for healthcare access, increased access for medical consultations, prescriptions, and other medical services leading reduced mortalities and remote midwifery services
What is your solution?
Umney is an all-in-one digital platform connecting users to affordable healthcare and essential services. It combines ride-hailing, delivery, digital payments, and telemedicine into a single mobile app. Users can book video consultations with vetted doctors, access pharmacies, and even book an ambulance.
For healthcare, Umney provides end-to-end telemedicine, facilitating consultations, prescriptions, and follow-ups remotely. The app uses secure video conferencing and payment integrations to ensure seamless access and financial transactions. By leveraging mobile technology, Umney makes healthcare more accessible, affordable, and convenient for underserved communities
The telemedicine feature facilitates remote access and follow-ups, reducing mortalities by providing timely medical intervention. The app expands access to crucial midwifery services, ensuring safe prenatal and postnatal care for families who may not be able to afford hospital services.
By streamlining these essential connections through a single, user-friendly mobile app, Umney is making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and convenient for underserved communities.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Umney specifically serves residents in urban and peri-urban Kenya. Though 72% have smartphones (CA, January 2025), fragmented access and high costs limit quality healthcare
Umney directly impacts their lives by:
Increasing Access: Connecting users with vetted doctors, pharmacies, and ambulances through telemedicine
Reducing Costs: Providing affordable access to services
Improving Health Outcomes: Making consultations, prescriptions, and follow-ups accessible
Providing Midwifery & Care giver services: Reduce mortalities and ensure safe prenatal and postnatal care
For example, a mother in a rural area who can now access a midwife via Umney, reducing the risk of childbirth complications
Anyone can consult a medical doctor on demand in case of an emergency reducing mortalities
Someone can order medicine on our online pharmacy Latenight or any other time in case of an emergency
Access to genealogists online for people who are sensitive to share private information in a hospital
Umney's comprehensive platform offers essential support, fostering healthier communities and brighter futures.
In addition, the solution creates employment to these health workers
