Phati

Valorigo

Phati

Real-Time Antibiotic Access Platform

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD

For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models

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In the DRC and many LMICs, community access to essential oral antibiotics is severely hindered by frequent stockouts, lack of real-time inventory visibility, and fragmented pharmacy systems. This results in delayed or missed treatments, especially for children under five and patients with chronic conditions, contributing to nearly 3 million preventable deaths globally each year from treatable infections. In Kinshasa alone, less than 2% of pharmacies meet full regulatory compliance, with stockouts of Access-group antibiotics like amoxicillin and penicillin being widespread. Patients often visit multiple pharmacies without success, leading to self-medication or the use of inappropriate substitutes—both of which accelerate antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Meanwhile, pharmacies lack demand insight and tools to optimize stock levels, causing missed revenue and inefficiencies. We aim to address this gap by delivering community-level, real-time data on oral antibiotic availability, enabling more timely, equitable access to effective treatment, and reducing the risk of AMR.

Phati is a mobile app and backend platform that connects directly to local pharmacy inventory systems to provide real-time data on oral antibiotic availability across community pharmacies. It allows patients to instantly search, locate, and reserve their needed medications at a nearby pharmacy. We are expanding Phati to include: - An antibiotic-specific tracking layer, tagging and monitoring commonly used oral antibiotics (e.g., amoxicillin, cotrimoxazole). - Predictive analytics to detect and forecast local antibiotic stockouts. - A reward-based system that verifies completed transactions and could be expanded to crowdsource feedback on medicine effectiveness or suspicion of falsification. Our technology stack includes a custom-built inventory API, mobile app (Android), analytics dashboard for pharmacies, and a geolocation-based search and reservation engine. We’ve already onboarded 680+ pharmacies in Goma and facilitated 2.8 million patient transactions. Kinshasa is our next expansion hub.

Phati serves two primary groups: 1. Patients in LMIC communities, especially: - Mothers and children seeking treatment for common infections - Chronic illness patients requiring frequent antibiotics - Low-income households who can’t afford time or travel to multiple pharmacies Phati reduces wasted trips, improves treatment timelines, and increases their access to safe, effective oral antibiotics. 2. Community Pharmacies, which are often small and disconnected: - Gain insights into local antibiotic demand - Optimize inventory and ordering - Attract new customers through increased visibility By making oral antibiotics easier to find, reserve, and purchase, Phati contributes to improved health outcomes and reduces dependency on self-medication or black-market alternatives, both of which drive AMR.