Afya Mfukoni ' Health in your pockert'

3.5 billion people, almost half the world's population, lack access to health services,  Two billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket healthcare costs. Under-resourced communities (including pregnant women, children under five, patients with permanent disabilities and elders.

 Every year 6 million people die in developing countries due to a lack of access to quality healthcare services. In Tanzania, 93% of people lack access to quality healthcare services including Pregnant women, children under five and Patients with permanent disability from low and middle-income communities.

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We designed a platform called Afya Mfukoni” which means Health in your pocket’ this Is a platform and App that operates online and offline made by Agki Medical Laboratory technologies to offer reliable, faster, on-time, safe, assured and lowest-cost health services to patients by monitoring and connecting them nearby vetted and registered hospitals, Dispensaries, Health centres, Pharmacy, Polyclinics, Medical Labs, doctor specialists, qualified doctors and nurses from the street for emergency/first aid, diagnosis, Medications and treatment. Our platform allows patients to book, order the services convenient and chat with doctors

Also, we offer mobile clinics (mobile dispensary} using designed solar-powered motorcycles and electric vans for low and middle-income communities Patients include pregnant women, children under five and Patients with disability where health services are limited.

Hence we reduce maternal and mortality cases for pregnant women and children under five from low and middle-income communities, create employment for young women, and Increase accessibility and affordability of quality healthcare services by 50% of people from rural areas in Tanzania https://agkimedicallaboratory.com/

Our target customers are from low and middle-income communities including pregnant women, Children under five Patients with disabilities and Elders we reach them by using solar-powered motorcycles and an Electric Van mobile dispensary. we reduce maternal and mortality cases for pregnant women and children under five from low and middle-income communities, create employment for young women, and Increase accessibility and affordability of quality healthcare services by 50% of people from rural areas in Tanzania.

Agnes Kimweri - is the CEO and Co-Founder of Agki Medical Laboratory. She is currently based in Tanzania and has qualifications as a lab technologist, 8 years of previous

• Experience in medical services and two years as a volunteer in the National Blood Bank and Nyota ya Bahari Health Centre from 2015 up to 2018. At Agki Medical Laboratory she works as a general director. Her talent, passion and contribution to the community on good health and well-being and gender led her to receive National and International innovation awards like the Sankalp Award 2023,

Uwezo Tanzania organized in collaboration with Unleashed Africa and Follow ‘Her 2022, UNFPA

climate hack lab Challenge organized by Afri lab from South Africa 2021, Hindsight 2022 and AFD program for women 2023.

Dr. Atieno Regina Uyugi is a Co-founder of Agki Medical Laboratory specialist in haematology and has 15 years of working experience in healthcare services. She has also been working with pregnant women and children in rural communities for the last five years. She is currently based in Kibaha Pwani Tanzania. In her role, she leads on diagnosis and treatments. She holds a diploma from Kam College and a medical degree from Bugando University in the 2008 year. Received recognition for her work in 2018 best worker.

Hape Wilson works as the operation manager. He has a bachelor's degree in the medical lab from Muhimbili University with 6 years of experience. He is a young researcher with a passion for the field of medical laboratory, especially clinical chemistry, Microbiology and haematology. Driven towards advocating and empowering society, especially on the maximization of profits, environment conservation and quality of human healthcare, his advocacy targets and aims at empowering the youth and women in the society who largely contribute to improving accessibility of healthcare and boosting the economy of the country due to participating in economic activities.

Siwema Jeremiah: she is a nurse midwife who studied at Hubert Kairuki Memorial University and has 5 years of experience as a Nurse Midwife. At Agki she is responsible for helping pregnant women in safe delivery and care for children under five. Has 5 years of experience in the medical sector. Currently based in Tanzania.

Mwashari Bigge: she is the Human resource manager of Agki Medical Laboratory. She is currently based in Tanzania. In her role, she leads all employees. She has a background in computer engineering. She holds a Bachelor of Human Resources from the University of Dar es Salaam. Has 8 years of relevant experience. Works at Agki under the HR policies developed under the company.

            CPA Anord J Ndimbo the Accountant of Agki Medical Laboratory hereby acknowledges his responsibility of ensuring that financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2023 have been prepared in compliance with applicable accounting standards and statutory requirements.

Since we started  2021 we helped 40,000 customers which mostly include pregnant women, children under the age of five, Patients with permanent disability elders in low and middle communities. However, the majority of their clients (above 50%) are women, 20% youth, 15 % Children, !0%  Patients with disabilities 5% Elders.

I was excited to see this opportunity from MIT Solve because it aligns with my career goals and interests. The program explains the experience that I have been developing over the past few years. I admire MIT Solve reputation and Values and I believe that this program would be a great way for me to grow as a woman entrepreneur, through getting mentorship, Collaboration and Networking with my fellow change-makers this will be a great way to contribute to my community. Especially to ensure accessibility of quality healthcare services for low and middle-income communities. Building a network is crucial 

We designed a platform called Afya Mfukoni” which means Health in your pocket’ this Is a platform and App that operates online and offline made by Agki Medical Laboratory technologies to offer reliable, faster, on-time, safe, assured and lowest-cost health services to patients by monitoring and connecting them nearby vetted and registered hospitals, Dispensaries, Health centres, Pharmacy, Polyclinics, Medical Labs, doctor specialists, qualified doctors and nurses from the street for emergency/first aid, diagnosis, Medications and treatment. Our platform allows patients to book, order the services conveniently and chat with a doctor.https://agkimedicallaboratory.com/

Founder story:

“I grew up in a rural area (Morogoro -Mtibwa) whereby I did not have access to quality healthcare services (lab diagnosis), this resulted in abnormalities that I live with up to date due to lack of access to lab diagnosis services. This situation led me to have a passion to help people living in rural communities including pregnant women by improving the accessibility of quality health care services.”

Maternal and child mortality rates will be reduced by 524

 b. Increase accessibility of quality healthcare services by 50% of 1milion people from rural areas in Tanzania

c. 31000kgs reduction of carbon emissions

d. Increase employment by 20 young women and Men[J M1] 

e. To reach 20,000 pregnant women and youth.

 Apps, SMS technology, that operate both online and offline to monitor and connect patients to nearby registered hospitals, health centres, polyclinics, pharmacies, medical labs, doctor specialists, qualified doctors and nurses from the street for emergency/first aid, amelioration diagnosis, medications and treatment. This offers a faster, reliable and on-time health service hence reducing time and cost to patients and possibly due to late attendance. The platform removes the need for paperwork among hospitals and cast payments reducing loss of data, high cost of operations and corruption which are sources of slow health services. https://agkimedicallaboratory.com/

We have 10  staff among them 5 are full-time and 5 are part-time staff

  Agnes Kimweri - is the CEO and Co-Founder         

    Dr Atieno Regina Oyugi is a Co-founder  

Hape Wilson works as the operation manager. 

  Siwema Jeremiah: she is a nurse midwife based in Tanzania.

 Mwashari Bigge: she is the Human resource manager      

 Mariam Mkwawa is trained and qualified as a nurse.

Cornel Mtavangu has a bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and software

 Germanusy Kinikuli is the laboratory manager 

 Adidas said Muya is a Medical Doctor

  Christina Sabuka has a diploma in Medical Technology.

We have been working on our solution for 3 years with my team.

The Agki Medical  Laboratory team are energic, passionate and committed to serving low and middle-income communities including pregnant women, Children under five and patients with permanent disability to ensure accessibility and affordability of healthcare services.

Our business model is B2C and B2B

Agki receives a 10% commission from the hospitals and charges an average of USD 7 per customer including important drugs such as antibiotics, anti-malaria and vitamins for tests such as Malaria tests, urinalysis, blood glucose, and blood group tests. Currently, the average revenue per year stands at USD 192000 per year and Agki generates a profit of $23000 per year.

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Strategy for acquiring new customers:

Develop relationships with referral sources - establish partnerships with other healthcare providers who may be able to refer new patients for specialist services or second opinions. Agki can offer bonuses or other incentives to physicians who refer the most patients. The goal is to enhance patient care by creating a seamless referral process, allowing doctors to easily refer patients to the right specialist without delay.

Use targeted digital advertising - leverage paid advertisements such as display ads, or Social Media Marketing (SMM) to place targeted ads in front of potential patients. This can be a cost-effective way to drive traffic to your website and increase conversions.

Engage in conventional advertising - engaging in traditional advertising channels such as newspapers, radio, and television.

Network with local hospitals and clinics - develop relationships with local hospitals or clinics to access additional referral sources and build a larger patient pool. This can help Agki build a strong reputation in the local healthcare ecosystem while providing patients with broader care options.

Provide patient-centric care - creating a patient-centric approach is one way to ensure successful patient acquisition and retention. This means understanding the patient’s needs and providing personalized care. Focus on building relationships with our patients and providing a positive experience that encourages loyalty. Agki can ensure that their patients are satisfied and remain loyal to the practice by taking a customer-centric approach.