What is the name of your organization?
Treatinet teleMEDICINE (U) Limited
What is the name of your solution?
Treatinet
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Leveraging AI-integrated Digital Platforms and Solar-powered Kiosks to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Bundibugyo, Uganda
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
UGA
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-profit, including B-Corp or similar models
Film your elevator pitch.
What specific problem are you solving?
Problem:
World Health Organization (2015) recommended Universal Health Coverage by 2030.
3 in 4 rural Ugandans face limited access to doctors (UBOS, 2024). Doctor to Patient ratio is 1:25,000, significantly below WHO's recommended ratio of 1:1,000.
Case study:
Anna 43 year-old farmer of Bundibugyo with hypertension travels over 100km to consult Dr. Rogers. Wait 2-3 hours in queue. Patients and doctors lack a platform for remote checkups, health data sharing, hence missed follow-ups, poor medication adherence, disease complications, preventable deaths.
What is your solution?
Solution:
Treatinet teleMEDICINE (U) Limited is a registered HealthTech startup (Reg_No: 80034728194603). Launched Web/mobile platform in June 2024 for real-time remote consultation, health data-sharing (x-rays, scan, patient-complaints, checkups). Integrating WHO AI-Health Chatbot (S.A.R.A.H) for basic health advice.
Solar-powered health kiosks (outlets); managed by local agents support low-tech users; Deployed in public spaces; schools, hospitals, churches, malls and trading centres; for self-checkups, medicine dispensing and last-mile delivery.
How it works
Download app from google/Appstore or scan QR code on smartcard. Low-tech users access nearby solar-powered health kiosks (outlets); managed by local agents for smartcards, signup, appointments, subscription, tokens, checkups for Temperature, blood pressure, sugars, cholesterol, weight, height, MUAC, body mass index.
Prepaid secret code (token) entered into kiosk activate step-motor supply-chain to release/dispense essential prescribed medicines and self-testing kits (Malaria, HIV, Typhoid, Peptic ulcers, Pregnancy). Test findings recorded on user-account.
Doctors remotely review uploaded details; send lab results, diagnosis, recommendations, e-prescriptions on user-account; essential prescribed medicines collected from nearest outlets (kiosk) or delivered by authorised motorcyclists.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Adults (>30years) with or at high risk of Non-Communicable Diseases (Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus).
Women (15-49years) with or at high risk of Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes mellitus.
Children (0-12years) with childhood illnesses.
