MIT Solve

Solution Overview & Team Lead Details

Our Organization

Africa Health Ventures Limited

What is the name of your solution?

Doctor 4 Africa

Provide a one-line summary of your solution.

Transforming access to Health Care in Africa

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What specific problem are you solving?

Doctor 4 Africa solves the problem of finding and simplifying access to quality health care services nearby the patient’s location in the 54 countries of Africa using our integrated online platform

•More than 50 percent of the African Population have limited or no access to basic health care facilities

•There is less than one quality health care services available for a population of 1,000 people

•Globally, 50% of children under five who die of pneumonia, diarrhoea, measles, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria are in Africa.They do not have access to life saving vaccines resulting in death and disability

• Africa currently has 24% of the world’s burden of diseases and Non-communicable diseases are rapidly increasing with 3.1 Million deaths yearly

What is your solution?

Doctor 4 Africa is two-sided Healthcare services marketplace that signs up both individuals and health care service providers to our platform, and matches patients requirement with available health care providers in the 54 countries of Africa

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Today people go to the nearby health care centers if they know the physical location or contact their friends or relatives. But there is no way to find if the health care centers are working or do they have the necessary facilities or services the patient needs. Using our portal they can find the services offered and contact details with location on the map and distance radius.

Our teleheath platform includes some of the most advanced features including IoT and wearables integration. It is GDPR and HIPAA compliant and available in 6 languages

Another unique feature and we proudly claim is that the listing available on our portal and are not available on google search or google maps also since we include even the remote health care facilities like primary health centers and rural health care centers in small towns and villages of Africa

How are you and your team well-positioned to deliver this solution?

We were college friends and had identified an important market opportunity and researched it rigorously for one year . We then decided to launch a health care product for Africa. Since both of us had the passion to do something that can have an impact on the lives of people and Ramesh’s experience with Johnson and Johnson , GlaxoSmithKline etc we formed an ideal team to start the project.

We are committed to our vision for quality health care access and that makes the workplace and collaboration more challenging and exciting.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Build fundamental, resilient, and people-centered health infrastructure that makes essential services, equipment, and medicines more accessible and affordable for communities that are currently underserved;

Where our solution team is headquartered or located:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Our solution's stage of development:

Growth

How many people does your solution currently serve?

Daily between 150to 200 new users

Why are you applying to Solve?

*bHealth Care Market is at present $35B Per Annum

*Medical Devices Market in Africa will be $7B by 2023

* The Telehealth Market in Africa is around $5B now

Use of Artificial Intelligence . IOT and Block chain Technology in the product development.

Changing the Patient Data Relationship

* Leads to personal mentors and various domain experts

· Networking and help to connect with people, resources and opportunities on a global scale

· Help and guide us and our venture break through to the next level with necessary support

· Awareness and credibility by association with a recognized program

· Business skills development like finance and marketing skills

In which of the following areas do you most need partners or support?

Financial (e.g. improving accounting practices, pitching to investors)

Who is the Team Lead for your solution?

George V