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South African e-health firm Virtualmedx aims to close the distance between patients and medical experts throughout Africa. It uses cloud computing and artificial intelligence to give affordable, easily accessible healthcare services to underprivileged communities. "We want to revolutionise healthcare delivery throughout Africa by providing telemedicine and job creation opportunities for healthcare professionals," says founder Mohavi Ratau.Through its virtual clinic, the South African e-health firm Virtualmedx aims to close the distance between patients and medical experts throughout Africa.
The Virtualmedx platform, which was established by AWS solutions architect Mohavi Ratau, offers remote consultations, diagnostics, and patient management services. It uses cloud computing and artificial intelligence to give affordable, easily accessible healthcare services to underprivileged communities. Ratau told Disrupt Africa, “We want to revolutionise healthcare delivery throughout Africa by providing telemedicine and job creation opportunities for healthcare professionals.”
He claimed that the demand for a more easily accessible healthcare system in Africa—particularly in underprivileged areas—led to the creation of Virtualmedx. “Africa has a severe lack of healthcare professionals and infrastructure, which results in insufficient access to high-quality healthcare,” Ratau stated.
Virtualmedx bridges this gap by providing solutions for remote care. Ratau thinks his startup’s competitive edge is a “fully localised solution” that “understands Africa’s unique healthcare challenges, regulatory needs, and integration of AI and telemedicine at an affordable cost,” even though rivals include platforms like Babylon Health and HelloDoctor.
Originally financed by an AWS grant of up to $100,000, Virtualmedx is currently supported by a South African investor. It is now prepared for a full rollout after launching its prototype and forming important alliances with nearby healthcare providers.
Although we are currently in the pre-commercialization and development phase, more and more African healthcare experts are interested in collaborating with us. We are negotiating with a number of clinics and hospitals, and we are getting ready to make our service available to the general public shortly,” Ratau stated.
Our businesses are currently concentrated in South Africa, but during the next three years, we intend to extend to other African nations. With early growth into Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, where there is a high need for telehealth solutions, our objective is to establish ourselves as a pan-African healthcare platform.
