GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AfriDOKTA, Africa’s premier telemedicine/mobile health company, has announced a new partnership agreement with Smart Applications International, the largest East African biometric health insurance administration automation company. Smart currently facilitates over 10,000 biometric verifications, automated rules management, digitized claims records and analytics daily for individuals and corporates with health insurance in East Africa.
Effective August 1st, Smart has integrated its biometric automated medical scheme management solution with AfriDOKTA, putting the company’s 104 employees on AfriDOKTA’s telehealth services platform to complete a 30-day Proof of Concept study. Based on the success of the POC, Smart will partner with AfriDOKTA for all East Africa health insurers to provide quality care with convenience on a digital platform.
John Gachago, Ph.D., founder and CEO of eHealth Solutions AfriDOKTA, said, “We are excited to collaborate with Smart Applications International to provide our telemedicine services to their employees. AfriDOKTA’s East African board-certified doctors and specialists are available 24/7 via mobile phone, laptop, tablet or desktop for online video consults that deliver convenient, reliable and safe health care.”
“We are proud to be working with AfriDOKTA,” said Harrison Muiru, Group Managing Director, Smart Applications International Ltd. “This partnership serves to provide ease of access to healthcare services through telemedicine while still incorporating biometric authentication. It improves members’ experience, ultimately reduces the cost of quality care, and fosters better medical insurance penetration.”
AfriDOKTA is an affiliate client of UF Innovate | The Hub based at the University of Florida, one of the nation’s leading research institutions. Mark Long, UF Innovate Director of Incubation Services, said, “Our clients are transforming their industries and AfriDOKTA is transforming the delivery of healthcare in Africa, one country at a time, by providing affordable telehealth care that is easy and accessible for individuals and organizations.”
About AfriDOKTA
Founded in 2016 AfriDOKTA is Africa’s premier telemedicine/mHealth mobile platform dedicated to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3: “Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.” In East Africa the demand for telemedicine now outstrips the supply based on the current healthcare environment, and in other low and middle-income countries where mobile telephony has matured. Both healthcare and non-health care experts have championed AfriDOKTA as a convenient, affordable way for patients to access telehealth services.
AfriDOKTA provides 24/7 telehealth connections. The doctors in AfriDOKTA’s national network are East African general providers and specialists who use electronic health records and other forms of health information technology to diagnose, treat, and write prescriptions, when necessary. The company’s high-quality process meets global standards for quality healthcare. AfriDOKTA providers’ credentials are verified annually. For more information, visit eHealth Solutions AfriDOKTA.
About Smart Applications International
Smart Applications International, a leading information and communications technologies (ICT) provider in Africa, offers a broad, comprehensive range of best-in-class technological solutions to clients worldwide, including insurance companies, banks, governments and other institutions.
Some of the Smart offerings include customized biometric and IT solutions, the advanced innovation Biometric Identification Management Solution (BIMs), software development, integrated systems, data analytics and consultancy. The company’s mission is to create a society of healthy people through easier, simpler and faster access to healthcare services. For more information, visit Smart Applications Group.
