Vula
Mobile has been adjudged the winner of this year’s Data for Health Innovation
Challenge organized by Health Tech Hub Africa (HTHA) in collaboration with the
Global Fund.
The Data
for Health Innovation Challenge aims to leverage technology to improve
healthcare data integration and interoperability for improving the detection
and treatment of infectious diseases. The challenge supports The Global Fund’s
mission to fight tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria, and strengthen health systems to
ensure a healthier, safer, and more equitable future for all.
The
challenge grant is USD 115,000 to support the validation of a use case
identified by a Ministry of Health, in this case, the South Africa Department
of Health (DoH).
Vula’s
team will work closely with the DoH for scope finalisation and project
implementation by mid-December 2023. The use case complements the HTHA’s
mission, which is to fast-track health innovation into the public health system.
Vula Mobile is a mobile and web app that connects health
workers to get patients to the right healthcare with the help of its digital
solutions designed to solve the challenges faced in rural and remote areas with
frontline health workers unable to get access to specialist advice.
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
