Kea Medicals

The problem

In Benin, less than 15 per cent of the population has access to health insurance. The remaining 85 per cent have limited to no access to healthcare, and therefore no medical records or identification, which are critical in an emergency.

The company

Kea Medicals’ Hospital Information System aims to provide all patients with a medical identity (including historical medical records) through a QR code-equipped tag (bracelet). The platform aims to interconnect African hospitals through a single database to manage patients’ medical information and to increase access to healthcare and health microinsurance.

Project description

Kea Medicals received a grant from the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund in November 2018 to deploy a mobile-enabled (USSD and mobile apps) integrated health system that will allow doctors to scan a patient’s universal medical ID and to access patient medical information from any hospital location across the country.

Impact

As of January 2020, nine municipalities in Benin have signed up to the Kea Medicals service. This includes over 80 health institutions, 15,000 patients which enables over 4,500 medical monthly consultations.

Scaling Journey