Kenyan-based health record management platform, Afya Rekod has raised $2million in its round of Seed funding, seeking to expand its services across Africa.
Investors who took part in the funding round include Mac Venture Capital, a US-based seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology startups leveraging shifts in cultural trends and behaviors, and Next Chymia, an Asian private firm that focuses on blockchain-based companies.
The company says it will use the funding to scale in other markets in Africa and accelerate the launch of its patient portal. This will give patients resources and tools to store and manage their health data, a critical function for patients with chronic illnesses, and their doctors.
Afya Rekod, an Adanian Labs startup is a health data platform that focuses on the patient and allows both patients and health facilities to capture, store and access the mobility of the patients’ health data.
For providers, the platform has multiple functionalities like hospital management, patient management, knowledge management, and inventory management. For patients, the platform enables the recording of health data and provides access to medical intervention. Additionally, the platform aggregates information on pharmacies and other key resources to allow easy accessibility.
Afya Rekod’s key partnerships include The Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) with over 500 hospitals across Kenya; Healthy Mind Foundation to train psychiatrists in Lagos Nigeria; and Alchemy in South Africa to onboard private and public hospitals in Southern Africa.
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