An Innovative App is Bridging the Gap Between Vulnerable Communities and Specialized Healthcare in South Africa
The first-of-its-kind app provides a safe and secure platform for health workers to refer patients and share advice.
Vula | Health Care Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – South African e-health startup Vula Mobile has partnered global medicines company Novartis to enhance quality eye care services across Africa.
Vula featured in Disrupt Africa
SA e-health startup Vula Mobile partners Novartis to improve eye care services across Africa.
Vula Mobile to Improve Eye Care Services via Strategic Partnership with Novartis
Vula Mobile to Improve Eye Care Services via Strategic Partnership with Novartis
BBC news: “My life is so much better”
In the west, cataract surgery is a routine operation. But in rural Africa, people can find it extremely difficult to get diagnosed and treated for the condition - and it can ruin their lives.
Vula on Carte Blanche
It all started in a rural clinic treating 80 patients a day, doing community service, and desperately needing access to specialist advice.
Vula | MIT Solve Programme
Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation.
Vula featured in Big Issue
Lack of access to healthcare represents a big problem in many rural areas in South Africa. This problem is amplified when there is a need for a medical specialist; often the closest public clinic is too far, too crowded or it may not have the specialist needed for specific advice.
Vula Mobile during Covid
Vula Mobile has 6,206 facilities across South Africa with 20 000 registered health care workers currently using the app. Read below to learn how Vula’s large footprint across South Africa enabled them to greatly assist when Covid-19 hit our shores.
Vula Mobile: Top 4 Finalist
Vula Mobile was selected as a finalist for The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Finance Geneva Summit, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the Access to Quality Health category. Read on to learn more about this highly competitive event.
Ubuntu Beds for Healthcare Workers
Ubuntu Beds is an initiative that aims to unite hospitality businesses that now stand empty, with our healthcare workers who are fighting the virus on the front lines.
Vula Mobile to support Gift of the Givers crowdfunding campaign to aid medical staff on the frontline of COVID-19
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gift of the Givers has issued a call to action to all South African citizens and companies to come together and support the medical staff and facilities on the frontline, who will be treating those affected by the virus.