BusyMed, a South African healthtech startup founded in 2018 by Mphati Jezile in Port Elizabeth, is transforming patient access to medicines via its mobile app. The platform enables users to order pharmaceutical products directly from home, addressing the challenge of affordable and convenient primary healthcare access, especially highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BusyMed integrates local pharmacies into its system, allowing patients to check real-time stock availability, place orders, and receive medicines within hours. The app also supports prescription submissions, consultations with healthcare professionals, and secure payment options.
Focused particularly on underserved rural and remote communities, where medicine shortages and long waits are common, BusyMed digitizes the pharmaceutical supply chain to create an integrated, community-based healthcare system. Looking ahead, the startup plans to expand its app features to include teleconsultations and treatment management, aiming to equip public and private primary healthcare providers with technology that delivers affordable care from patients’ homes.
