eHealth Africa

What eHealth Africa does

eHealth Africa (eHA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2009 by Adam Thompson and Evelyn Castle to strengthen health systems across Africa through data-driven digital solutions. The organization designs, builds, and deploys a suite of proprietary technology platforms tailored to African operational realities, including LoMIS (offline-capable logistics management), PlanFeld (field microplanning), BISKIT (blood supply chain), CHAT (climate-health vulnerability assessment), GTS (geospatial vaccination team tracking), Kano Connect (health worker directory), Varo (vaccine cold chain monitoring), and a Public Health Command Center. Underlying technology relies on GIS, mobile applications with offline capability, cloud-based dashboards, and integrations with KoboToolbox and Open Data Kit. AI features are emerging but limited: NLP-based symptom checking in VIVO Health, anomaly detection for field data validation, and geospatial analytics for coverage-gap identification.

The organization operates as a grant-funded implementer rather than a commercial SaaS business, securing revenue from institutional donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, GIZ, UNICEF, WHO, Africa CDC, WFP, GAIN, and Umbrella Fund, supplemented by government contracts with Nigerian federal and state health agencies. Its go-to-market is enterprise field sales via direct partnerships with government health ministries and co-deployment with international development organizations. Primary customers are government health agencies (Kano State PHC Management Board, NPHCDA, NCDC, Borno State), NGOs such as IFAIN, and academic institutions including Bayero University Kano. Operations span 24-26 African countries from offices in Kano, Abuja, Washington DC, and Berlin, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees.

Revenue mechanics are grant-driven with no disclosed commercial pricing model; services are bundled into multi-year program implementation agreements and reimbursed through donor disbursements. Impact metrics include delivery of 52.8 million potent vaccine antigens, 25.8 million children immunized through the Vaccine Direct Delivery program, 131,145 settlements reached in the 2025 Measles-Rubella campaign (93% coverage), 283 primary healthcare centers solarized, and 20 Polio Outbreak Control Rooms built across 15 African countries.

Name

eHealth Africa

Legal name

eHealth Africa (eHA)

Website

https://ehealthafrica.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

eHealth Africa is a non-profit digital health organization that designs and deploys proprietary data-driven platforms (LoMIS, PlanFeld, BISKIT, CHAT, GTS, Kano Connect) to strengthen health systems across 24-26 African countries. It serves government health agencies and is funded primarily through grants from Gates Foundation, World Bank, GIZ, UNICEF, and WHO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Health Platforms

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Social Assistance (624), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Health, Health Information Systems & Data Programs (BPADAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data, Surveillance & Digital Public Goods Partnerships for Global Health (HLAJAOAN)

Keywords

• Digital health platforms
• Public health systems
• Logistics management information
• Vaccine cold chain
• Geospatial health intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Development Partnerships: eHealth Africa operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants, donor funding, and development partnerships with organizations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, GIZ, and various UN agencies. Revenue comes from implementing public health programs and health systems strengthening initiatives on behalf of funding partners.
2. Government Contracts and Implementation Agreements: The organization works under formal agreements with Nigerian government agencies at federal and state levels to implement health programs, providing technology solutions and operational support for public health priorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

eHealth Africa designs, develops and deploys proprietary digital health platforms and supporting field technologies for African public health systems. Its core offerings include offline-capable supply chain and logistics applications (LoMIS), digital microplanning tools (PlanFeld), blood supply chain management (BISKIT), geospatial tracking systems (GTS), climate-health vulnerability assessment (CHAT), a geospatial Data Portal, the AI-enabled VIVO Health ecosystem, the Varo cold-chain temperature app, and the Indigo Vaccine Carrier hardware, all delivered under grant-funded and government partnership agreements.

Product overview

eHealth Africa operates as a digital health technology organization offering a multi-product platform architecture for public health systems strengthening. The core portfolio includes Data Portal for geospatial data cataloging, LoMIS suite (Stock and Deliver) for supply chain management, PlanFeld for field logistics microplanning, BISKIT for blood supply chain management, and CHAT for climate-health vulnerability assessment. Supporting tools include GTS for vaccination team tracking, Kano Connect for health worker coordination, Varo for temperature monitoring, and Public Health Command Center for real-time operations. The organization also operates eHA Academy for workforce development. Products are deployed across Nigerian states and multiple African countries, often offered as services to governments and development partners rather than commercial SaaS products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• eHA Academy: Free software development training program equipping young Africans with skills in web development, data analytics, UI/UX design, and advanced JavaScript
• LoMIS (Logistic Management Information Systems)
• PlanFeld
• BISKIT
• Data Portal
• Kano Connect
• GTS (Geospatial Tracking System)
• CHAT (Climate Health Vulnerability Assessment Tool)

Products and services

• Data Portal Geospatial data cataloging platform that collects and organizes a wide variety of geospatial and other datasets across countries and regions where eHealth Africa operates, supporting evidence-based public health interventions.
• LoMIS (Logistic Management Information Systems) Suite of offline-capable mobile and web applications including LoMIS Stock and LoMIS Deliver addressing supply and distribution of health commodities to last-mile health facilities, with SMS-capable mobile apps for health workers and web dashboards aggregating stock levels and delivery data.
• PlanFeld Mobile and web-based application for planning field logistics for public health interventions, combining high-resolution settlement data, real-time tracking, and stakeholder coordination for immunization microplanning.
• BISKIT Comprehensive digital platform that monitors, manages and optimizes the entire blood supply chain from donor recruitment to patient transfusion, with advanced tracking, emergency response capabilities, and mobile compatibility.
• CHAT (Climate Health Vulnerability Assessment Tool) Tool that equips nutrition stakeholders with data and systems to ensure vulnerable populations in West Africa have access to nutritious food, focusing on climate adaptation in health, food security and nutrition. Officially approved for national adoption by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health.
• GTS (Geospatial Tracking System) Geo-spatial tracking system that monitors vaccination teams and locates hard-to-reach settlements during immunization campaigns, providing real-time monitoring, accountability and coverage improvement across Nigerian states.
• Kano Connect Mobile health platform serving as the official communication channel for Kano State Primary Health Care Management Board, containing a comprehensive health worker directory with contact details, supervision checklists, reports, and free SMS communication within a closed user group.
• Varo Application Mobile application that captures real-time data to keep vaccines potent, traceable and on track, supporting cold chain temperature monitoring across health facilities.
• Public Health Command Center Centralized coordination hub monitoring field data submissions, validating incoming data, identifying operational anomalies, and facilitating rapid issue resolution with GIS-enabled oversight and rapid-response decision making.
• eHA Academy Free software development training program equipping young Africans with skills in Data Analytics, UI/UX Design, and Advanced JavaScript to build digital solutions for healthier communities.
• Indigo Vaccine Carrier System Next-generation vaccine carrier with 5-day holdover cold storage capability without daily ice replenishment and integrated temperature monitoring, designed for fragile and conflict-affected settings. Reduced vaccine transport costs by 53% in Borno deployment.
• VIVO Health Comprehensive digital healthcare services ecosystem providing Health Identification Number for patient profiles, AI-powered symptom checking, geolocation for verified healthcare providers, and pharmacy services with verified medications.
• Odoo Laboratory Inventory Management Enterprise resource planning system built on Odoo for efficient laboratory inventory management, providing real-time stock level monitoring and eliminating paper-based inventory systems at laboratory networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vaccine doses delivered: 24,316,126+ through direct delivery plus 42 million during COVID-19
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026eHealth Africa listed as one of the private sector stakeholders supporting VIVO Health app ecosystem launched by PSHAN for emergency response and healthcare coordination across Nigeria.
• Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026eHealth Africa collaborates with NCDC on public health emergency management strategy in Nigeria, enhancing early detection and rapid response to outbreaks. The collaboration focuses on strengthening coordination, community surveillance, and adopting digital solutions.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Partnership focused on strengthening outbreak detection and response capabilities across Africa, working with WHO's global health emergency programs and frameworks.
• Africa CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2026Collaboration with Africa CDC to enhance continental public health emergency management capabilities and coordinated outbreak response across African nations.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2025Partnership on Renewable Energy for Primary Health Care (RE4PHC) Solarization Project, solarizing 238 PHCs across 12 states in Nigeria. UNICEF provides funding and technical oversight while eHealth Africa implements the solar installations.
• Bayero University Kano Centre for Dryland AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2025Academic partnership to co-develop and institutionalize Geospatial Curriculum for Health Professionals. eHealth Africa and Bayero University signed Memorandum of Agreement to embed geospatial learning within the university system, with 41 participants trained in pilot program.
• Geneva Learning FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2024Partnership through the Teach to Reach peer-learning platform documenting how health workers in Nigeria and Kenya use WhatsApp and other ordinary apps to extend preventive healthcare reach, particularly for vaccination outreach.
• International Potato Centre (CIP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Technical partner supporting Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) project for vitamin A supplementation in Kano State.
• Kano State Agricultural and Rural Management Authority (KNARDA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Government partner for OFSP project implementation, providing agricultural extension services and farmer network coordination.
• Women Farmers Advanced Network (WOFAN)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Women farmer organization partner for OFSP training and nutrition education programs in Kano State LGAs.
• GRID3 Consortium (BMGF, DFID, University of Columbia, UNFPA, Flowminder)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2017Global partnership implementing Nigeria Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development project to build on polio eradication mapping work, extending coverage to remaining 25 states and FCT.
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2016Collaborating partner in polio eradication response strategies in Nigeria, working with eHealth Africa and other partners on robust response strategies for security-challenged areas.
• Kano State Primary Health Care Management BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Long-term government partner for multiple health technology implementations including Kano Connect platform, eLearning modules, and immunization campaign support. Platform officially handed over to the Board in 2016.
• National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Federal agency partner for polio eradication efforts, immunization campaigns, and health systems strengthening programs across Nigeria.
• UNICEF NigeriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Implementing partner for vaccination campaigns, cold chain management, and health system strengthening across Nigerian states.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Last Mile Health: Non-profit focused on training, equipping, and digitally enabling community health workers in remote African settings — directly comparable to eHealth Africa's CHW training, eLearning modules on Kano Connect, and last-mile health service delivery programs.
• VillageReach: Global health non-profit focused on strengthening health supply chains and immunization delivery in low-resource settings, with comparable vaccine logistics, cold-chain, and last-mile health system work to eHealth Africa's LoMIS and Indigo programs.
• Dimagi: US-based technology company building CommCare, a widely deployed offline-capable mobile data collection and case-management platform used by frontline health workers in low-resource settings — directly comparable to eHealth Africa's LoMIS, Kano Connect, and Kobo/ODK-based field data stack.
• Living Goods: Non-profit that supports community health workers with digital tools, training, and supervision across sub-Saharan Africa — directly comparable to eHealth Africa's health-worker enablement, supervision checklists, and SMS-based coordination work in Kano and other states.
• BroadReach: Global health technology and services company that combines digital platforms with on-the-ground program implementation for governments and donors, including in Africa — comparable to eHealth Africa's mix of digital platforms, command-center operations, and government health-system implementation work.
• Medic: Global non-profit tech organization that builds the Medic platform (formerly Medic Mobile), an open-source digital health tool used by community health workers in Africa and Asia — directly comparable to eHealth Africa's health-worker-facing mobile platforms and CHW training programs.

Broad incumbents

• PATH: Large global health non-profit with deep programs in immunization, digital health, and health systems strengthening across Africa — operates at significantly larger scale and a wider portfolio, but pursues many of the same donor-funded health-system and digital-health mandates as eHealth Africa.
• Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI): Global health organization that partners with governments to strengthen health systems and access, including in Nigeria and across Africa — overlaps with eHealth Africa in donor-funded health-system strengthening and government partnership work.
• Management Sciences for Health (MSH): Global health non-profit that builds stronger health systems in low- and middle-income countries, with comparable immunization, supply chain, and digital health portfolio in Nigeria and West Africa.

Emerging players

• Ona Group: Kenya-rooted digital development firm that builds and deploys mobile data systems (built on ODK) for health and humanitarian programs across Africa — comparable to eHealth Africa's use of Kobo/ODK and its custom Geospatial Tracking System and PlanFeld microplanning tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments3 records

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