Aviro Health
Aviro Health is an African digital health social enterprise building the multi-channel Pocket Clinic platform for HIV self-testing, diabetes care, and TB screening, licensed to NGOs, government health departments, and healthcare providers across South Africa, Kenya, and Eswatini.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersCape Town, South Africa
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Aviro Health does
Aviro Health is an African digital health social enterprise founded in 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa by Dr. Musaed Abrahams (CEO) and Luke Shankland (COO). The company designs and builds multi-channel digital health solutions centered on its flagship platform, Aviro Pocket Clinic, which supports patient engagement across HIV self-testing, diabetes care, and TB screening. Pocket Clinic is delivered through three synchronized channels — a web portal, a WhatsApp chatbot, and an offline-capable Android tablet application — enabling deployment in low-connectivity healthcare settings across Africa. Complementary products include Ithaka (an NDOH-endorsed HIV self-testing result-reporting tool) and the SAMF Digital Platform (a digitized South African Medicines Formulary with voice search, co-developed with UCT).
Underlying capabilities include digital counselling workflows, automated linkage-to-care tracking, location capture, real-time analytics dashboards, and multi-language content delivery. The platform is POPIA- and GDPR-compliant, has been clinically validated by Johns Hopkins, Wits, and UCT, and is endorsed by the South African National Department of Health. Aviro reports a track record of serving over 100,000 patients with measured outcomes including 50%+ increases in HIV testing volumes, 95%+ linkage to care for HIV-positive individuals, and over 55% remote self-reporting rates.
The company operates a B2B/B2G business model, licensing Pocket Clinic to NGOs, government health departments, pharmaceutical companies, and healthcare providers, with implementation partners such as TB/HIV Care, MSF, PS Kenya, and Health Systems Trust deploying the platform within their programs and facilities. Pricing is quote-based enterprise/government, recurring in nature, and not publicly disclosed. Geographic reach spans South Africa, Kenya, and Eswatini (pilot), with a small remote-first team distributed across South Africa, Kenya, and Canada.
Aviro Health firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Aviro Health
- Legal name
- Aviro Med Design Proprietary Limited
- Website
- https://avirohealth.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Aviro Health is an African digital health social enterprise building the multi-channel Pocket Clinic platform for HIV self-testing, diabetes care, and TB screening, licensed to NGOs, government health departments, and healthcare providers across South Africa, Kenya, and Eswatini.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Aviro Health industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Digital Health Platforms
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Health Services (8000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Therapeutic Companion Apps (Drug-Device-Digital Combination) (HLACANAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- eCOA/ePRO/eDiary & Patient-Facing Data Collection (HLACAOAB), Behavioral Health-Integrated Chronic Care (SUD comorbidity, collaborative care) (HLALAFAK)
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Where Aviro Health is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cape Town
- HQ country
- South Africa
- HQ region
- Africa
Offices2 records
Markets served
Aviro Health business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Platform Licensing to Healthcare Providers: Aviro provides the Pocket Clinic platform to health providers (NGOs, government health departments, pharmaceutical companies) who deploy it within their healthcare facilities and programs. The platform is offered as a service to enable digital counselling, HIV self-testing support, and patient engagement.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
Aviro Health product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Aviro Health designs and builds the Pocket Clinic, a multi-channel digital health engagement platform (web app, WhatsApp chatbot, and offline tablet app) that supports patient journeys through HIV self-testing, digital counselling, treatment capture, and linkage to care. The platform is offered to healthcare providers, NGOs, government health departments, and pharmaceutical companies, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, with complementary products including the Ithaka self-testing app and the SAMF digital medicines formulary.
Product overview
Aviro Health is an African digital health social enterprise that creates digital health solutions focused on engaging and empowering diverse patients and health workers. The company's product portfolio centers on the Aviro Pocket Clinic, a multi-channel digital health platform (web app, WhatsApp chatbot, and offline tablet app) that supports HIV self-testing, counselling, and linkage to care services. Pocket Clinic is complemented by the Ithaka digital support tool (for HIV self-testing result reporting) and the SAMF Digital Platform (medicine information app developed with UCT). The company serves health providers, NGOs, and government health departments across South Africa and Kenya.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Aviro Pocket Clinic A multi-channel digital health engagement platform (web app, WhatsApp chatbot, and offline tablet app) that supports patients through HIV self-testing, digital counselling, treatment capture, and linkage to care. It targets healthcare providers, NGOs, and government health departments and seamlessly integrates data collection into the care workflow with real-time analytics.
- Ithaka An NDOH-endorsed digital support tool (web, WhatsApp and offline apps) that guides users through HIV self-testing journeys, providing counselling and enabling remote self-reporting of test results. Achieved over 55% remote self-reporting rates and proven ability to link positive users to care.
- SAMF Digital Platform A digital app and web portal for the South African Medicines Formulary, developed in collaboration with the University of Cape Town, giving healthcare workers access to medicine information including TB, hypertension, diabetes, and poisoning protocols via an intuitive mobile interface with voice search functionality.
Quantifiable outcome
- 50% improvement in testing volumes at health facilities
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Aviro Health
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Aviro Health technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability6 records
Feature8 records
Aviro Health partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.
- Health Systems Trust (HST)corePartnership on DoART project supporting community-based antiretroviral therapy services. Pocket Clinic used to support patients in HIV testing journeys and help healthcare workers manage patient history and reporting.
- Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF)corePartnership to implement HIV self-testing through Pocket Clinic in Eswatini. MSF focuses on diagnosing and treating STIs in high-risk populations including sex workers, MSM, and factory workers. First facilities went live with two facilities in Eswatini.
- TB/HIV CarecorePartnership to increase HIV self-testing uptake in Eastern Cape healthcare facilities. Pocket Clinic deployed in testing booths and tablets to improve patient testing experiences. In first 2 months: 1,000+ users, 46 positives, 36 ART starts.
- Stellenbosch UniversitymajorResearch partnership evaluating GREAT4Diabetes WhatsApp chatbot for diabetes education during COVID-19 pandemic. Study published in JMIR Diabetes showing 8,000+ people connected, 4,577 listened to messages, and 575 completed intervention.
- The Aurum InstitutemajorResearch partner on Johns Hopkins University study investigating digitally supported HIV self-testing in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. Study showed 25% increase in total patients conducting HIV test with digital assistance.
- Johns Hopkins UniversitymajorResearch partnership on digitally supported HIV self-testing studies. Study published in Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine showing digital HIVST increases facility-based testing capacity without significantly increasing staff or space.
- University of Cape Town (UCT) Division of Clinical PharmacologymajorPartnership to digitize the South African Medicines Formulary (SAMF) into an app and web portal with voice search functionality. SAMF app officially launched on Apple App Store and Google Play Store in June 2022.
- Madiro.orgcorePartnership to increase adoption of Aviro Pocket Clinic by health providers in South Africa and Kenya to improve access to quality HIV and Diabetes care. Madiro.org provides technical support, funding, and associated networks to help Aviro scale its technology.
- Ezintsha and WitsRHImajorResearch partnership evaluating the Ithaka mobile application for HIV self-testing result reporting. Cross-sectional study published in Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine assessing rollout in Johannesburg from November 2018 to June 2019.
- Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya)corePartnership to digitally support HIV self-testing through WhatsApp chatbot. PS Kenya is Kenya's leading social and behavioural change organization. Project reached nearly 9,000 users with over 3,000 reporting test results including 215 positives. PS Kenya COO praised Aviro's passionate, collaborative and proactive approach.
- South African National Department of HealthcoreGovernment endorsement of Aviro Pocket Clinic as an approved digital support tool for HIV self-testing. NDOH endorsement is key for government adoption and credibility in South African healthcare market.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Aviro Health competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- LifeBank: LifeBank is a Nigerian health-tech platform using technology to deliver blood, oxygen, and medical supplies to hospitals. While logistics-focused, it is a peer in the African digital-health-for-impact category and shares NGO/government GTM motions with Aviro.
- Babyl (Babylon Health Rwanda): Babyl delivers digital consultations and triage via mobile phone in Rwanda and is expanding across East Africa. It is comparable to Aviro as a multi-channel patient-engagement platform serving African consumers, though it targets general primary care rather than HIV/disease-specific programs.
- WEMA Health: WEMA Health is a Kenyan digital health social enterprise that has built WhatsApp-based bots for HIV self-testing and reproductive health. It overlaps directly with Aviro's HIVST chatbot use case and competes for donor funding in East Africa.
Broad incumbents
- mPharma: mPharma is a leading African health-tech company managing pharmacy inventory, patient data, and insurance across multiple countries. It overlaps with Aviro in patient data and healthcare provider tooling but is broader in scope and significantly better capitalized.
Direct peers
- Dimagi (CommCare): Dimagi's CommCare is a widely deployed mobile data collection and patient-engagement platform used by NGOs and ministries of health in low-resource settings. It competes directly with Pocket Clinic for frontline health-worker digital workflows across HIV, TB, and maternal health in Africa.
- WelTel: WelTel operates a patient-engagement platform — including WhatsApp-based messaging — for HIV and chronic-disease management across Africa and North America. It is the closest direct peer to Aviro's Pocket Clinic because both target HIV self-testing and treatment adherence using multi-channel digital tooling for under-served populations.
- Reach Digital Health: South African non-profit building free, WhatsApp and SMS-based digital health programs for NCDs, maternal health, and HIV. Its free distribution model and South African footprint put it in direct competition with Aviro Pocket Clinic for the same NGO and government partnerships.
- Medic (Medic Mobile): Medic builds open-source digital health tools (Community Health Toolkit) for community health workers, with strong adoption across Sub-Saharan Africa. Like Aviro, it focuses on offline-capable, multi-channel apps supporting CHWs in delivering primary care and disease-specific programs.
Regional players
- Penda Health: Penda Health operates a network of outpatient clinics in Kenya with a strong digital appointment, EMR, and patient-engagement stack. It is a useful peer for understanding Kenyan digital health demand and competes for the same Nairobi-area patients and partnerships as Aviro.
- Vula Mobile: South African health-tech platform that connects primary-care clinicians to specialists via a referral and messaging app. While focused on clinical referrals rather than HIV self-testing, it competes for the same South African public-sector health budgets and is often co-evaluated alongside Aviro by provincial health departments.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Aviro Health social profiles
Digital presenceAviro Health compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Aviro Health financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Aviro Health leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
Aviro Health funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors4 records
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Aviro Health M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Aviro Health
What does Aviro Health do?
Aviro Health designs and builds the Pocket Clinic, a multi-channel digital health engagement platform (web app, WhatsApp chatbot, and offline tablet app) that supports patient journeys through HIV self-testing, digital counselling, treatment capture, and linkage to care. The platform is offered to healthcare providers, NGOs, government health departments, and pharmaceutical companies, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, with complementary products including the Ithaka self-testing app and the SAMF digital medicines formulary.
Is Aviro Health a public or private company?
Aviro Health is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Aviro Health founded?
Aviro Health was founded in 2012. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Aviro Health based?
Aviro Health is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, in the Africa region.
How does Aviro Health make money?
One revenue line is on record: platform Licensing to Healthcare Providers.
Who are Aviro Health's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are LifeBank, Babyl (Babylon Health Rwanda) and WEMA Health. mPharma is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Dimagi (CommCare), WelTel, Reach Digital Health and Medic (Medic Mobile). Regional players are Penda Health and Vula Mobile.
Does Aviro Health have an API?
No public API is recorded for Aviro Health.
What industry is Aviro Health in?
Aviro Health's product category is Digital Health Platforms. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACANAH, Therapeutic Companion Apps (Drug-Device-Digital Combination), with a secondary code of HLACAOAB, eCOA/ePRO/eDiary & Patient-Facing Data Collection. Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.