Marie Stopes South Africa

Name

Marie Stopes South Africa

Legal name

Marie Stopes South Africa

Website

https://mariestopes.org.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Marie Stopes South Africa is a Section 21 non-profit, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Cape Town, that provides legal abortion, contraception, HIV/STI testing, and women's wellness services through 14 centres across 6 provinces plus a nationwide Tele-Abortion telemedicine platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reproductive Healthcare Services

NAICS

Family Planning Centers (621410), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care) (HLAKAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Contraception & Family Planning Telehealth (birth control, counseling, follow-up) (HLALAHAB), Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB/GYN) Clinics (HLAFAJAA)

Keywords

• Sexual reproductive healthcare
• Abortion services
• Contraceptive services
• Women's wellness
• Telemedicine abortion

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Clinical Service Fees: Fees charged for sexual and reproductive health services including safe abortion (medical and surgical), contraceptives, HIV/STI testing, Pap smears, and women's wellness examinations. Fees are cross-subsidised across the network, allowing centres to offer prices suited to their communities. Any surplus is reinvested into core work.
2. Medical Aid Reimbursements: Accepts medical aid payments from schemes including Momentum Health, Fedhealth, and Medshield. Voluntary termination of pregnancy is a Prescribed Minimum Benefit under South African law, meaning medical schemes are required to cover it. The organization handles pre-authorisation paperwork.
3. Donations: Accepts one-off and monthly donations from public supporters. Registered NPC able to issue Section 18A tax certificates for donations of R100 or more per annum. Donation tiers include R250 for informational resources, R500 for six months of contraceptive care, R1,000 for legal advocacy, and R3,500 for one safe abortion procedure.
4. Payment Plans: Offers flexible payment options through Mobicred and RCS Store Cards, allowing clients to spread costs over manageable monthly payments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Marie Stopes South Africa is a registered Section 21 non-profit provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare services, established in 1993. It delivers safe abortion services (medical abortion up to 9 weeks, surgical abortion up to 20 weeks), contraceptives, HIV/STI testing, pap smears, women's wellness check-ups, and a nationwide Tele-Abortion telemedicine service across 14 centres in 6 provinces plus remote medication delivery.

Product overview

Marie Stopes South Africa is a non-profit sexual and reproductive healthcare provider operating since 1993, offering a unified suite of clinical services across 9 centres in 4 provinces plus a nationwide Tele-Abortion telemedicine service. The portfolio spans Safe Abortion (medical abortion pills up to 9 weeks and surgical abortion up to 20 weeks), Contraceptives (pills, injection, implant, IUD/IUS, emergency contraception), Women's Wellness (Well Woman check-ups, breast exam, pap smear), HIV & STI Testing, and the Tele-Abortion telemedicine platform. Supporting digital tools include the iCalculate pregnancy calculator, ichoose when reproductive choice guide, choose my method contraception adviser, and the BIG SIS chatbot. The premium sub-brand Marie Stopes Plus offers enhanced discrete care at select centres. Services are cross-subsidised across the network, with fees inclusive of consultation, procedure/medication, and post-abortion contraception. The organisation is HPCSA-registered and operates under the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marie Stopes Plus: An extended reproductive health service offering more discreet and personalised abortion care at select centres.
• Tele-Abortion

Products and services

• Safe Abortion (Medical and Surgical)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of women don't regret their decision when having a safe abortion
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Marie Stopes International Global PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarie Stopes South Africa is part of the 38-country strong Marie Stopes International Global Partnership, providing access to latest innovations and expertise in sexual and reproductive health. This affiliation enables global best practices, clinical protocol alignment, and operational support across the network.
• Government of South Africa (District and Hospital Level)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished successful public-private partnership model with government at both district and hospital level across the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, with aims to expand across the country. A European Union-commissioned report identified this model as a successful tool to reduce burden on public facilities and ensure patient access to quality care. Work aligns with Contraception and Fertility Planning Policy, National Strategy on HIV/AIDS TB and STIs, and Integrated School Health Policy.
• Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)coreOthersRegulatory oversight body. All Marie Stopes nurses and doctors must be registered with HPCSA to provide abortion services. Facilities must be accredited by the Department of Health as 'designated facilities' to legally provide termination services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Marie Stopes International: Global parent organisation operating SRH programmes in 38 countries; directly comparable mission, service mix (abortion, contraception, women's health), and clinical protocols to MSSA's local operations.
• Population Services International (PSI): Global health non-profit operating social franchises and clinics for SRH, HIV, and family planning across Africa and Asia; comparable franchise/network model with South African footprint and similar service portfolio.
• DKT International: One of the largest private providers of family planning and safe abortion products and services globally; comparable hybrid model combining service delivery, social marketing, and SRH product distribution across Africa.
• Population Council: International research and programme non-profit focused on SRH, including contraception, abortion, and HIV; comparable mission and operates clinical programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa.
• IPAS: Global non-profit dedicated to safe abortion access and reproductive health; comparable NGO model, focus on abortion care, contraception, and advocacy in low- and middle-income countries.

Emerging players

• Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI): South African research-and-service institute linked to the University of the Witwatersrand; offers overlapping SRH, contraception, and HIV services in Gauteng and beyond, with a comparable donor-funded model.
• Right to Care: South African NGO focused on HIV/AIDS, TB, and reproductive health with significant government partnerships; comparable Section 21-style operating model and overlapping public-sector delivery in HIV/STI services.

Broad incumbents

• Planned Parenthood Global: Larger US-based reproductive health non-profit with global programmes; comparable abortion/contraception service offering and digital outreach approach, though MSSA operates at smaller scale and within a single country.
• Netcare: Largest South African private hospital and healthcare group; competes broadly for women's health, gynaecology, and surgical abortion procedures in metro areas where MSSA operates, though not a specialist SRH provider.

Regional players

• loveLife: South African youth-focused HIV and reproductive health non-profit; comparable South African footprint and adolescent SRH mandate, with overlapping contraceptive and HIV-testing services for young women.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mariestopes_SA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpkThnXi1g11pPHFmKKyzfw?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/mariestopes.org.za
• Instagraminstagram.com/mariestopes_sa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marie-stopes-south-africa

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