Firms partner to revolutionise telehealth in pharmacies across Africa

As part of efforts towards making medications affordable and accessible in Africa, TytoCare has announced its partnership with mPharma, a technology-driven healthcare company building Africa's largest health management organisation. A statement issued by the companies on Wednesday, indicates that the partnership involves the integration of the TytoCare solution into mPharma's telehealth offerings which enables pharmacies to provide patients with enhanced remote care through in-depth, physical examinations. Both companies said the partnership will improve health care services to patients in Africa. It said the partnership was rolled out in June 2021 and that since then, over 8,000 people have been examined and treated by mPharma using TytoCare's platform. This spans around 35 pharmacies across Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Nigeria, the statement said, adding that the partnership will provide solace to patients on the continent due to lack of adequate health care facilities in some countries in the region. Majority of the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Nigeria are either abandoned or providing very limited services due to inadequate manpower.