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Live in South Africa · elmed.healthcare

South Africa's Healthcare Operating System

One platform connecting patients, doctors, pharmacies, specialists and medical aids. Everyone talking to each other, in real time, from anywhere in South Africa.

Patient PortalLIVE
Doctor PortalLIVE
Pharmacy PortalLIVE
Medical AidLIVE
Mental HealthLIVE
OncologyLIVE
PaediatricsLIVE
Lab & RadiologyLIVE
25+Portals
11,498Medicines
35DB Migrations
The Problem We Solve

South African Healthcare is Broken Into Silos

Patients can't easily reach doctors. Doctors can't track where their prescriptions go. Pharmacies don't know if a medical aid will pay. Medical aids see fraud they can't stop. We built ELMED to fix all of it.

62%

of South Africans lack easy access to a doctor

Long queues, clinic shortages, and high consultation fees leave millions without timely care, especially in rural areas.

R4.2B

lost to medical aid fraud annually

Fraudulent claims, duplicate billing and prescription forgeries cost the industry billions, with no real-time verification in place.

73%

of pharmacies still use paper-based workflows

Prescription management, stock control and medical aid claims are still handled manually. Slow, error-prone and completely disconnected.

ELMED

connects every stakeholder on one verified, real-time platform. A doctor prescribes digitally. The prescription routes instantly to the patient's preferred pharmacy. Medical aid claims are submitted automatically. The patient pays only their co-payment. Everything is tracked, verified and fully auditable from start to finish.

The Platform

One Login. Every Healthcare Need.

ELMED is not just one app. It's an operating system for healthcare. Each type of user gets their own tailored portal, and all data flows through one shared, verified backbone.

Patient Portal

Book consults, track Rx, pay invoices, manage medical aid

Doctor Portal

Consult, prescribe, refer, bill, and manage your practice

Pharmacy Portal

Verify Rx, manage stock, dispense, claim, and run your microsite

Medical Aid

Review claims, manage authorisations, prevent fraud

Mental Health

Psychiatrist & psychologist portals, mood journal for patients

Oncology

Specialist oncologist portal with dedicated patient flow

Paediatrics

Child patient flow with parent-linked accounts and growth charts

Lab & Radiology

Upload results, trigger notifications, link to consultations

Dental & Optical

Dentist and optometrist portals, referral integration

Admin Portal

Full platform oversight covering fees, payouts, analytics and security

Cannabis Portal

Legal cannabis prescriptions with full SA compliance workflow

Public API

REST API for WooCommerce, mobile apps, and third-party integrations

For Patients

Your entire health life, managed in one place

Book a doctor from your phoneVideo or in-person consults with verified South African doctors
Prescription delivered to your doorYour doctor prescribes, your pharmacy receives it instantly and delivers it nationally
Medical aid claims handled for youClaims go in automatically and you only pay your co-payment
Full medical history in one placeLab results, prescriptions, consultations and invoices all accessible anytime
Patients

Healthcare that fits around your life, not the clinic's schedule

No more driving to a clinic and waiting 3 hours. No more chasing your doctor for a repeat prescription. No more surprise medical aid rejections. ELMED puts you in control of your own health journey.

  • Book consults with doctors, specialists, dentists, optometrists and more
  • Submit prescriptions online and track dispensing in real time
  • Medical aid integration with Discovery, Momentum, Bonitas, Fedhealth and more
  • Mood journal and mental health tracking
  • Nationwide same-day delivery or click-and-collect from your pharmacy
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For Doctors

Run your entire practice digitally

Consult via video or in-personManage appointments, accept patients, write consultation notes
Prescribe digitally, routed straight to the patient's pharmacyPrescriptions land at the patient's preferred pharmacy the moment you sign off
Automatic invoicing and medical aid billingInvoice generated on consultation completion. Claims submitted automatically.
Weekly payout to your bank accountELMED collects, takes a small platform fee and transfers the rest to you
Doctors & Specialists

Less admin. More time for patients.

ELMED replaces your receptionist, billing clerk and referral fax machine. Every touchpoint from booking to payment is handled digitally so you can focus on what you trained for.

  • Patient profiles with full history including meds, labs, consult notes and vitals
  • ICD-10 coded diagnoses and Schedule 4/5/6 prescription workflows
  • 9 referral types: Lab, Imaging, Specialist, Rehab, Dental, Optical, Maternity, Nurse and Cannabis
  • Public REST API to integrate ELMED prescriptions with your existing system or WooCommerce store
  • Real-time analytics on consultations, revenue and patient demographics
Register as a Doctor →
For Pharmacies

Your own branded digital pharmacy

Full public microsite, completely freeYour own branded website at elmed.healthcare/pharmacy/yourname
Digital prescription managementReceive, verify and dispense with no paper and no phone calls
Medical aid claims, fully automatedReal-time claims to all major SA schemes from one dashboard
11,498 medicines in the catalogueFull SA medicine database with NAPPI codes, schedules, and pricing
Pharmacies

Stop chasing prescriptions. Start running a digital pharmacy.

ELMED gives every pharmacy the tools to compete in a digital world, whether you're a single-branch independent or a national chain, without the enterprise software price tag.

  • Free public microsite with About, Services, Articles, Locations, Shop and Contact pages, all live from day one
  • Inventory management with Schedule 4/5/6 Rx enforcement at checkout
  • Delivery, click-and-collect, and courier tracking
  • WooCommerce plugin to plug ELMED Rx verification into any SA online pharmacy store
  • Contact form submissions go straight into your portal inbox so you never miss a customer enquiry
Register Your Pharmacy →
For Medical Aids

Real-time visibility into every claim

Claims submitted in real timeEvery prescription dispensed on ELMED triggers an automatic claim to your scheme
Authorisation managementPre-authorise procedures and chronic medication approvals in one dashboard
Benefit limits tracked automaticallyAnnual limits, day limits, and co-payment rules enforced at the point of dispense
Full audit trailEvery prescription, dispense and claim is verified and logged. Fraud becomes nearly impossible.
Medical Aid Schemes

Cut fraud. Speed up claims. Improve member outcomes.

ELMED gives medical aid schemes the missing link between doctor, pharmacy and patient. A verified, real-time data layer that makes fraudulent claims nearly impossible and legitimate claims nearly instant.

  • Claims verified against real doctor prescriptions, not paper copies or faxes
  • POPIA-compliant data handling with a full member consent trail
  • Dashboard analytics covering claims volume, approval rates, top conditions and cost trends
  • Member-level benefit tracking so you know exactly what's been used before approving
  • Direct integration with pharmacies, co-payment collected at point of sale
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25+Provider Portals
11,498Medicines Catalogued
35Database Migrations
100%South African Built
Schedule 4/5/6Rx Workflows
For Investors

A Platform Business With Multiple Revenue Streams

ELMED earns on every transaction that flows through the platform: consultations, pharmacy orders, lab tests and more. As the network grows, every revenue line grows with it.

Revenue Stream How It Works Fee Why It Scales
Doctor Consultations Patient pays R500–R1,500 per consult via PayFast or Yoco. ELMED takes a cut before paying the doctor. 5% (min R10) Every consultation on the platform = revenue, forever
Pharmacy Orders Patient orders OTC or Rx products via pharmacy's ELMED shop. Fee deducted from order total. 3% + R5 flat 11,498 medicines × thousands of orders daily
Lab & Radiology Doctor refers patient for tests. Patient pays via ELMED. Lab gets proceeds minus fee. 4% (min R8) Every referral on the platform = revenue
Cannabis Prescriptions Cannabis doctor writes legal Rx on platform. Highest fee due to compliance overhead. 6% (min R25) Legal cannabis market growing 40% YoY in SA
Provider Microsites Pharmacies / doctors get a free subdomain (elmed.healthcare/pharmacy/name). Own domain or custom design upgrades are paid. R199–R499/pm SaaS recurring revenue per active provider
Patient Subscriptions Premium patients pay monthly for priority booking, unlimited consults, and medication reminders. R49/month Recurring MRR that grows with the user base
Public REST API Pharmacies and developers access ELMED's Rx verification and dispense API (e.g. WooCommerce plugin). R299–R999/pm Any SA pharmacy can plug in. Large addressable market.
Example Unit Economics
100 active pharmacies × avg 50 orders/day × R250 avg order × 3% = R37,500/day just from pharmacy orders.
Add 500 active doctors × 10 consults/day × R700 avg × 5% = R175,000/day from consultations.
Combined: R212,500/day = R77.5M/year at modest scale, and that's before subscriptions, labs or API fees.
Market Opportunity

South Africa's Healthcare Market Is Massive and Mostly Undigitised

R621B

Total SA Healthcare Market (2024)

South Africa spends over R620 billion annually on healthcare, public and private combined. The private sector alone is R220B+, growing at 8% per annum.

9.5M

Medical Aid Members

9.5 million South Africans are on medical aid. Every claim they submit is a transaction ELMED can facilitate and earn on.

3,200+

Registered Private Pharmacies

Over 3,200 private pharmacy outlets in SA. Each one is a potential microsite customer, shop operator, and claims processing partner.

45,000+

Registered Doctors

HPCSA registers over 45,000 medical practitioners in South Africa. Each one is a potential ELMED billing, prescription, and referral customer.

R4.2B

Annual Medical Aid Fraud

Schemes actively seek real-time verification tools. ELMED's verified Rx chain is exactly the infrastructure they need and will pay for.

0.4%

Our Realistic Market Share Target

Capturing just 0.4% of the private healthcare transaction volume in South Africa puts ELMED at R880M+ in annual gross transaction value. At a 4% blended take rate, that's R35M+ net revenue.

What's Next

Built for Today. Designed for Tomorrow.

ELMED is live and operational, not a prototype. What you see below is already built. What's next is scale.

Live ✓

Core Platform (Phases 1–19)

25+ portals, full clinical workflow, prescriptions, medical aid, billing, referrals, 11,498 medicines, payments (PayFast + Yoco).

Live ✓

Pharmacy Microsites (Phase 24b)

Every pharmacy gets a free public website with 8 pages including About, Services, Shop, Articles, Contact and Locations, all branded to the pharmacy.

Live ✓

Public REST API + WooCommerce (Phase 21–22)

Prescription verification API. WooCommerce plugin so any SA online pharmacy can enforce Rx requirements at checkout.

In Progress

React Native Mobile App (Phase 25)

iOS + Android app for patients: book consults, track prescriptions, pay, push notifications. Deep-linked with QR referral system.

Next Up

Doctor & Specialist Microsites

Same microsite pattern as pharmacies. Doctors, dentists and labs each get their own ELMED-powered public profile page.

Planned

HL7 FHIR Integration

Connect ELMED to GoodX, Elixir, and other existing SA practice management systems. Make ELMED the integration hub.

Planned

AI Clinical Decision Support

Drug interaction warnings, protocol recommendations and AI-assisted diagnosis suggestions, built directly into the doctor portal.

Planned

East Africa Expansion

The same infrastructure, adapted for Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria where the healthcare digitisation gap is even larger.

Why Invest in ELMED

The Right Team. The Right Market. The Right Moment.

Post-COVID, digital health adoption in South Africa has accelerated dramatically. Regulators are supportive. Patients expect digital. Providers are desperate for better tools. ELMED is built and live. This is not a concept deck.

01

Already Built, Already Live

ELMED is not a slide deck. It's a production system running on HTTPS at elmed.healthcare with 25+ portals, a 35-migration database, payment processing, and real users. Investors are buying into a working product, not a promise.

02

Winner-Takes-Most Network Effects

The more doctors on ELMED, the more patients come. The more patients, the more pharmacies join. The more pharmacies, the more claims flow to medical aids. Each new user makes the platform more valuable for everyone already on it. Classic marketplace flywheel.

03

Multiple Compounding Revenue Streams

Unlike single-product startups, every ELMED user type generates revenue simultaneously. Adding a new doctor adds consultation revenue, more prescription orders and more medical aid claims. All at the same time.

04

Regulatory Tailwind

South Africa's National Health Insurance (NHI) Act requires digital health records and interoperability. ELMED's architecture is exactly what NHI compliance demands, which positions us as infrastructure rather than just another app.

05

Massive, Underpenetrated Market

SA has 45,000+ doctors, 3,200+ pharmacies and 9.5M medical aid members, with virtually none of them on a unified digital platform. Even 1% penetration represents hundreds of thousands of monthly transactions.

06

Expandable Into All of Africa

The exact same codebase works for Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe with configuration changes. SA is the pilot. Africa is the prize. The WHO identifies healthcare digitisation as the continent's number one infrastructure need.

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Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ELMED actually live, or is this a concept? +
ELMED is fully live at elmed.healthcare. The platform has 25+ functional portals, a catalogue of 11,498 medicines, integrated payment processing via PayFast and Yoco, a public REST API and a WooCommerce plugin. This is not an MVP or a prototype. It is a full production system.
How does ELMED make money? +
ELMED runs on a transaction-fee model. We take a small percentage of every consultation, pharmacy order, lab test and cannabis prescription that flows through the platform. Additional revenue comes from provider subscriptions (microsite hosting), patient premium subscriptions (R49/month) and API access fees for WooCommerce and third-party integrations. All fee rates are configurable in the admin panel.
Is ELMED POPIA and SAHPRA compliant? +
POPIA compliance is a core architectural requirement — patient consent trails, data access logs, and right-to-erasure are all implemented. Prescription workflows are built around South Africa's Schedule 4/5/6 medicine classification guidelines. Formal regulatory certifications will be obtained as the platform scales to production.
Can my pharmacy or practice join ELMED now? +
Yes. Registration is open at elmed.healthcare/register. Pharmacies get a free public microsite with 8 pages immediately on signup. Doctors get a full practice management portal. We are onboarding providers now and offering early-adopter incentives including free premium microsite hosting for the first year.
What stage is ELMED at for investors? +
ELMED is post-build, pre-scale. The platform is live, functional and technically de-risked. We are seeking seed-stage investment to fund provider acquisition (sales team), patient marketing and the React Native mobile app. A Series A will follow once network effects are measurable, which we define as 500+ active providers and 5,000+ monthly active patients.
How is ELMED different from existing solutions like MedicalAid.co.za or HealthForce? +
Existing solutions solve one problem for one stakeholder. MedicalAid.co.za compares schemes. HealthForce is a staffing platform. ELMED is the only platform that simultaneously connects the patient, doctor, pharmacist and medical aid on one verified data spine and earns on every transaction that flows between them. That integrated network effect is what no single-vertical player can replicate.