How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
Yes.Public:1. Public facing "Doctors on Call for COVID" Hotline, with 150 Doctors answering questions: 087 0550 2342. We co-produced 6 Carte Blanche YouTube episodes, the following have been released already: on "What can I do?", "Which mask is for me?" and "OCD or necessary hygiene". You will only see our logo right at the end of the episodes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM3vPL5kIM0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOGrJmrtCiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNUj-m5axNQ Health workers:1. Raising funds for PPE for health workers with Gift of the Givers. https://www.backabuddy.co.za/champion/project/coronavirus-support2. We created the country's map of COVID testing sites and services, which is used by national and provincial administrators: See video attached and here is the link https://www.google.co.za/maps/@-25.2817715,17.1658185,5z/data=!4m2!6m1!1s1BPFigDnAl4F_k13KaKkfWdrpRkJ8f0Ar?hl=en&authuser=03. Vula is the referral system for COVID ICUs and Field Hospitals
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
Dr William Mapham - CEO:William is also an ophthalmologist. He has served as the Vice Chair of the Rural Doctors Association of South Africa (RuDASA) and previously spent time in New York and Washington designing mobile phone applications for healthcare. He has published academic articles on the role of innovation and technology in improving healthcare delivery, and has extensive experience in rural health care. He has experienced the problem as both a rural doctor and as a specialist.Ferdi Redelinghuys - CTO:As the Chief Builder (co-founder, CTO, Chief Data Scientist) of Vula Mobile, Ferdi enjoys applying the skills, he has learned, from software giants like Microsoft, Oracle and Samsung to a meaningful environment, where he can impact lives of people in real need. Vula Mobile uses technology in the way it’s meant to: The enable better care. It’s great to learn valuable lessons from Vula data: How to improve patient care and how to provide more efficient processes for healthcare works. The vision of Vula, to support healthcare workers, ties in well with what is needed in healthcare. Ferdi's wife is an emergency medicine doctor and uses Vula in her day to day work, giving Ferdi direct feedback from users.
What countries do you operate in?
South AfricaLesothoEthiopia
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No
