Ohospital
Origin language: English
Country
Kenya
Coverage
National
Nb of implementation sites
1
Lead organization
Implementation partners
N/A
Health Focus Area
Health promotion
Primary Health Care
Medications/Pharmacy
Services
Electronic medical record
Pharmacy
Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)
Administrative
Health logistics
Enabling technologies
Software
Artificial Intelligence
Blockchain
Standards
BPPC - Basic Patient Privacy Consents
Tools
Funding sources
Private funds
Business model
Usage fee / pay per use
Data monetization
Subscription
Funders
N/A
Summary
Ohospital is a digital platform designed to enhance the efficiency of pharmacies and healthcare providers in Kenya by managing inventory, engaging patients, and streamlining operations to increase profitability and save time throughout the healthcare value chain. The initiative aims to onboard 50 pharmacies and clinics across three Kenyan counties by December 2025 to improve healthcare service delivery. Key objectives include reducing inventory stock-out rates in partner pharmacies by 40% through real-time stock management features by Q3 2025, launching partnerships with at least two additional medical suppliers by August 2025 to broaden product availability, and enabling 1,000 patients to schedule appointments and access follow-up care via the platform by October 2025. The focus areas are medications/pharmacy, primary health care, and health promotion, targeting health professionals and health structures.
Keywords
Access to care
Digital health platform
Access to pharmacies and health care services
Continuity of care
Cloud data management
Publications
Insights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
Challenges: Ohospital faced process challenges around team coordination and structured execution, particularly in aligning initiatives post-MVP. Technical issues included optimizing logistics and supplier flows for inventory delivery. Contextual constraints emerged from the informal nature of healthcare businesses, which slowed digital adoption.
Recommendations
Positive Influences: Founder-led engagement with suppliers and clients enabled early traction. The commission-based sales model helped reach target pharmacies directly, leading to onboarding success. Recommendations: Institutionalize operations with clear documentation and team roles. Develop a logistics framework and digital tracking for inventory delivery. Invest in user education to overcome digital adoption resistance. Best Practices & Implications: Direct field sales, simple interfaces, and supplier relationship management are critical enablers. For scalability, partnerships with regulators and incentives for digital health platforms can accelerate adoption. Sustained growth requires policy support, agile logistics, and reliable technical infrastructure
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iDHA (Project ID)
88hv0n
Project links
https://ohospital.health/Origin of information
Project stakeholder
Data source link
N/AAdded to the platform on
2025-04-24
Project editors
Last update by
Alexis Baudin on 2025-05-13
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