LukaPharma: A search engine decentralizing access to medication information

By : Adoni Conrad Quenum

Date : mardi, 04 octobre 2022 11:29

Thanks to the ongoing tech revolution, African tech entrepreneurs are now able to address some of the issues facing local populations. 

LukaPharma is a digital solution developed by a Congolese eponymous startup. It helps users check drug availability and find the nearest pharmacies. 

Through its Android-only app, the solution allows users to register accounts and access all of its features, including the list of pharmacies on duty, drug availability, medication reminders, and online chats with pharmacists.  

Users can upload the items on their medication order on the app and get notifications from pharmacies where the drugs are still available, within three minutes. Then, the user can check the contact details of the pharmacist where he/she can buy the drugs and choose either the nearest one or the ones with the best pricing. 

LukaPharma also allows pharmacies to increase their visibility by getting listed, listing the best pricing for some drugs, or by suggesting alternative medical products for some diseases. 

In 2022, the startup won the first prize in the national edition of the Orange Social Venture Prize. “It is an honor to receive this first prize and we thank Orange DRC, which is offering us this great opportunity to save more lives. We now want to double down to improve access to medication information. This prize [...] allows us to develop our business,” said LukePharma founder Charlotte Nsonga.

As of press time, the solution’s Playstore page was posting hundreds of downloads with an average of 4.6-star reviews. Thanks to the Orange Social Venture Prize, it could gain more visibility and be more helpful to the Congolese population.

Adoni Conrad Quenum

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