More impact for less — Building AI‑ready health systems at national scale
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We adapted this article from our annual report for funders, implementers, and government partners working to strengthen health information systems. Read the full Annual Report →
Reaching more people, spending less — while building the health systems that last.
Since its inception, Jembi has worked alongside Ministries of Health across Africa to modernise digital health systems at a national scale. Today, that work also supports health leaders and partners in Asia.
In Kenya, we helped deduplicate 3.5M patient interactions. In Ethiopia, we supported centralising data from 65 facilities to help aggregate data in days instead of weeks. In Sri Lanka, our team assisted local partners to implement the International Patient Summary in just nine weeks. In Mozambique, the Minister of Health anticipates that digitising hospital records will save $7.8 million a year in paper-based costs while improving service quality and data availability.
We've supported Ministries of Health and local partners in moving from paper-based systems to reliable digital records— and from standalone tools to connected, automatically consolidated data.
Now, we're collaborating on a shared view of a nation's outbreak risks and early signals—so response can be faster and more coordinated.
Our platforms and services have positively impacted over 9.3M people worldwide, enabling real-time, data-driven decision-making through high-volume, standards-based health data platforms that improve patient care and national data coordination.
Key achievements
3,700+ health workers trained across multiple countries since 2011, including 650+ in 2024/25 alone.
500+ learners completed free online digital health courses on the Atingi platform, developed with the Regenstrief Institute — open to anyone working in low-resource settings.
Under $3 cost per person served across digital health interventions.
4.1M health records processed through our platforms in 2024.
We invest in local teams to sustain systems
We connect clinicians to labs, hospitals to health ministries, and patients to better care.
Our cost per person served has fallen to under $3 across digital health interventions, with projections showing a further drop to approximately $2.28 by 2027 — a 58% reduction over five years.
Every dollar goes further as systems take root and serve more people.
Investment efficiency
$10,000 in initial funding generated an additional $181,500 in resources when we secured the Grand Challenges Canada (GCC) work on Climate and Health in Ethiopia.
Why it matters
Our technical achievements lay the groundwork for "digital twins" in healthcare: virtual replicas of health systems that can support simulation and planning. With connected data, health teams can, for example, anticipate medicine stock-outs earlier and shift supply before clinics run short.
Through the One Health approach, our systems connect human, animal, and environmental health data. When climate events shift disease patterns or agricultural shocks affect nutrition, connected data helps governments coordinate responses across sectors.
Active in 14 countries
Across Africa and Asia, including South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and Mozambique.
People reached
+9.3 million people positively impacted across all implementations.
South Africa: 5M
Kenya: 3.5M
Zimbabwe: 250K
Indonesia: 250K
Ethiopia: 201K
Sri Lanka: 184K
Mozambique: 12K
If you're planning or funding Digital Public Infrastructure for Health, we'd love to compare notes. Get in touch →
