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Health businesses. Real decisions.

Care matters.
So does
the model.

Who needs your service? Who will pay?
We research the market so you can build the business.

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Free research for African startups.

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A service.
A customer.
A way to reach them.

Explore the decisions behind diagnostics, care teams, women’s health and pharmacy supply.

Diagnostics

Who will book the test?

Explore referral routes, existing services and the prices buyers will compare you with.

Your next decision

Which facilities and customer groups should we approach first?

Care teams

Find the first buyer.

Compare provider networks, service models and the organisations that could fund a pilot.

Your next decision

Who might pay to try our service?

Women’s health

Understand unmet demand.

Investigate the services people use, the barriers they face and the gaps in available evidence.

Your next decision

Which needs could our service address, and what evidence supports that choice?

Pharmacy & supply

Reach the right facilities.

Trace purchasing requirements, distributor relationships and the terms of supplying a clinic.

Your next decision

What would we need to supply a clinic, and how long could it take?

Follow the budget

The user and
the buyer.

A patient, employer or insurer may make different buying decisions. Choose a payer to see what we investigate.

The payer

Patient

The person receiving care.

What we investigate
The price a person actually pays, how often they need the service, and what alternatives they can reach.
The payer

Employer

A benefit someone buys.

What we investigate
Who owns the benefits budget, who chooses the provider, and what a paid pilot would need to demonstrate.
The payer

Insurer

The terms behind coverage.

What we investigate
Which services are covered, how a provider joins the network, and how reimbursement is handled.
The payer

Ministry

The route through procurement.

What we investigate
Which public body holds the budget, which list a supplier must join, and when the buying cycle opens.
The payer

Donor

A programme with its own rules.

What we investigate
The programme’s mandate, the organisation making the purchase, and the funding period behind it.
Research the buyer behind your service

What you get back

Research for
your next move.

  • A clearer market picture

    Customer groups, existing services and gaps worth investigating.

  • A view of your buyers

    Who makes the decision, what they need and how they buy.

  • Options with evidence

    The findings behind your choices, with unanswered questions made clear.

Free research for African startups

More time for
the business of care.

Send us the question holding up your next move. We’ll arrange a call, agree on the scope and build your research team.

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Typically about a month, depending on the question.