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For over 3 billion people in the Global South, growing populations contend with an undersupply of in-person care due to a series of challenges that include caregiver shortages and inadequate facilities which limit access to essential medical services

• For many, chat apps like WhatsApp are the internet. Turn.io's chat platform is helping to make health services accessible to anyone with a mobile and internet connection. By combining AI with human expertise, it amplifies the reach of health teams, allowing them to manage thousands of conversations while maintaining quality interactions, helping to improve health care for millions.
• Turn.io has successfully powered health initiatives across primary, maternal, child, mental, and chronic health, and vaccine promotion. Its partners include health enterprises, the World Health Organization, and health ministries globally.
• The company was founded by three exceptional individuals from South Africa, Pippa Yeats, Simon de Haan and Gustav Praekelt:

• Pippa Yeats is a design and behavioral science expert who has spent fifteen years designing technology for behavioral change in the Global South. She previously led a team at Praekelt.org, designing mobile programs for NGOs and social impact organizations in low- and middle-income countries.
• Simon de Haan, Turn.io’s Chief Technology Officer, directs its technical strategy. Prior to Turn.io he led Praekelt Foundation’s Vumi messaging platform, supporting initiatives like MomConnect and PeaceTXT, and has worked in regions such as the Middle East, South Africa, and the Netherlands to leverage technology for community development.
• Gustav Praekelt, a South African technologist, co-founded Turn.io in 2018. Previously, he established the Praekelt Foundation, focused on scalable mobile solutions to improve lives across Africa, including MomConnect, Africa's first universal pregnancy registry.

Turn.io are a ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Optimus Foundation partner

ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Optimus Foundation made USD 500,000 equity investment into Turn.io in 2024 and has supported the company with their strategy of broadening and strengthening their market presence for achieving improved healthcare and education outcomes at scale.