Disrupt Africa spotlights Vula Medical’s three-million-referral milestone, highlighting the growing role of digital connections in helping patients access specialist care.

The article profiles a network of more than 45,000 registered health professionals across South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, facilitating over 2,000 patient referrals a day. It explores how access to specialist advice can help patients receive care closer to home, reducing unnecessary transfers and long journeys.

Drawing on the experience of Ngwelezana Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, the piece shows what these connections mean in practice: referrals assessed before patients travel, helping care teams determine the appropriate next step.

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