Aviro is an African social enterprise that builds digital health platforms to engage diverse patients and health workers, enabling easier access to care and sustained participation in clinical trials. By translating user needs into science‑backed, empathetic technology, the company helps providers and researchers collect actionable patient‑level data.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Healthcare access in many African regions is limited, with overburdened health workers, complex procedures, and low patient engagement leading to poor uptake of services and high dropout rates from clinical programs. Collecting reliable patient‑level data for research and quality improvement is also challenging due to fragmented workflows and lack of digital tools.
Solution
Aviro delivers the Pocket Clinic, a user‑centric digital health platform that engages patients and health workers through simple, empathetic mobile experiences. The platform integrates education, appointment reminders, and guided care pathways while automatically capturing structured health data in real time. Collected data are securely stored and made available to providers and researchers through analytics dashboards, enabling continuous quality improvement and evidence‑based decision making. By tailoring content to diverse linguistic and cultural contexts, Aviro improves service uptake, supports health worker protocol adherence, and sustains patient participation in care and clinical trials.
Target Audience
Primary customers are NGOs, government health departments, pharmaceutical companies, and research organizations that run health programs or clinical trials across diverse African populations, as well as frontline health workers who deliver care.
Features
- Mobile‑first Pocket Clinic app with offline capability for low‑connectivity settings
- Interactive health education modules and personalized reminders to drive patient adherence
- Real‑time, automated data capture integrated into existing care workflows
- Secure, cloud‑based analytics dashboard providing actionable insights for providers and researchers
- Process automation tools for health worker protocol quality assurance
- Multilingual, culturally adapted user interface designed through human‑centered research