Who we are

The challenge

Despite global progress, billions of people still lack access to essential health services—blocked by fragile health systems, workforce shortages, and long distances to care. In underserved communities, lack of screening and monitoring results in far too many mothers, newborns and people dying early.

Community Health Workers are the backbone of care in these areas, but to be fully effective, they need smarter digital tools. This means platforms that detect health risks early, integrate data from multiple diagnostics, and instantly connect at-risk community members to remote facilities for urgent, often life-saving care.

Sustainability also remains a major challenge—especially in digital health. Many programmes fail due to limited funding, lack of local capacity, and poor integration with national systems.

We founded Spirit Health Foundation to address these big problems and enable underserved communities to get the healthcare they need – when and where they need it. Our current focus is in Sub-Saharan Africa, but our mission is global.

Bringing market-leading, smart technology to underserved communities

Current health systems aren’t working for billions of people in underserved communities across the world. Smarter solutions exist—but market-leading technology rarely reaches the people who need it most.

Spirit Health Foundation was founded at the end of 2023 as an independent non-profit to change this.

What makes us different?

We provide unlimited, fully funded licenses for Clinitouch—a proven smart platform used across hundreds of thousands of patients. In partnership with like-minded organisations, Ministries of Health, and community NGOs, we implement smarter health services where they’re needed most.

We mobilise catalytic funding to launch every initiative—equipping community health workers and facilities with Clinitouch to screen and monitor people in their homes, even in the hardest-to-reach areas. The system flags ‘at risk’ adults and children in real time, enabling early referral and vital care.

Clinitouch detects early risks, not just symptoms—connecting communities to care early, integrates data from multiple diagnostic devices and is fully customisable to any condition, language, or protocol.

By providing unlimited licenses, integrating with existing systems, and building local capacity, we ensure every initiative is designed to last.

We’re seeking partners to enable millions to get essential care

We’re already supporting thousands of people in underserved communities to get screened, monitored and referred for the care they need. Our initial goal is to reach 30 million people with essential healthcare by 2030—in particular women and children.

With the right funding and partners, we will reach at least 5 million people in each of our 6 country deployments over a 5-year period —delivering essential care and helping prevent avoidable deaths.

Each programme begins with a one to two year catalytic phase, followed by a sustainable model where local partners take the lead—ensuring all funding drives long-term, lasting change.

Thanks to our highly efficient approach, we can screen, monitor, and refer someone for vital care for as little as 7 pence (or 9 cents) per person over a 5-year period.