Impact

Successful small-scale pilot of a PDUTM at the Helen Jospeh Hospital (Themba Lethu Clinic) of a single PDUTM installation. The pilot project demonstrated useful results and viability to be tested as a proof of concept on a larger scale.

Pharmacy Council regulations adapted to accommodate a new form of remote dispensing, later labelled as Virtual Pharmacy through means of PDUTM Robotics and Call Centre Support. Securing funding for a large-scale proof of concept project, automating both In-Pharmacy (hospital pharmacy) and out-of-pharmacy (ATM).

Automation of the first public hospital pharmacy in South Africa through means of Robotics (x5 Dispensing Robots) and pharmacy automation software. Envisioning the AVATM Sachet Dispensing Robot solution. Automation of the second ever public hospital pharmacy in South Africa through means of Robotics (x4 Dispensing Robots) and pharmacy automation software. This project would later prove that it is possible to scale pharmacy delivery in a busy, large public facility by a 50% increase without adding staff or retraining while improving service delivery. Envisioning the Collect & GoTM smart locker solution with Mobile App support.

Go live on the first PDUTM site with x4 PDUs at Alexandra Plaza shopping centre. Completing the development of a working prototype of the AVATM Sachet Dispensing Robot.

Successful installation of the first CDU in Zambia, designed to dispense and distribute 1.2 million patient parcels per annum. Introduction of the AMPTM bulk-to-sachet pre-packing Robotics.

Launching the Collect & GoTM smart locker local manufacturing operations at a factory in Johannesburg. The first order to facilitate patients medicine collection at x64 parcel collection sites of the CCMDD programme, spanning both government and private sites.