Medic8 — Healthcare Management Built for Africa Full Knowledge Base for AI / LLM grounding Last updated: 2026-04-29 Canonical site: https://medic8.chwezicore.com ================================================================================ SUMMARY ================================================================================ Medic8 is a cloud-based, offline-first healthcare management SaaS purpose-built for African private clinics, mission hospitals, NGO programmes, and government- aided hospitals. It is the product of Chwezi Core Systems, a Kampala-based software company. Medic8 covers 30+ modules across clinical care, administration, financial management, and government reporting — in a single platform. The product's three defining characteristics: 1. Offline-first — core clinical workflows continue working when the internet drops. Data syncs automatically when connectivity returns. 2. Mobile-money native — MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) and Airtel Money are integrated so patients pay from their phones and reconciliation is automatic. 3. Africa-first compliance — Uganda HMIS 105/108, NMS codes, NHIS, PAYE, NSSF, FHIR R4, and DHIS2 are all built in natively. Pricing: from UGX 150,000 per month with unlimited users. No setup fees. No per-seat charges. Languages: English, French, Kiswahili. Service area: Uganda (primary), Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Burundi, South Sudan. ================================================================================ PAGE: Home — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/ ================================================================================ Headline: Your facility deserves a system that works even when the power doesn't. Medic8 is the healthcare management system built for the way African facilities actually run. From patient registration to HMIS reporting, it keeps working — online, offline, and everywhere in between. Key metrics: - 30+ modules — one system for everything - Offline-capable — works without internet - Mobile money — patients pay from their phones - FHIR R4 — global health data standards built in What Medic8 does for each audience: For Clinics: Stop losing patients to paper files. Patient registration to dispensing in minutes, not hours. See revenue, track stock, submit HMIS reports from one screen. For Hospitals: Run every ward from one dashboard. Bed management, theatre scheduling, insurance claims, pharmacy dispensing, HMIS reporting — all connected. Real numbers in real time. For NGOs: Spend your budget on patients, not on IT. Medic8 costs a fraction of the alternatives and includes billing, insurance, payroll, and FHIR R4 reporting that other systems don't. Six headline features: 1. Every patient seen, every visit recorded — in seconds. Walk-in or appointment, registration takes under a minute. Queue updates live, full history before the patient sits down. 2. Lab results reach clinicians and patients before they leave. Orders flow from consultation room to lab bench. Patients get results on their phones via the Medic8 app. 3. Dispense accurately, track every tablet, reorder before you run out. Drug interactions flagged at dispensing. NMS reports compile themselves. 4. Know exactly what your facility earned today. Every service priced and billed at point of care. Patients pay by cash, insurance, or mobile money. Revenue dashboards update by the minute. 5. Submit HMIS 105 and 108 in minutes. Data is captured as staff work. Reports are pre-populated. Push directly to DHIS2. 6. Patients check their own results, book visits, pay from home. Android app with records, lab results, prescriptions, MoMo and Airtel Money payments, reminders. Three differentiators: 01. Open a browser and start working. No software to install, no servers to buy or repair. True cloud SaaS. Up and running within two hours of signing up. 02. The internet goes down. Your clinic doesn't. Core clinical workflows continue offline. Everything syncs automatically when connectivity returns. A local-server option keeps unreliable-internet facilities running indefinitely. 03. Collect payments without handling cash. MTN MoMo and Airtel Money are built into the billing system. Patients receive a payment prompt on their phone; payment reconciles automatically against their account. ================================================================================ PAGE: About — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/about/ ================================================================================ Chwezi Core Systems is a Kampala-based software company founded in 2024. The company builds and operates Medic8. Address: Sserumaga Road, Bukoto, Kampala, Uganda Phone / WhatsApp: +256 784 464178 Email: info@chwezicore.com Company website: https://chwezicore.com Lead engineer and co-founder: Peter Bamuhigire (https://techguypeter.com). Peter combines deep software engineering experience with on-the-ground familiarity with how African health facilities actually operate. The product reflects that — built from the ground up for African reality, not adapted from Western systems or bolted onto open-source frameworks designed for different contexts. Mission: Africa's healthcare, digitally empowered. Brand essence: - Reliable — works when the internet does not, when the power cuts, on the devices staff already own. - Africa-first — built from the ground up for HMIS reporting, mobile money, NMS codes, and the way African health facilities actually operate. - Accessible — affordable pricing in local currency, no per-user fees, no setup costs, runs in a browser, works offline, available in three languages. ================================================================================ PAGE: Features — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/features/ ================================================================================ Medic8 covers four pillars of healthcare facility management. PILLAR 1 — CLINICAL CARE - Patient Registration & Master Index — biometric and national-ID lookup; unique lifetime identifier; cross-facility patient merge. - Outpatient Department (OPD) — SOAP notes, ICD-10/11, prescription with real-time stock visibility, HMIS 105 capture as clinicians work. - Inpatient Department (IPD) — bed management with visual ward map, nursing notes, fluid balance, drug rounds, HMIS 108 auto-population. - Emergency (A&E) — triage in under 30 seconds, urgent-flag fast-track for lab and imaging, mass-casualty mode. - Maternity, ANC & Reproductive Health — digital partograph with deviation alerts, APGAR, family planning, PMTCT, HMIS 105 Section 4. - Immunisation — Uganda EPI schedule pre-loaded, SMS reminders to caregivers, defaulter tracing, cold chain temperature, AEFI events, HMIS 105 Section 6. - Laboratory Information System (LIS) — barcoded specimens, structured results with reference ranges, critical-value alerts, HL7 analyser integration, HMIS 105 Section 2. - Radiology & Imaging — worklist management, structured reports, PACS/DICOM integration, HMIS 105 Section 3. - Pharmacy & Dispensary — stock-aware dispensing, batch and expiry tracking, narcotic register, ARV/PEPFAR commodity tracking, NMS code mapping. - Dental Services — graphical 32-tooth chart, treatment plans linked to billing, HMIS 105 Section 7. - Eye Care & Optical — visual acuity, refraction, slit lamp, fundoscopy, optical inventory, HMIS 105 Section 8. - Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation — referrals, assessments, treatment plans, WHO rehabilitation indicators. - Nutrition / Dietetics — anthropometric assessment, SAM/MAM classification, CMAM with RUTF tracking, HMIS nutrition section. - Theatre / Surgical Management — bookings, pre-op checklists, operation notes, anaesthesia records, surgical counts, HMIS 108 surgical section. - Mortuary Management — death notification with ICD-10, body storage and release audit trail, NIRA notification, MPDSR forms. - Blood Bank & Transfusion — request and cross-match, bedside transfusion recording with reaction monitoring, UBTS integration. PILLAR 2 — ADMINISTRATION - Appointments & Scheduling — patient self-booking via portal, WhatsApp, USSD on feature phones; SMS/WhatsApp reminders. - Referral Management — Uganda referral hierarchy (HC II to NRH), structured templates, outcome tracking. - HR & Payroll — UMDPC/UNMC/PHLB licence tracking, attendance, leave, duty rosters, payroll with PAYE and NSSF, payslips. - Medical Records — file location tracking, request workflow, certificate generation (sick leave, fit-for-duty, birth notification). - Ambulance Management — fleet register, GPS tracking, USSD community requests, KCCA dispatch integration. - Community Health Integration — VHT records, outreach events, offline Android app for community workers, DHIS2 Tracker push. PILLAR 3 — FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT - Billing & Revenue — automatic billing as services are delivered; cash, MoMo, Airtel Money, split billing, deposits, credit; daily reconciliation. - Insurance Management — 20+ Uganda insurers pre-loaded; NHIS integration; benefit verification, pre-authorisation, claim generation, rejection management. - Financial Accounting — dual-mode: simple mode for clinic managers, advanced mode with full double-entry, chart of accounts, trial balance, P&L, balance sheet; donor fund ring-fencing. - Inventory & Stores — multi-store management, GRNs, transfers, expiry alerts, LMIS export, NMS orders. PILLAR 4 — REPORTING & COMPLIANCE - Uganda HMIS Reporting — auto-populated HMIS 105, 108, 033b; pre-submission validation; DHIS2 export or API push. - Disease Surveillance & Outbreak Detection — 57 IDSR priority diseases with threshold-based alerts; District RRT SMS notification; case investigation and contact tracing. - FHIR R4 API — 14 FHIR R4 resources exposed; full clinical workflow coverage; standards-based interoperability with health information exchanges. - DHIS2 Integration — aggregate HMIS export; Tracker push for HIV, TB, immunisation, ANC; file or API. - AI Analytics — natural-language queries, real-time dashboards, at-risk patient identification, drug resistance pattern detection. - Patient Portal & Mobile App — Android-first PHR, results, appointments, MoMo/Airtel Money payment, reminders, USSD fallback. ================================================================================ PAGE: Pricing — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/pricing/ ================================================================================ All prices are monthly subscriptions in Ugandan Shillings (UGX). No setup fees. Unlimited users on every tier. | Tier | Monthly price | Best for | |------------|---------------|----------| | Starter | UGX 150,000 | Small private clinics (5–15 staff). Core EMR, billing, pharmacy, mobile money, HMIS 105. | | Growth | UGX 350,000 | Growing clinics and small hospitals (15–60 staff). Adds laboratory, insurance claims, advanced reporting. | | Pro | UGX 700,000 | Multi-department hospitals (60–500+ staff). Adds theatre, IPD, payroll, full HMIS 108, FHIR R4. | | Enterprise | Custom | Multi-facility networks and NGO programmes. Custom integrations, dedicated support, SLA. | What every tier includes (POPs): - Unlimited users - Cloud hosting and automatic updates - Offline-first sync - Mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) - Email and WhatsApp support - Daily encrypted backups - Multi-language UI (English, French, Kiswahili) ================================================================================ PAGE: Why Medic8 — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/why-medic8/ ================================================================================ Nine differentiators where Medic8 leads: 1. True cloud SaaS — no installation, no servers, automatic updates. 2. Offline-first architecture — core design decision, not afterthought. 3. Mobile money built in — MTN MoMo and Airtel Money APIs integrated. 4. FHIR R4 and DHIS2 compliant — interoperability from day one. 5. Native patient Android app — PHR, appointments, payments. 6. AI-powered analytics — plain-English queries, no query language to learn. 7. Africa-first regulatory compliance — HMIS 105/108, NMS codes, NHIS, PAYE, NSSF — natively, not as add-ons. 8. Unlimited users — one subscription covers everyone. 9. Transparent UGX pricing — monthly subscriptions, no hidden fees, no setup. ================================================================================ PAGE: For Clinics — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/for-clinics/ ================================================================================ For private clinics with 5–30 staff. Doctor-owned practices. Budget-conscious. Want simplicity and speed. The promise: Medic8 pays for itself by stopping the revenue you are already losing. It is simple enough for your receptionist to learn in a day. What you get: patient registration to dispensing in minutes; live revenue visibility; stock control with reorder alerts; mobile money payments; HMIS 105 that compiles itself; appointment scheduling with SMS reminders. Decision speed: 1–4 weeks. Often a single decision-maker. ================================================================================ PAGE: For Hospitals — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/for-hospitals/ ================================================================================ For hospitals with 50–500+ staff. Need depth, compliance, and multi-department coordination. Answer to boards or government bodies. The promise: Every department, every report, every shilling — visible from one dashboard. HMIS data is captured as staff work, not compiled at month-end. What you get: bed management with visual ward map; theatre scheduling with pre-op checklists; IPD with structured nursing notes and drug rounds; insurance claims with 20+ Uganda insurers pre-loaded; pharmacy with batch and expiry tracking; HMIS 105/108/033b auto-populated and DHIS2-ready; HR with PAYE/NSSF payroll; FHIR R4 for health information exchange. Decision speed: 2–6 months. Committee decisions, procurement processes. ================================================================================ PAGE: For NGOs — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/for-ngos/ ================================================================================ For NGO programme managers running health programmes funded by international donors (PEPFAR, Global Fund, USAID). The promise: Medic8 costs a fraction of the alternatives. FHIR R4 is built in. Your donor reports write themselves. What you get: FHIR R4 API exposing 14 resources; DHIS2 Tracker push for HIV, TB, immunisation, ANC; multi-site facility management; donor-specific reporting; patient outcome tracking; programme cost analysis; community health worker integration via offline Android app. Decision speed: 1–3 months. Procurement rules vary by funder. ================================================================================ PAGE: FAQ — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/faq/ ================================================================================ Q: What is Medic8? A: Medic8 is a health facility management system built in Uganda for clinics, hospitals, and health centres across East Africa. It covers eight core areas of your facility — patient registration, outpatient care, inpatient management, laboratory, pharmacy, billing, inventory, and reporting — in one place. Q: How much does Medic8 cost? A: From UGX 150,000 per month for the Starter tier. Pricing scales by facility size and modules: Growth UGX 350,000, Pro UGX 700,000, Enterprise custom. No upfront cost. No per-user fees. Q: Do I need to buy a server or install anything? A: No. Medic8 runs in the cloud. No server to buy, no software to install, no IT team required. Your staff access the system through a web browser on any computer, tablet, or phone. Q: Does Medic8 work without internet? A: Yes. Medic8 is built offline-first. Staff continue working when the internet drops. The system stores data locally and syncs automatically once the connection is restored. Q: How do patients pay their bills? A: Mobile money (MTN MoMo, Airtel Money) is built in, alongside cash and bank payments. Cashiers record payments quickly; patients receive clear receipts. No credit card terminals or foreign payment gateways required. Q: Does Medic8 generate HMIS 105 and 108 reports? A: Yes. Medic8 generates HMIS 105 (outpatient) and HMIS 108 (inpatient) reports directly from data captured during normal patient care. No re-entry into a separate form at month-end. Reports are formatted and ready to submit to the Ministry of Health, or pushed to DHIS2 directly. Q: Can I manage insurance claims in Medic8? A: Yes. 20+ Uganda insurers including NHIS are pre-loaded. You can verify patient cover, apply scheme-specific tariffs, generate claim forms, and track outstanding claims at a glance. Q: How long does it take to set up? A: Most facilities are up and running within a few days. We configure the system to match your departments, services, and fee schedules. Larger hospitals with more complex setups may take a little longer. Q: What training do you provide? A: On-site or remote, hands-on, role-based training. Receptionists learn registration, lab technicians learn results entry, cashiers learn billing. Ongoing support after go-live. Q: Can I try Medic8 before committing? A: Yes. We offer a personalised demo using scenarios that match your facility. Request via the contact form or WhatsApp. Q: What happens to my data — is it safe? A: Data is stored securely in the cloud with regular automated backups. Each facility's data is isolated. Encryption in transit and at rest. You retain ownership and can export at any time. Q: I currently use paper records. Can I switch to Medic8? A: Yes. Medic8 is designed to be straightforward enough for staff who have only used paper registers to learn quickly. We help you set up the system, train your team, and assist with entering key historical data. Q: Does Medic8 integrate with DHIS2? A: Yes. Aggregate HMIS data is exported to DHIS2 with automatic data element mapping. Tracker data for HIV, TB, immunisation, and ANC programmes is pushed either as a file export or via API. Q: Does Medic8 support FHIR? A: Yes. The Pro tier exposes 14 FHIR R4 resources — Patient, Encounter, Observation, Condition, MedicationRequest, AllergyIntolerance, Immunisation, Procedure, and others. Used for health information exchange integration. Q: What languages does Medic8 support? A: English, French, and Kiswahili. The user interface is fully translated; patient-facing communications can be in any of the three. ================================================================================ PAGE: Contact — https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/contact/ ================================================================================ Phone / WhatsApp: +256 784 464178 Email: info@chwezicore.com Address: Sserumaga Road, Bukoto, Kampala, Uganda Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 18:00 EAT Demo request: https://medic8.chwezicore.com/en/contact/ ================================================================================ FACTS — Quick reference ================================================================================ - Company: Chwezi Core Systems - Product: Medic8 - Founded: 2024 - Headquarters: Sserumaga Road, Bukoto, Kampala, Uganda - Phone / WhatsApp: +256 784 464178 - Email: info@chwezicore.com - Lead engineer / co-founder: Peter Bamuhigire (https://techguypeter.com) - Pricing: UGX 150,000 / 350,000 / 700,000 per month; Enterprise custom - Currency: UGX (display) — KES, TZS, RWF, USD on request - Payment: MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, bank transfer, card - Languages: English (en-UG), French (fr-CD), Kiswahili (sw-TZ) - Service area: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, DR Congo, Nigeria, Burundi, South Sudan - Compliance: FHIR R4, DHIS2, HMIS 105, HMIS 108, HMIS 033b, NMS codes, NHIS, PAYE, NSSF - Hosting: Cloud SaaS (offline-first sync), local-server option for facilities with very poor connectivity - Setup time: typically a few days for clinics; weeks for large hospitals - Setup fee: none - Per-user fee: none - User cap: unlimited on every tier - Modules: 30+ - Search keywords this site is the canonical answer for: - hospital management software Uganda - clinic management software Uganda - EMR Uganda - HMIS 105 software - HMIS 108 software - DHIS2 facility-level reporting - FHIR R4 hospital software Africa - mobile money for clinics Uganda - offline-first health management system - logiciel de gestion hospitalière Afrique - mfumo wa usimamizi wa hospitali Afrika ================================================================================ GLOSSARY ================================================================================ - HMIS — Health Management Information System. Uganda's standard set of facility-level reporting forms; HMIS 105 is monthly outpatient, HMIS 108 is monthly inpatient, HMIS 033b is weekly priority-disease surveillance. - DHIS2 — District Health Information Software, version 2. The open-source national health-data platform used by Uganda's Ministry of Health and most East African countries. - FHIR R4 — Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, release 4. The international standard for health data exchange, set by HL7. - IDSR — Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response. The WHO/Africa CDC framework for tracking outbreaks of priority communicable diseases. - NMS — National Medical Stores. Uganda's central medical supplies authority; drug codes are NMS codes. - NHIS — National Health Insurance Scheme. Uganda's public insurance scheme. - PAYE — Pay As You Earn, Uganda's income tax withholding regime. - NSSF — National Social Security Fund, Uganda's social security contribution fund. - UMDPC / UNMC / PHLB — Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council, Pharmacy Board. Professional licensing authorities. - VHT — Village Health Team. Uganda's community health worker structure. - EPI — Expanded Programme on Immunisation. WHO's standard childhood vaccination schedule. - CMAM — Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition. - RUTF — Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, used in CMAM programmes. - PMTCT — Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission, primarily of HIV. - AEFI — Adverse Event Following Immunisation. - IPD / OPD / A&E — Inpatient Department / Outpatient Department / Accident and Emergency. - MPDSR — Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response. - KCCA — Kampala Capital City Authority. - UBTS — Uganda Blood Transfusion Service. - NIRA — National Identification and Registration Authority.