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Our StoryBorn from personal loss.
Built for everyone.
Genesis and vision for affordable, accessible and quality healthcare in South Africa.
Healthcare for the Rainbow Nation.
Every face. Every language. Every province.
"Doctors and healthcare providers should be rewarded when a patient is healthy, not when they fall sick."
— Dr. Chomba Chuma, Founder
Patients empowered by access
Doctors practising from anywhere
The Idea That Started It All
iScript.Health was founded on a simple but powerful idea — accessible healthcare for all. This idea was born out of a personal tragedy when our founder, Dr. Chomba, lost his younger sister to HIV/AIDS while still in medical school over two decades ago.
This experience led Dr. Chomba to realize the critical need for accessible healthcare services for all individuals, regardless of their socioeconomic background. Since then, iScript.Health has been committed to providing high-quality medical care and treatment options to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Right after graduating from medical school, the experience of inequities and affordability for medical services became more glaring and disheartening. Healthcare for most in Africa is offered as a fee-for-service model. The more you get sick, the more the industry thrives.
Patients keep away from visiting their doctor due to cost constraints and only seek health consultation as a last resort when the disease is too advanced. Practitioners simply point fingers at patients, without realizing their greater contribution to the "health avoidance behaviour."
3 Million AIDS Deaths in 2000
The broken healthcare model punishes the poor for being sick. Dr. Chomba's sister was a preventable death — one of millions caused by a system designed for profit, not health.
The Second Wake-Up Call
Dr. Chomba's aunt died from an acute asthmatic attack — waiting a whole night for medical help due to cost. An entirely preventable death that transformed procrastination into purpose.
iScript.health is built by doctors, governed by doctors, and delivered by a care team of HPCSA-registered practitioners — Medical Doctors and Clinical Associates working under live doctor supervision. Every patient is told who is consulting them, and where applicable, the name of their Supervising Doctor, before the consultation begins. It is doctor-led care, delivered by the team South Africa needs.
The People Behind iScript
Dr. Chomba Chuma
Founder & Director, iScript
MBChB, MBA (Health)
"My sister and aunt's deaths are two examples of healthcare systems gone awry. To a man trained for 30 years on how to use a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
After two decades in corporate healthcare and business leadership across Africa, Dr. Chomba built iScript to flip the healthcare model on its head: a platform where keeping patients healthy is the business model, not treating sick ones.
20+
Years in healthcare
4
Phase growth plan
Dr. Belinda Nomteto
Lead GP Practitioner, iScript
MBChB, FCFP
Dr. Nomteto brings deep clinical expertise and a patient-first philosophy to iScript. As Lead GP, she has helped thousands of South African families access quality care at a fair price. Her approach — thorough, compassionate, and technology-enabled — embodies everything iScript stands for.
She is passionate about preventive medicine and chronic disease management, believing that the best consultation is one that prevents the next one from being necessary.
iScript's 4-Phase Growth Plan
Practice Management
Creating efficiencies and effectively managing a medical practice. Telehealth, AI triage, e-prescriptions.
Establish Medical Practices
Affordable, accessible and quality healthcare provision using efficient, tech-driven and franchise-type medical practices across SA.
Managed Healthcare
Create a managed healthcare and insurance model to provide for ongoing medical expenses and increase reach to the most vulnerable.
Extended Healthcare Infrastructure
Extend healthcare infrastructure to build medical centres, hospitals and specialised facilities across Africa.
Join the Mission
Whether you're a patient seeking affordable care or a healthcare practitioner wanting to make healthcare more accessible — iScript is for you.