Funding

Funding MEDTRAC™ and the first African pilot

Support software development, education and training, testing, infrastructure and staged MEDTRAC™ pilot programmes.

MEDTRAC™ is seeking development and pilot funding to move from its Malta proving ground into structured deployment programmes in Africa and other underserved communities.

Three staged pilot options are available — EUR 100K, EUR 250K and EUR 495K — depending on locations, countries and whether NETLITE™ / AQUAPOWER infrastructure is required. Final budgets are adjusted after scope is confirmed.

  • MEDTRAC™ is a digital health platform for assessments, triage, telemedicine and community-based care.
  • NETLITE™ is optional connectivity and local application infrastructure for online, offline and delayed-synchronisation delivery where telecoms are limited.
  • AQUAPOWER is optional power, water and field infrastructure where required.
  • MEDTRAC™ can operate through existing clinics and infrastructure without requiring NETLITE™ or AQUAPOWER in every deployment.
  • Africa is the initial priority deployment region, with applications planned for underserved communities worldwide.

EUR 100K · 250K · 495K

Indicative MEDTRAC™ pilot funding targets: EUR 100K, EUR 250K or EUR 495K, depending on scale, countries and infrastructure needs.

All figures are indicative planning estimates with a 10% contingency allowance — not guaranteed pricing or a fixed quotation. Final budgets will be adjusted after countries, locations, staffing, equipment and validation objectives have been confirmed.

Pilot options

Three headline pilot options

Choose the scale that matches country readiness, infrastructure needs and funding capacity. Full scope, delivery detail and accounting-style budgets are on the pilot programme page.

Pilot 1

Pilot 1 — EUR 100K

Three locations in one country using existing clinics, telecommunications and power. No NETLITE™ or AQUAPOWER.

Pilot 2

Pilot 2 — EUR 250K

Ten locations across two countries, including three NETLITE™ and AQUAPOWER-enabled sites and seven using existing infrastructure.

Pilot 3

Pilot 3 — EUR 495K

Twenty-five locations across three countries, with approximately eight NETLITE™ and AQUAPOWER-enabled sites.

View detailed pilot options and budgets

Funding categories

Where initial funding is applied

The immediate objective is software development, education, testing, infrastructure and the first African pilot — with Africa as the priority deployment region, not the only future market.

MEDTRAC™ platform and software development

Core funding category for building and refining the deployable digital health platform, education capability and country-ready application packs.

  • Online and offline digital health applications
  • Mobile, cloud and NETLITE™ Community Internet Hub operation
  • Intermittent and delayed synchronisation
  • Digital health assessments and guided intake
  • Personalised follow-up questionnaires
  • WHO-aligned triage tools
  • Practitioner and agent workflows
  • Ministry-level anonymised reporting
  • African-focused health questionnaires and test packs
  • Offline application development for country programmes
  • Education and training platform development
  • Health education content for communities
  • Training materials for local health workers and practitioners
  • Offline training modules for low-connectivity environments
  • Training, onboarding and support workflows for community operators
  • Remote education and professional-development content

Internal development milestones (such as questionnaire releases) sit inside this platform category — they are not separate public funding asks.

Testing and validation

Planned and ongoing work to refine tools, workflows and field readiness. This does not imply that final clinical validation or regulatory approval has already been achieved.

  • Digital test-pack development
  • Portable and mobile diagnostic systems
  • Multimodal screening
  • Laboratory and imaging correlation
  • Field testing
  • Practitioner evaluation
  • Operational and connectivity testing
  • Pilot data collection and analysis
  • Refinement of questionnaires, screening tools and decision-support workflows

NETLITE™ and field infrastructure

Connectivity and local application infrastructure that can support MEDTRAC™ services in constrained community environments, with AQUAPOWER support for resilient power where appropriate. Both are optional — added where reliable telecommunications or electricity are limited.

  • NETLITE™ Community Internet Hub development
  • Africa-ready equipment
  • Local storage and edge processing
  • Community Wi-Fi and managed connectivity
  • Delayed synchronisation
  • Satellite or alternative backhaul
  • Power-management and environmental resilience
  • Heat, dust, humidity and unstable-power considerations
  • Local technical support and maintenance
  • Portable or kiosk-based systems where suitable
  • AQUAPOWER support for resilient power infrastructure where appropriate

Pilot deployment

Structured first-pilot delivery intended to generate operating evidence, country-specific implementation learning and a scalable cost model.

  • Participating clinics and community health hubs
  • Local health workers and technical operators
  • Training and supervision
  • Remote practitioner and diaspora professional support
  • Patient screening and follow-up
  • Community health education
  • Connectivity and synchronisation
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
  • Country-specific implementation planning

Outcomes

What the initial funding enables

The initial funding is intended to produce a practical foundation for community deployment and further rollout planning — not guaranteed commercial returns.

  • A deployable MEDTRAC™ software platform
  • Education and training capability for local operators and communities
  • Tested offline and online workflows
  • Improved connectivity through NETLITE™
  • Pilot-ready community health infrastructure
  • Structured pilot data and reporting
  • A country-specific operating and cost model
  • Evidence to support further pilots and national rollout planning

Indicative requirement

Initial funding requirement

Indicative MEDTRAC™ pilot funding targets: EUR 100K, EUR 250K or EUR 495K, depending on scale, countries and infrastructure needs.

All figures are indicative planning estimates with a 10% contingency allowance — not guaranteed pricing or a fixed quotation. Final budgets will be adjusted after countries, locations, staffing, equipment and validation objectives have been confirmed.

Funding is expected to be allocated across:

Software and platform development

Education and training development

Testing and validation

Equipment and infrastructure

Pilot deployment

Local workforce and technical support

Data collection and reporting

Routes

Potential funding routes

MEDTRAC™ can progress through one or more complementary funding routes depending on country context, partners and programme design.

Health ministry and government support

Public-private partnerships

Philanthropic and foundation funding

African disease-research funding

Digital-health grants

University and research partnerships

Strategic investors

Equipment and infrastructure finance

Community-health and prevention programmes

Engagement

Funding engagement

Current engagement activity focused on MEDTRAC™ and NETLITE™ development and pilot mobilisation:

  • Engagement with health ministries and government partners
  • Country-specific pilot proposals
  • Engagement with foundations and philanthropic organisations
  • Engagement with universities and research partners
  • Engagement with strategic technology and infrastructure partners
  • Preparation for relevant African funding events, including the African Funding Platform event in Dakar, Senegal

Next step

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