VetNOW Telehealth Platform to Launch Across Kenya on November 21
This new and groundbreaking global initiative will optimize livestock farmer and veterinarian partnerships to ensure the safety, security, and resiliency of the global food supply chain. The program launch in Kenya is the beginning of a planned-for and ongoing country-by-country rollout throughout Africa.
Field Trials started in July 2024 and continued at a brisk pace throughout the summer and early fall. We gained valuable feedback and user insight to enhance and improve the technology for optimized farmer, veterinarian, and veterinary paraprofessional benefit.
The official launch will take place in Nairobi and feature a wide-range of individuals from government agencies, regulatory bodies, NGOs, and private-sector partners who have been instrumental in bringing VetNOW to this stage in its growth and success.
The platform provides mobile-based support and enhanced communication between livestock farmers, veterinarians, and veterinary paraprofessionals (VPPs). With an initial focus on rural areas in developing countries in Africa, the platform gives farmers access to vital information regarding disease awareness, preventive care, record keeping, and regulatory compliance.
Announced in April 2024 at the 39th annual World Veterinary Association Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, the innovative “Connected Care” Technology Program is a partnership between VetNOW and the Global Alliance for Livestock Medicines (GALVmed), which has received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
Since its announcement, VetNOW has introduced the app to more than 500 veterinary care providers and farmers. Their honest and valuable feedback has allowed us to customize and enhance the features and user experience during the critical field-testing time period. Our most sincere thanks to all of them!
Bridging the Gap
The introduction of VetNOW’s veterinary telehealth services paves the way for advancements for the people, animals, and economy of Kenya. By creating a Connected Care Ecosystem that links animal owners, veterinary doctors, and veterinary paraprofessionals through a regulatory compliant cloud technology, VetNOW is redefining accessibility.
In many rural Kenyan communities, it is not uncommon for farmers to have to wait days, if not weeks, for their animals to receive proper care. The ability to speak with a veterinarian immediately could be the difference in a farm losing one of its animals and losing all of its livestock. This prompt veterinary care, in addition to VetNOW’s rapid information distribution, is crucial in isolating and containing diseases.
With its real-time user interaction and transaction analytics, VetNOW offers a propagative approach to acceleration of digital innovation across the animal health ecosystem.
