About Us
Building tools for people who care.
Medic builds world-class, open-source software that supports health workers delivering equitable care that reaches everyone. Human-centered at our core, we value creativity, initiative, collaboration, and trust. Our global team of innovators is 60+ strong, dispersed across more than 11 countries. We create resources, build documentation, and offer support to a growing community of partners and builders working to improve health in the hardest-to-reach communities.
We are part of a global movement advancing health for all.
Medic serves as the technical steward and a core contributor to the Community Health Toolkit (CHT), an open-source platform that supports health workers as they provide essential care in their own communities. We are part of a movement for global health equity aimed at changing how health systems work and how technology powers those systems.
Mission
To catalyze a global community building open-source technology to power last-mile care.
Vision
Health for all — unlocked by technology, led by community.
What we value
- Humanity: Human-centered everything.
- Creativity: Bring the right things into existence.
- Solidarity: Building equitable community health systems together.
- Openness: From code to communication, collaboration is key.
- Initiative: Self-motivated to take action.
RECENT STORIES
The Real Cost of Hosting a Digital Health System (and How AI Helped Us Find it)
Medic built a CHT hosting cost calculator from years of real production data, with help from AI.
The Last Door, First: The CHT Wins the 2026 Digital@UNGA Award for Digital Inclusion
The CHT has won the 2026 Digital@UNGA Award for Digital Inclusion from ITU and UNDP, recognising nearly two decades of designing digital health tools for health workers at the last mile.
The years before the model: What it takes for AI to earn a place in community health
Medic’s AI strategy emphasises understanding community health needs, prioritising human-centred design, and ensuring technology serves established workflows effectively.