Health should not end when you leave the clinic.
MAATLA fills the gap that kills people. Between your medication and your next clinic visit, someone is watching. Keeping you healthy. Keeping your family prepared. Keeping you alive.
The gap that nobody talks about.
Your loved one has hypertension. They collect medication from the clinic. They go home. Then what?
For the next few months, the healthcare system forgets about them. They feel fine. They wonder if they still need the pills. They start skipping doses. By the time they return to the clinic, their blood pressure is out of control.
When a medical emergency happens at home, nobody knows what to do, and help can take a long time to arrive. People die in that gap.
This gap exists for millions of South Africans on chronic medication. Their families want to help but have no tools, no training, no guidance. There is no product in South Africa that fills this gap.
We built one.
Three pillars. One WhatsApp.
MAATLA is a family health platform that lives on WhatsApp. No app to download. No complicated signup. Just WhatsApp, working on any phone, in all seven official South African languages: Sepedi, English, Setswana, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Tshivenda and Xitsonga.
Medication Companion
Every week, your loved one receives a voice message that explains their condition in plain language. Not a reminder. An education. “You feel fine because the medication is working. If you stop, the disease comes back. Here is why.”
Every day, they get a check-in question. “Did you take your medication today?” This simple question creates accountability. If they miss a day, you get an alert. You can step in and help.
Three days before their medication collection deadline, you get a message. “Collection is due this Thursday. Please remind them or help them get to the pharmacy.” This protects them from deregistration.
Family Health Academy
Health education is not confined to the clinic. You receive weekly lessons on WhatsApp on critical emergency skills. Stroke recognition. CPR. Diabetic crisis. What to do when someone collapses.
Voice note lessons in your home language are coming soon, in every language the bot speaks, on every plan.
Emergency First ResponseComing soon
When a real emergency happens, one WhatsApp message triggers everything. Emergency services get dispatched with your exact GPS location. A live nurse connects to guide you through the first critical minutes. Trained community responders nearby get notified and can help while you wait for the ambulance.
SOS and the community responder network are launching soon. We are building them carefully and pre-registering nurses, paramedics and CPR-trained volunteers now, so the network is in place on day one.
Start in five minutes.
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Message MAATLA on WhatsApp: +27 61 049 3901
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Tell us about your family member's condition and medication collection date
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That is it. No forms. No passwords. No email verification.
Your loved one starts receiving weekly health education immediately. You start receiving reminders and family alerts. You are part of the solution.
Plans start from R50 a month. See pricing.
Join us.
For Families
Your loved one is on chronic medication. You want to support them. Message us on WhatsApp. Start receiving weekly health education this week. Get daily check-ins and family alerts.
For Healthcare Professionals
You work with chronic disease patients. You see the gap every day. Help us test MAATLA with your patients. Give us feedback. Help us build something that actually works.
For Partners
You work in healthcare. Pharmacies. Medical aids. Employers. Help us reach more families. Help us integrate MAATLA into South Africa's healthcare system.