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Pharmacist at the counter of a community pharmacy in Ghana

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Aide Chemists

Empowering Community Pharmacies in Ghana

Helping Community Pharmacies Deliver More Accessible Care

Community pharmacies are critical health hubs for many, often being the first healthcare touchpoint in areas where other services are harder to reach. With the growing use of smartphones in resource‑constrained settings, pharmacies are increasingly harnessing digital tools to supply medicines and basic health services to their communities.

Aide Chemists is a Ghanaian company that focuses on supplying affordable and genuine medications to underserved communities. Since 2014 it has combined a growing network of pharmacies with digital services to help people access the medicines, healthcare support and advice they need. Causal Foundry has worked with them to develop Momentum, an application based on our Mirai framework that puts adaptive AI at the service of both pharmacies and their communities.

Aide Chemists pharmacists serving a customer at the counter of one of its pharmacies

AI for better pharmacy care

Bringing Patients’ and Pharmacies’ Needs Together

Meeting the needs of local communities requires pharmacies to make good decisions on several fronts: keeping essential medicines available, managing day‑to‑day operations, and giving patients relevant health information and support.

Momentum helps close that gap by bringing patients’ and pharmacies’ needs into a single application. It supports both B2C and B2B activities, from personalized recommendations to e‑commerce and inventory management. This includes advanced demand‑prediction algorithms to help pharmacies anticipate what their communities need and maintain stocks of essential products.

Our collaboration is helping Aide Chemists use data and adaptive AI to better understand patients’ needs, deliver more personalized services, and manage inventories to ensure medicine availability.

Personalized UX

Personalization technologies tailor recommendations and make them more relevant to individual needs

Secure and Reliable Network

Patients can connect with a trusted pharmacy network that ensures safe and confidential access to medications

Better Stock Planning

Demand forecasts help pharmacies anticipate their needs and maintain supplies of essential medicines

AI for everyone

An App Designed for the Communities It Serves

Built around the needs of community pharmacies and their customers in Ghana, Momentum offers an accessible and intuitive digital experience that supports everyday pharmacy services and encourages continued use.

7.5K+

Downloads

34×

First‑year growth

+25%

User retention, quarter‑on‑quarter

Aide ChemistsAbigail AboraCEO and Co‑Founder
“The profound insights gained from this partnership enhance the efficiency of our operations and enable us to monitor our interventions in healthcare delivery with clarity and purpose. I am delighted that our collaboration will allow Ghanaians to witness the direct benefits of AI in healthcare”

Funded By

Gates FoundationGoogleLillyJohnson & JohnsonSanofi