About FOLA
Fola is Setswana for to heal. Go fola means to get well. FOLA is The Healing Marketplace.
On iPhone, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen, to install FOLA.
Why FOLA Exists
Across the region, people find a doctor by word of mouth with no easy way to check them, and small practices buy supplies at a premium by chasing salespeople. FOLA gives both sides one private, checked doorway: listings that say what was checked, and introductions made by a person at the FOLA office.
FOLA was inspired by people who travel for medical care, families who cross a border for planned treatment and arrange it alone. Care Travel puts a coordinator, transport and a place to recover in one request.
Who FOLA Serves
Six groups, one standard, and no public board of patients.
| Who | What FOLA does for them |
|---|---|
| Patients | Find a practice, ask for an introduction, keep your details private. |
| Practices | Be found by patients, find locum cover, buy from listed suppliers. |
| Locums | Find practices that need cover. |
| Home and nursing care | Be found by families who need care at home. |
| Care Travel partners | Carry and host people travelling for care. |
| Suppliers | Answer what practices need across five countries. |
Trade That Raises Care
By opening trade in medical supplies between Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, FOLA helps more of the right equipment and consumables reach more practices, and that raises the quality of care in all five countries.
Privacy First
Nobody's contact details are published. Every introduction goes through the FOLA office, on WhatsApp, and contact details pass only then.
