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Chekup247
Our Story & Medical Governance

Making World-Class Healthcare Accessible Across South Africa

ChekUp247 was founded to bridge the urban-rural medical divide, empowering every South African with immediate virtual access to HPCSA-certified medical doctors.

Our Mission

To remove distance, delay, and financial friction from primary healthcare. We provide patients across South Africa with prompt virtual medical consultations, transparent pricing, verified diagnostics, and official e-prescriptions from verified doctors.

Our Vision

A South Africa where quality healthcare is a universal reality — where a patient in a rural township or farming community has the exact same instant access to medical expertise as someone in central Sandton or Cape Town.

Clinical Leadership & Advisory Board

Guided by experienced South African physicians, clinical ethicists, and healthcare leaders

Dr. Nkosana Sithole

Medical Director & Chief Clinical Officer

MBChB (UCT), FCFP (SA), MMed

Over 18 years in emergency medicine and family health. Formerly Head of Clinical Governance at provincial health departments, championing primary healthcare equity across South Africa.

Dr. Keshav Naidoo

Head of Clinical Informatics & Safety

MBChB (Wits), MSc Health Informatics

Specialist in digital clinical workflows, diagnostic decision support, and WHO ICD-10 electronic prescribing governance.

Adv. Monica Van Der Merwe

Legal, Ethics & POPIA Compliance Officer

BA LLB, LLM (Medical Law & Ethics)

Senior health law counsel advising on Health Professions Act compliance, statutory patient privacy rights, and telemedicine regulatory frameworks.

Nationwide Virtual Healthcare Coverage

Our network of certified physicians is licensed to practice throughout South Africa, serving urban, peri-urban, and rural communities across all 9 provinces:

Gauteng
Western Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Eastern Cape
Free State
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
North West
Northern Cape

Strict Medical & Legal Compliance

ChekUp247 operates strictly within the telehealth ethical guidelines of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA Booklet 10) and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).