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:
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).