Pelebox

Pelebox is a digital platform for public healthcare providers that manages internet-enabled smart lockers used to dispense pre-packed chronic medication to patients.

Key capabilities include:

• Smart locker medication pickup: clinic staff load pre-packed repeat prescriptions into locker compartments so patients can collect without queueing.
• SMS notifications with one-time PIN access: patients receive an SMS when medication is ready and use a one-time PIN (often with a cellphone number) on the locker touchscreen to open the correct compartment.
• Locker management across sites: supports operational use in high-volume facilities by managing dispensing workflows for multiple lockers.
• Reduced collection time: designed to cut medication pickup waits from around three hours to less than two minutes in typical public clinic settings.

Available on Web.

Target users include ministries of health, public health systems, and healthcare providers running chronic care programmes; end users are patients collecting repeat medication for conditions such as HIV, TB, diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy, and other chronic conditions.

It is notable in the African market for being developed and operated by Technovera (Pty) Ltd in South Africa and for deployments supporting public-sector medication distribution in South Africa and commercial launch in Namibia, addressing staff shortages and congestion in constrained health system environments.