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title: "Vula Medical: Clinical Referrals in South Africa"
description: "Chat securely and send structured referrals between health workers in South Africa. POPIA/HIPAA-compliant clinical info sharing and care coordination."
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updated_at: "2026-10-05T05:12:41.688Z"
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# Vula Medical: Clinical Referrals in South Africa

Chat securely and send structured referrals between health workers in South Africa. POPIA/HIPAA-compliant clinical info sharing and care coordination.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech)
- [Vula Medical](/vula-medical)

## Summary

Compliant referrals and clinical chat between health workers

A medically compliant referral and communication platform for health professionals to chat, send structured referrals, share clinical info and coordinate care.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.vulamobile.com/ |
| Tagline | Compliant referrals and clinical chat between health workers |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Android, iOS, Web |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | Yes |

## About the product

Vula Medical is a medically compliant communication and referral platform for **health professionals and care teams** who need to chat, refer, and collaborate on patient care across facilities.

Key capabilities include:

- **Secure referral and chat** between health workers, supporting direct and group conversations while handling **medico-legal data compliance** (including **HIPAA** and **POPIA**).
- **Structured referrals by specialty**, helping clinicians send complete clinical details and reduce back-and-forth when transferring or escalating care.
- **Clinical information sharing**, including **images** (for example, clinical photos) and ongoing case updates to support collaboration with specialists and multidisciplinary teams.
- **Service and performance insight**, with **analytics and monthly referral data** that facilities can use to monitor referral patterns and manage services.

Available on **Android**, **iOS**, and **Huawei AppGallery**.

It is used by **public and private healthcare facilities**, clinical teams, and health system partners (including NGOs), with downstream benefits for patients who need timely access to the right level of care.

The product is notable in South Africa’s healthcare context for connecting district and rural providers to higher levels of care, and it reports **3M+ patient referrals**, usage across **2.5k+ facilities**, and support for **105 health professional categories**.

## Features

- [Health Tech](/categories/healthtech): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [Messaging](/tags/messaging): Product feature or technology
- [Telemedicine](/tags/telemedicine): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/vula-medical/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/vula-medical/reviews)
- [Transparency](/vula-medical/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/vula-medical)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)