Lifesphere

Health services are often fragmented. A person with diabetes, a pregnant mother, and someone living with depression may each need to visit different places, see different providers, and repeat their story every time. Care that is split in this way leaves real gaps: conditions go undetected, follow-up is lost, and people give up on care.

The needs are large. Noncommunicable diseases killed at least 43 million people in 2021, about 75% of non-pandemic deaths worldwide; 82% of the 18 million NCD deaths before age 70 occurred in low- and middle-income countries (WHO, 2025). An estimated 260,000 women died from complications of pregnancy or childbirth in 2023, about 70% of them in sub-Saharan Africa. More than one billion people live with mental health conditions.

Integrated, people-centred care is more effective, less costly, and improves health literacy and patient engagement (WHO, 2016). Digital health makes this possible at scale. Lifesphere brings integrated care to people through a digital platform.