M-Pesa Daraja Integrated
Offline-First SQLite
DHIS2 / KHIS Integration
NHIF / SHA Support
KDPA 2019 Compliant
About Our Practice

Healthcare Mobile App Development
Built for Kenya's 47 Counties

Kenya's healthcare mobile app landscape is unique — most Kenyans access health information and services primarily via Android smartphones or USSD on feature phones, pay for healthcare with M-Pesa, register with NHIF or the newer Social Health Authority (SHA), and — in 30 of 47 counties — operate in areas with inconsistent mobile data connectivity. Healthcare apps built for European or North American markets fail in all these dimensions simultaneously.

Algosoft Technologies builds healthcare mobile apps engineered for Kenya — offline-first Android with SQLite local storage and intelligent DHIS2 sync, M-Pesa Daraja health payment integration (consultation deposits, medication payments, insurance co-pay collection), Africa's Talking USSD interfaces for feature-phone access, and KDPA 2019-compliant encrypted patient data storage. We serve county health departments, private hospitals, health NGOs, and insurance schemes operating across Kenya's 47 counties.

  • Offline-First for Rural Kenya — Full app functionality without internet — Community Health Workers collect household data, clinicians enter patient records, and field officers complete assessments in areas with no connectivity. SQLite local storage encrypts all data at rest. Intelligent sync transfers data to central systems when any network is available (2G, 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi).
  • DHIS2 Programme Tracking Integration — CHW household visit data, programme enrolment records, and community-level health indicators push to Kenya's national DHIS2 (KHIS) via API. Configured to match Kenya's national programme data elements for ART, MCH, malnutrition surveillance, immunisation, and community disease surveillance — eliminating manual data compilation and monthly travel to sub-county offices.
  • M-Pesa Health Payment Integration — M-Pesa Daraja STK Push for consultation fee collection, medication payment, insurance co-pay, and health savings wallet top-up. Africa's Talking USSD enables feature-phone users to check their balance, book a CHW visit, or request an ambulance via *XXX# codes. Reaching patients without smartphones or internet is a Kenya-specific requirement generic platforms don't address.
150+Projects Delivered
10+Years Experience
4.9★Client Rating
47Counties Available
Android Native M-Pesa Daraja Africa's Talking DHIS2 / KHIS Offline SQLite NHIF / SHA KDPA 2019
4.9★Clutch Rating
150+Projects
10+ YrsExperience
★★★★★Clutch · 4.9 / 5
App Types We Build

Healthcare Mobile Apps
Built by Algosoft for Kenya

Community Health Worker Apps

Household registration, household visit data collection, referral generation with unique referral codes, defaulter tracing alerts, and sub-county supervisor dashboards. ODK-compatible form engine or custom dynamic forms. DHIS2 Community Health module integration. Works offline in remote areas — syncs when the CHW returns to an area with connectivity.

Chronic Disease Management Apps

Diabetes glucose tracking, hypertension blood pressure logs, ART medication adherence reminders, TB directly-observed therapy check-in, and asthma peak-flow monitoring. Medication reminders via Africa's Talking SMS or WhatsApp, NHIF/SHA chronic disease benefit linkage, and monthly report exports for the patient's managing clinician.

Patient Self-Service Apps

Appointment booking with M-Pesa deposit, prescription refill requests, lab result viewing, vaccination card and immunisation history, maternity ANC visit tracker, medication refill reminders, and health insurance card (NHIF/SHA) benefit balance enquiry. Available in English and Kiswahili for accessibility across Kenya's communities.

Clinician Decision Support Apps

Kenya-specific clinical decision support at the point of care — NASCOP ART protocols, Kenya Essential Medicines List (KEML) prescribing guide, Kenya Standard Treatment Guidelines, ICD-10 diagnosis lookup, paediatric weight-based dosing calculator, WHO malnutrition z-score calculator, and malaria RDT interpretation guide. Available offline for use in rural facilities.

Health Programme Monitoring Apps

County and national health managers monitor programme performance on mobile — programme coverage rates, commodity stock levels, defaulter counts, ART viral load cascade, ANC visit coverage, and immunisation defaulters — all from DHIS2 analytics API. Custom dashboards per programme and configurable alert thresholds for intervention.

USSD Health Apps (Feature Phones)

Africa's Talking USSD (*XXX#) apps reach patients without Android smartphones — CHW registration via USSD, medication refill request via USSD, health savings wallet balance check, vaccination reminder opt-in, and emergency referral via USSD. Critical for reaching patients in rural Kenya where feature phones still dominate.

Investment Guide

Healthcare Mobile App
Investment Tiers for Kenya

TIER 01

CHW / Patient App

$15,000+

2–3 months
Android CHW or patient app Offline-first SQLite storage M-Pesa or USSD integration Africa's Talking SMS reminders Admin web dashboard KDPA 2019 encryption

TIER 02

Clinician + Patient App

$35,000+

3–5 months
Dual-role Android apps Clinical decision support Appointment booking + M-Pesa WhatsApp + SMS reminders NHIF / SHA benefit integration DHIS2 programme sync

TIER 03

Multi-Programme Platform

$70,000+

5–9 months
Multiple health programmes (ART, MCH, TB) Chronic disease management USSD feature-phone app Health savings wallet HL7 FHIR API for EMR sync County health dashboard

TIER 04

National Health Platform

$150,000+

9–18 months
National-scale health app 47-county deployment MOH programme full integration National HIE FHIR integration Multi-language (EN + SW) ICT Authority compliance

Note: All healthcare app quotations are fixed-price after a requirements scoping session. Contact Algosoft for a detailed proposal matched to your programme, patient population, and DHIS2 reporting requirements.

Why Algosoft

Why Algosoft for Healthcare
Mobile App Development in Kenya?

01

Kenya MOH Programme Expertise

We understand Kenya's health programme data structures — NASCOP ART data elements, DHIS2 Community Health forms, Kenya Malaria Programme indicators, EPI immunisation data, and KDHS survey tools. We don't need to research what a household registration form looks like in Kenya — we've built them for multiple counties and national programmes.

02

Offline-First as Primary Architecture

We build every healthcare app as offline-first from day one — not as a fallback feature added after. SQLite encrypted local database, intelligent conflict resolution for multi-user offline updates, and sync queue management are standard features. We test in simulated no-connectivity environments before delivery, and apps are certified to work in Turkana, Wajir, and Marsabit — Kenya's most connectivity-challenged counties.

03

M-Pesa & USSD for Financial Inclusion

We handle M-Pesa Daraja API integration from sandbox to Safaricom production certification — STK Push, C2B Paybill, B2C disbursement, and account balance enquiry. For patients without smartphones, we build Africa's Talking USSD apps (*XXX# shortcodes) that provide essential health services via SMS or USSD — reaching the 30% of Kenya's population who rely on feature phones for mobile services.

04

County and National Government Experience

We have delivered healthcare app projects for Kenyan county health departments and health NGOs operating at national scale. We understand government procurement processes, ICT Authority interoperability requirements, data sovereignty requirements for patient data hosted in Kenya, and the reporting relationships between facility, sub-county, county, and national health information systems.

05

KDPA 2019 Compliance Built In

Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 requires explicit patient consent, purpose limitation, data minimisation, and patient access rights for health data. Our apps capture structured consent at registration, encrypt all PHI at rest and in transit, and provide admin tools for subject access requests and data deletion. DPIA documentation provided for your organisation's compliance records.

06

CHW and Field Worker Training Support

We design apps for low-digital-literacy users — CHWs and community volunteers in rural Kenya who may have limited smartphone experience. We conduct structured field testing with actual target users before launch, provide Kiswahili UI option, and deliver train-the-trainer materials for county health teams. Discuss your programme.

FAQs

Healthcare Mobile App Development Kenya —
Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Offline-first is our primary architecture for all healthcare field apps. Community Health Workers and clinicians in rural Kenya work in areas where mobile data may be unavailable for hours or days. We build with SQLite encrypted local storage — the app functions completely offline (data collection, record lookup, clinical decision support) and syncs automatically to the central server when any network connection becomes available. This architecture is tested in Turkana, Wajir, and Marsabit before deployment.
We configure our apps to push data directly to Kenya's national DHIS2 instance (KHIS) via the DHIS2 Web API. App data elements are mapped to national programme data elements — CHW household visits map to DHIS2 Community Health data sets, clinical encounter data maps to facility-level programme registers. Sync happens automatically when connectivity is available. This eliminates the need for CHWs and clinicians to travel to sub-county offices to submit paper registers.
Yes. We build Africa's Talking USSD (*XXX#) interfaces that provide key health services to patients on any mobile phone, including basic feature phones. USSD health services include: CHW registration, medication refill request, appointment booking, health savings wallet balance, vaccination reminder opt-in, and emergency referral. USSD reaches patients in rural Kenya who don't own smartphones or don't use mobile data — a critical accessibility requirement for health programmes targeting all-population coverage.
We support English and Kiswahili as primary interface languages for all apps. Kiswahili UI is essential for CHW apps deployed in rural counties and for patient-facing apps reaching non-English-literate users. The app language can be user-selectable on first launch. For programmes targeting specific regional communities (e.g., Turkana, Somali-speaking communities), we can add additional language support as a separate module — contact us to discuss specific language requirements.
Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019 imposes obligations on any app processing patient health data — explicit and informed consent at data collection, purpose limitation (data used only for the stated health service purpose), data minimisation (collect only what's needed), storage limitation, and patient access rights (the right to view and request deletion of their data). Our apps build these requirements in as standard features — structured consent capture, encrypted PHI storage, admin tools for subject access requests, and audit logs of data access and processing. We also provide a Data Processing Impact Assessment (DPIA) template for your organisation's own compliance documentation.
Built for Kenya's 47 Counties

Kenya's Healthcare Mobile App Development Partner

Offline-first Android apps, M-Pesa health payments, Africa's Talking USSD for feature phones, DHIS2 programme data integration, NHIF/SHA benefit linkage, and KDPA 2019-compliant patient data protection — built by Algosoft for Kenya's public and private health sector.

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