Pelebox

No-Wait Meds

Pelebox

Pelebox founder Neo Hutiri knows what it’s like to manage a long-term illness in South Africa. “My biggest challenge was not my [tuberculosis],” he says, “it was spending three hours [waiting in line at the clinic] just to collect my medication.” The Pelebox smart locker lets registered patients pick up prescriptions from kiosks around town with a onetime SMS code. So far, the lockers have delivered more than 10,000 prescriptions. Average wait time? Under a minute. —Aryn Baker

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