PathDx is revolutionizing healthcare by leveraging digital pathology to enhance diagnostics, which are critical in 95% of clinical care pathways. Positioned to drive better outcomes, PathDx is shaping the future of medical services across Southern Africa.
PathDx expands diagnostic access by breaking down geographic and economic barriers, reaching underserved communities, and enabling earlier intervention — improving outcomes where resources are most limited.
We leverage AI, digital pathology, and telehealth to accelerate diagnosis, reduce delays, and support scalable, technology-driven growth across health systems.
Our expert-led, quality-assured diagnostics deliver results clinicians can trust, patients can rely on, and decision-makers can use to guide resource allocation and policy.
Through a hub-and-spoke model, PathDx centralizes expert analysis while extending diagnostic reach — enhancing quality, lowering costs, and enabling scale across regions.
We partner with hospitals, governments, NGOs, and academia to co-create context-specific, patient-centered diagnostic solutions embedded in local health systems.
PathDx ensures long-term impact by combining financially sustainable models with local capacity-building, digital integration, and community-based diagnostics that strengthen health systems from within.
PathDx harnesses AI and digital pathology to streamline operations, reduce diagnostic turnaround times, and improve patient care, positioning itself as a leader in the digital transformation of Southern Africa’s healthcare.
Specialist tissue analysis to identify disease, guide personalised treatment, and provide clear, actionable insights for patient care.
Accurate, timely testing of blood, body fluids, and microbiology samples — delivering results that help clinicians act quickly and confidently.
High-resolution digitisation of glass slides for secure archiving, seamless sharing, and advanced review through digital pathology tools.
Collaborative research that transforms laboratory data into innovations advancing diagnostics, treatment, and healthcare outcomes.
Expert support to strengthen diagnostic services, optimise operations, and maintain the highest international quality standards.
Remote specialist reviews via telepathology, giving clinicians and patients access to expert diagnostic opinions anywhere.
Southern Africa faces an urgent shortage of pathologists. PathDx bridges this gap through digital pathology and AI-powered solutions, enabling scalability and efficiency in a region ripe for healthcare expansion.
Southern Africa faces a severe shortage of pathologists — with fewer than 1 per million people, compared to 60 per million in high-income countries. In Botswana, fewer than 15 anatomical pathologists serve a population of over 2.5 million.
Globally, pathologists represent just 0.8% of all doctors. Africa holds only 2% of the global pathology workforce, despite carrying a disproportionate disease burden. The disparity in diagnostic capacity between Africa and high-income regions spans a 400-year gap in development.
To make matters worse:
This shortage leads to dangerous delays — especially in cancer care, where patients often wait weeks to months for pathology results.
Global data reveals the impact:
(Sources: WHO, Global Health Estimates 2020; The Lancet Commission on Diagnostics 2021)
Inadequate diagnostics lead to avoidable hospital admissions, straining already stretched health systems.
(Sources: BMC Health Services Research, 2015; NICE, 2020)
PathDx bridges the gap by delivering:
By decentralising access and centralising diagnostic expertise, PathDx ensures accurate, timely diagnostics are within reach for hospitals, clinics, and patients across the region.
PathDx is more than a lab. It’s a platform to:
The time to invest in diagnostic equity is now — and PathDx is ready.
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