Partnership strategy & brokerage
Stakeholder mapping, public–private partnership design, partner value propositions, governance and operating agreements.
Public–private health partnerships
Connecting sectors.
Closing health gaps.
We bring public and private health partners together to design and deliver practical, scalable solutions that improve access to care across Africa.
Partnership designHealth systems strengtheningImplementation support
Public sector
Private sector
Communities
PatientAccess
01 About Sondela
Sondela means “come closer” in isiZulu.
Health equity cannot be achieved by one sector alone.
Sondela Health Solutions is a specialised technical advisor and implementation partner. We convene public and private health actors to improve health equity and bring medicines, services and products closer to the point of need.
We identify where systems are fragmented, align incentives and capabilities, and turn partnership intent into practical programmes that can be implemented, measured and sustained.
02 What we do
From partnership intent to implementation
Capabilities that connect the system.
Lean, senior expertise across strategy, implementation, health systems, logistics, data and learning.
Programme & operating model design
Solution architecture, patient journeys, referral models, incentives, accountability and plans for pilot and scale-up.
Health systems strengthening
Practical integration support that improves coordination, access, data use, delivery performance and sustainability.
Demand & community engagement
Behavioural frameworks, demand creation, provider engagement, community mobilisation and communications for uptake.
Supply chain & service delivery
Private-sector route-to-market, logistics, process improvement and performance approaches applied to access challenges.
Monitoring, evaluation & data
Results frameworks, KPIs, digital referral tracking, patient-flow visibility, performance reviews and learning loops.
03 Where we create value
Closing the handover gaps
We work where systems disconnect and patients are lost.
A
System challenge
Fragmented patient journeys
Sondela’s role
Map referral points, roles and handovers between public and private providers.
Resulting value
Fewer patients lost between diagnosis, referral, treatment and follow-up.
B
System challenge
Misaligned incentives
Sondela’s role
Design incentive and accountability mechanisms linked to verified outcomes.
Resulting value
Partners motivated around actions that improve public health results.
C
System challenge
Disconnected data
Sondela’s role
Connect referral, service-uptake and outcome tracking across the pathway.
Resulting value
Better visibility of patient flow, performance and bottlenecks.
D
System challenge
Underused private reach
Sondela’s role
Activate pharmacies, labs, clinics, workplaces and distribution networks.
Resulting value
Greater access without duplicating infrastructure that already exists.
04 How we work
Practical by design
One shared problem. Clear roles. Measurable outcomes.
We combine systems thinking with grounded implementation to move from opportunity to sustainable delivery.
Diagnose
Map the patient journey, system constraints, incentives and available capabilities.
Co-design
Bring partners together around a workable model, governance and shared measures.
Deliver
Coordinate implementation, support teams and turn agreed plans into operating practice.
Learn & scale
Track results, refine the model, document learning and prepare for sustainable scale.
05 Our focus
At the intersection of sectors
Better connections create better access.
We focus on practical points where public stewardship and private reach can work together—around the patient, with dignity, accountability and measurable outcomes at the centre.
At the centreEquitable
patient access
patient access
Referral pathways
Digital coordination
Medicine access
Community demand
06 Insights & models
Thinking made practical
Ideas designed for implementation.
Current models explore how existing networks, digital systems and private capacity can extend equitable access.
Position & capability statement
Connecting sectors. Closing health gaps.
Our positioning, value proposition, capabilities and operating principles in one concise profile.
Patient journey innovation
Private nurse clinic HIV and CCMDD linkage
A public–private pathway designed to strengthen treatment initiation, early retention and long-term medicine access.
Health systems strengthening
Strengthening CCMDD for sustainable scale
Provincial coordination, an expanded medicine basket and better use of digital systems to strengthen differentiated care.
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Bring the right partners closer to the problem.
Working on a health access challenge that needs public and private capabilities to come together?
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