South Africa’s Vertice MedTech Expands Medical Access Across the Continent

Vertice MedTech is a South African healthcare company that supplies medical equipment, delivers digital health services, and provides clinical training across Sub-Saharan Africa. Through acquisitions and partnerships, it integrates technology, education, and support to help hospitals and clinics adopt modern tools effectively and sustainably.

Founded in 2018 through a collaboration between Amayeza Abantu and Ethos Private Equity, the company now comprises nearly 20 specialized divisions focused on cardiology, orthopaedics, diagnostics, wound care, and mobile healthcare delivery. An integrated operating model connects distribution, clinical education, and technical services, ensuring that new tools are not only installed, but fully implemented in day-to-day care.

Equipment, Training and Technical Support

Vertice distributes advanced medical equipment including mobile X-ray systems, cardiac monitors, and surgical imaging devices. Software tools such as the EDOnline platform provide clinicians with continuous access to training modules, certification programs, and practical case-based instruction.

Each deployment includes installation, onboarding, and ongoing technical support. That approach ensures clinics and hospitals can integrate new tools without relying on external contractors or ad hoc solutions.

Recent acquisitions have expanded the company’s footprint in cardiac rhythm management, spinal surgery, haemobiology, and transfusion medicine. Businesses such as LTE Medical, Amayeza Spine, and Haemotec now operate within the group. While each retains its brand identity and operational leadership, support functions and systems are shared across divisions.

Reducing Access Gaps in Healthcare

A large number of healthcare providers in the region continue to face fragmented supply chains, staff shortages, and under-resourced clinical environments. Vertice responds to these challenges by offering bundled solutions that address multiple problems at once.

Mobile X-ray clinics operated by the company provide screening services in areas such as rural Botswana. Primary care facilities now use Holter-based ECG systems to deliver same-day cardiac reports. Digital services support remote diagnostics and patient monitoring between district-level hospitals and referral centers.

Partnerships with global suppliers including Abbott, Medela, and Haemonetics allow Vertice to bring tested, high-performance equipment into the African context. Partner clinics receive not only the tools but also access to training, installation support, and expert assistance. That structure improves adoption and lowers the risk of equipment failure or misuse.

People Trained to Use Technology Effectively

The company views technology as one part of a broader solution. EDOnline serves as a foundation for clinician readiness, offering training that is both accessible and repeatable. Modules focus on clinical use, procedures, and certification to ensure that medical staff can safely and confidently use new equipment.

Trainers and clinical support teams work directly with hospitals and care centers during and after installation. That commitment helps ensure new equipment contributes to better patient outcomes, rather than adding operational burden or uncertainty.

Expansion Through Disciplined Growth

Operations now extend to ten countries across Southern and Eastern Africa. Expansion into East Africa continues, while plans to enter West Africa are underway. Growth has been supported by a deliberate acquisition model that balances local expertise with central coordination.

Recognition from Financial Times and Statista as one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies reflects the company’s ability to scale without losing focus on service quality. The product range now includes capital equipment, high-use consumables, and remote diagnostic systems.

Practical Response to Structural Obstacles

Medical technology distribution in Africa involves logistical complexity, variable regulatory environments, and currency-related risks. Recruiting and retaining skilled staff in rural or underserved areas presents additional operational challenges.

Vertice relies on centralized systems for finance, HR, and inventory control to create internal efficiency. Regional teams focus on training, technical service, and clinician engagement. Investments in local infrastructure and personnel have been critical in maintaining reliability and sustainability.

Each acquisition is used as a platform to expand reach, increase support, and build out healthcare delivery ecosystems.

Planning for Region-Specific Needs

Ongoing development includes remote cardiac monitoring tools, AI-assisted decision support, and expanded partnerships with public health agencies. Clinics focused on tuberculosis screening are being developed in rural areas. Remote diagnostic programs are being rolled out across multiple regions.

EDOnline is also expanding. New modules focused on neurovascular procedures and laboratory diagnostics are under way, along with continuous professional development opportunities.

Every new service or tool is judged by the same measure, whether it improves clinical outcomes and supports provider confidence.

A Model Built for Practical Impact

Vertice MedTech does not aim to chase hype or unproven technologies. The company focuses on delivering what is already available and making it work in under-resourced systems through training, integration, and maintenance.

From a mobile X-ray van on an unpaved road in Botswana to a remote ECG reading in a district clinic outside Pretoria, the mission remains consistent. Equipment, training, and support are combined to enhance care delivery, reduce system strain, and serve people.

Gerrit Smit, COO, Vertice MedTech

Vertice’s story is not one of Silicon Valley hyperbole or flashy innovation. It is a story of combining existing technology and delivering it through a model that prioritizes clinicians, patients, and health systems.