Why We Built Tunza

Meet Lili. One night, pregnant and bleeding, she rushed to her primary health center in Addis Ababa. The nurse referred her to a hospital for an ultrasound—but the machine was broken. Another referral. Another hospital. Another wait. By day's end, Lili had wasted hours traveling between facilities, growing more anxious with each referral, still untreated, still at risk.

This is the reality for millions. According to the WHO, 92% of global maternal deaths occur in low- and lower-middle-income countries — most from preventable causes. We built Tunza so Lili—and every patient—gets the referral coordination they deserve. That's why we're starting where her story began: Ethiopia.

Lili's experience is not unique — it is a systems failure that affects millions. Tunza exists to give health systems the tools to ensure no patient is lost in transition: real-time referral tracking, automated national reporting, and outcome visibility across the public-private divide.

Source: WHO Maternal Mortality Fact Sheet, 2024