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Annual ReportNPOAfriMedico

2021
2021.04 - 2022.03

Message from CEO
Thank you all who have supported us in FY2021. It has been sevenyears since our launch in March 2015. Although still in restrictions byCovid-19, we have kept thinking about "what can we do? " or " is there
anything more that we can do?" and getting back to our vision, thestarting point. Also, we have a new director and members, then moveonto a new step. I believe that it is only 'people' who can change ourfuture and you are a part of the 'people'. Because of your dedicatedsupport, we managed to overcome hurdles. I highly appreciate those
who were involved with us.

In Tanzania, we inducted our new Okigusuri operation app in 2021
and have developed it further. Also, we did surveys on Okigusuri inorders to get pros and points to improve the system more adaptable tolocal users.

In upcoming FY2022, based on further research on Okigusuri, wetransform the system for better. In addition to that, we started our newcampaign "Mirai-kaigi" to study our future strategy not only in Africa
but in Japan, beginning with crowd funding. I am looking forward to
the future which you, the readers, and us will create together.

June, 2022
Eri Machii
Founder & CEO AfriMedico

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OurMission

AfriMedico links Africa to Japan,
delivering health and smiles throughmedical services.

OurActivity

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Promotion of self-medication withOkigusuri (Use first, pay later) system

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Health care education for Okigusuriusers

3Research on medical environment

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Promotion of health condition of Africancountries in Japan

By saving humanlife with Okigusuri or OTC (over the counter drugs), AfriMedico contributes UHC(Universal health Coverage) means that“ all people and communities can use the promotive,preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality tobe effective, while also ensuring that the use of the seservices does not expose the user to financial
hardship” (WHO).

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Our achievement in FY2021

1Okigusuri Customer Surveyin Tanzania

2Our operation app “CUORE” going
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to Tanzania!

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Mirai-Kaigi: looking for new medical
hygiene products for parents
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and children

Do uncommon people have key
to good health?

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1Okigusuri Customer Survey
in Tanzania
Continuous improvement by researching customer needs anddemands AfriMedico's goal is promoting customers their selfmedication by using Okigusuri. What we deliver is not only
knowledge on healthcare but also medicines which you may use
when needed. The combination increases awareness for healthof self and family, and leads ultimately to knowledge retention,then to behaviour change.

Conducting customer survey is essential part of the attempt tomake our activities matched to customers' needs. By checking
their family members, jobs, total income or seasonal earnings
periodically, we provide medicines matched to their purpose,use frequency or type of medicine.

We continue to conduct survey and evolve our Okisuguri system profitable in order to make our social impact
bigger.

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Our operation app “CUORE”
going to Tanzania!
Evolving by customers' voice
Kakeba-cho, a customers’ list, has been used in Toyama whereis the origin of Okigusuri. As its updated version, AfriMedicodeveloped an app named CUORE after CUstomer sheets
Organized for Remote Environments for smartphones.

In 2021, on our precious occasion of visiting Tanzania, aJapanese member explained how to use the app to Tanzanianstaff. The staff are enthusiastic to learn its operations. Also, someissued raised such as screen designs change since Tanzanians
and Japanese used to different styles of screens. Because
Okigusuri managers in Tanzania need to operate its apps while
they communicate with customers at the same time, operations
should be easy and intuitive. We continue to improve the app andoperations based on voice of customers and staff.

An interface of the app,entering the numbers replenished6

While a Japanese member visits Tanzania and gives instructions of the app

Learning how to use the app7

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Mirai-Kaigi: looking for new medical
hygiene products for parents and children
While developing new medical hygiene products for parents and children in Japan, redemption of its profit toAfrica Since launch of AfriMedico, we have promoted our Okigusuri with our mission “AfriMedico links Africa
to Japan, delivering health and smiles through medical services.” in our mind. Seeking more, we started our newchallenge, developing medical hygiene products with African taste.

Our team named "Mirai-kaigi", future working group, started the project in Dec. 2021. We believe that not only
delivering traditional Japanese Okigusuri system, but also conveying the values or issues in Africa is our mission.
After several discussions, we reached to planning three product ideas with African taste.

Profit gained from these products will be redeemed to Okigusuri in Africa.

894Do uncommon people have key
to good health?
Learning "Positive Deviance" highlighted in global health study Looking back AfriMedico activities after six years,
our starting point is a request from a leader of a village in Tanzania. We started promoting leaflets on medicine
usage, then moved on to enlightment with Covid-19 prevention poster. Looking into deeper dive in healthcare
education, we reached to "Positive Deviance". Learning from the study with global health specialists withinorganisation and reviewing our activities are good opportunity for reflection.

So, what is "Positive Deviance"? It is defined as uncommon but positive behaviours of people in communities withno big things. For instance, everyone expects money makes better nutrition, but hardly believes if there was anyone
well-nourished and without money. The study shows it is easier finding a practical solution to observe the latter.
With the theory in our mind, we study people utilize Okigusuri with less money and have got insights in order tosolve the issues which AfriMedico faces. These people might be a key to AfriMedico's success.

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NameEstablishment

Specified Non-profit Corporation
AfriMedico

CEOEri Machii

Director

Motohiro Aoki

Director

Shota Tsuboi

AuditorMasahide Kamachi

31st March 2015

Organizational ChartJapan

Tanzania

Business Strategy &Operations

Accounting

Operation Development

ResearchHR

Health Education

Promotion

Health Education

Legal

Customer Success

Treasurer

Research Development

ITProcurement

Fundraising

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