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Pelebox smart lockers

Invented by Neo Hutiri, a 30-year-old electrical engineer from South Africa, Pelebox smart lockers dispense chronic medication securely, helping patients in public health systems avoid long queues, and easing pressure on clinic staff.

This is how it works, according to the website of Pelebox:

A patient is enrolled into the local clinic’s collection program.

They are issued with a 6-month prescription for chronic medication.

Prepackaged medication is loaded into the pelebox smart locker.

The system sends a patient an OTP (one-time-pin) via SMS.

The patient arrives to collect medication at their self-service pelebox smart locker

Enters their cellphone number together with their OTP for confirmation.

A cubicle with their medication opens for collection.

Pelebox smart lockers can be placed at various locations such as shopping malls or at partner retail outlets.