Built with governments and funders.
Opian's work is only possible through deep partnerships with the ministries, funders, and technical organizations driving health system improvement across Africa.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Primary funder of ForLab+ since 2022. Supporting national deployment across Ethiopia's 5,100 health facilities and ongoing platform development. Core partnership for supply chain decision systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Global Fund
Emerging partnership for TB and HIV programs. Exploration of ForLab+ application to disease-specific supply chain forecasting and commodity management.
World Bank
Prospective partner for regional expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa. Discussions around health system strengthening and supply chain optimization at scale.
Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia
Co-deployment partner for ForLab+ across all 5,100 connected facilities. Ministry owns and operates the system; Opian provides platform, training, and technical support. Quarterly supply planning cycle is aligned with ministry policy.
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service (EPSS)
Operational partner for pharmaceutical forecasting and procurement. EPSS uses ForLab+ data to forecast demand, plan tenders, and optimize warehouse-to-facility distribution across Ethiopia.
Leading health implementation partners
Collaborating partners supporting national maternal, child health (MCH), and HIV programs. These partners work alongside Opian and government counterparts on facility training, data quality improvement, and integration of ForLab+ into local supply planning workflows.
DHIS2
Data integration and interoperability partner. DHIS2 serves as the canonical health information system in Ethiopia; Opian integrates with DHIS2 to ingest facility-level data and contribute forecasting insights.
Chapa
Payment infrastructure partner for Opian's regional operations. Enables local payment processing and integration with banking systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.