The WiZmed Foundation
Kit shouldn't decide who becomes a doctor.
The equipment list is the part of the degree nobody budgets for.
WiZmed started at UCT in 2020 because two medical students kept watching their classmates pay far too much for equipment the degree simply required. Bringing the price down helped most of them. The Foundation is for the ones it didn't reach.
students equipped so far
of equipment committed for 2027
from every WiZpin sold
How it's funded
Supporting WiZmed = supporting students
Three mechanics, all of them already running. Buying something you needed anyway is the whole contribution.
A portion of every purchase
Every order on this site contributes. No campaign, no round-up at checkout, no opt-in — it is simply part of how the business is priced.
R10 from every WiZpin
The enamel pins were made for this. Ten rand from each one goes straight to the equipment fund.
Direct equipment donations
Stethoscopes, otoscopes and clinical kit donated outright to students who would otherwise start a rotation without them.
The record
What it has actually done
The Impilo Relief Fund
Clinical equipment donated to University of Cape Town students through the Impilo Relief Fund — reported by UCT News.
The medical equipment drive
A standing drive run with UCT's Department of Health Sciences Education Transformation and Equity Committee, alongside the clinical skills department and hospital staff.
Medical and rehab students both
Automated otoscopes and diagnostic kit for students across medicine and the health and rehabilitation sciences, not only MBChB.
Give
Three ways in
Nothing here needs a form. Say what you'd like to do and we'll sort it out with you.
Sponsor a student
Fund a full kit for one student starting clinicals. We will tell you which university it went to.
Talk to us ›Donate equipment
Have a stethoscope you have outgrown, or kit your department is replacing? It goes straight to someone who needs it.
Arrange a donation ›Order for your society
Society and faculty bulk orders carry the same contribution, at a better price for your members.
Get a group quote ›A portion of every purchase supports the WiZmed Foundation — accessible healthcare equipment across Africa.