South Sudan gained independence in 2011 and has faced enormous challenges — conflict, oil-revenue collapse, hyperinflation, and a healthcare system operating with a fraction of what it needs. Yet Juba's population is growing rapidly, a young entrepreneurial class is emerging, and mobile penetration is rising.

How ZUMA Solves This Country’s Specific Challenges

Pharmacy & Healthcare: South Sudan has 0.4 doctors per 10,000 people — among the lowest ratios on Earth. Medicine supply chains are broken. ZUMA Health establishes verified pharmacy partners in Juba and Malakal for essential medicine delivery.

Payments Infrastructure: South Sudan is predominantly cash-based but mobile penetration is rising. ZUMA's USSD-compatible wallet works on basic handsets without a smartphone or data — critical where smartphone penetration is below 20%.

Courier: Where addresses are inconsistent and GPS mapping incomplete, ZUMA's courier uses landmark-based navigation — the same system Kenyan boda riders use — to complete last-mile delivery reliably.

Where ZUMA Operates

Launch: 2028 · Currency: SSP · Payments: M-Gurush, Gemtel.