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Build the healthcare infrastructure
for the Arab world.

Balsm is the first open source initiative for a healthcare technology ecosystem in Egypt and the Arab world — built by many hands, not one: developers, designers, doctors, pharmacists, marketers, lawyers and product managers. The code is open, and the need is bigger than the code.

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AGPL
Open licence, stays open
FHIR
Global health standards
Arabic
Arabic-first in every line
Offline
CRDT sync without internet
Why build with us

Open code is the only honest answer to the question of trust.

Fully open

Code, roadmap, and decisions all in the open. No black box holding care recipient data.

Community-owned

Balsm isn't a company with users — it's a community with a platform. Your contribution shapes the product.

Built here, for here

Software that runs Arab healthcare, made by hands that understand the context — and shared freely.

Ways to contribute

Every skill has a place in Balsm.

Developers

Build features and the offline sync layer, and review community code.

AI & ML engineers

Train models that understand Arabic dialects and medical terminology, and improve coding and smart-alert tooling.

Design & UX

Design genuinely Arabic interfaces that respect right-to-left reading and care recipient needs.

Marketing & community

Tell the Balsm story, and build its presence in the Arab medical and technical community.

Legal

Review compliance with the PDPL data-protection law and controlled-medicine regulations.

Health professionals

Check Arabic medical terminology, and review dosing logic and drug alerts.

Product & project management

Set priorities, coordinate between teams, and keep the roadmap clear.

QA

Test offline operation, Arabic and direction correctness, and critical use cases.

These roles are only examples — any skill or passion you bring can find a place in Balsm. Write to us and we will point you in the right direction.Email us
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The ecosystem outlasts any product.

Join the developers, designers, health professionals and everyone who believes in the first open source healthcare technology ecosystem owned by the Arab world.

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