# Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa: deployment

Canonical ID: `967ebcc2-d990-4fbc-86c0-5720abfc678f`

Butterfly partnered with CHAI and GUSI to deploy probes for maternal and fetal health in South Africa, funded by the Gates Foundation grant.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-03_

- **Slug:** butterfly-iq-plus-south-africa-south-africa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Butterfly iQ+](/models/butterfly-iq-plus.md) (id: `aed64d0b-bb26-4f48-8a32-1a6a7187fdbd`)
- **Company:** [Butterfly Network](/companies/butterfly-network.md) (id: `10c41dfa-9a1d-4e6a-a63a-901375715bd7`)
- **Location:** [South Africa](/locations/south-africa-south-africa.md) (id: `16749386-ea4b-41ea-ba03-3748635fc4be`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Butterfly, CHAI, and GUSI Partner to Advance Maternal and Fetal Health in South Africa** · https://www.butterflynetwork.com/press-releases/butterfly-gusi-chai-500-probes-south-africa · 2023-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at South Africa?

Butterfly iQ+, built by Butterfly Network, is recorded as a deployment at South Africa on the DEPLOY registry. Butterfly Network operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Butterfly iQ+ at South Africa?

Butterfly Network, the manufacturer of Butterfly iQ+, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at South Africa go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Butterfly iQ+ deployment at South Africa?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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