Simon de Haan

CTO & Co-Founder @ / @turn_io (previously Engineering at @ReachHealth) 🇯🇴 🇳🇱 🇪🇬 🇿🇦 (also @sdehaan.bsky.social &

[Simon de Haan @smn]

That feeling when expecting mothers I'll likely never meet send ❤️s and 😘s as replies to @praekeltorg MomConnect maternal health messaging.

[Turn.io @turn_io]

There's 13 Days left to apply for our Chat for Health & AI Accelerator

A great example of how conversational technology can advance access to quality healthcare is one of our Accelerator alumni @PendaHealth.

Penda Health are transforming primary healthcare in Kenya with their blended approach to healthcare, combining digital, tele-health, and in-person services to meet patients where they are.

Their 'Chat na Penda' means patients can have virtual consultations with a medical doctor, get their prescriptions instantly via WhatsApp, or choose to schedule in-person visits at their convenience, all at an affordable rate.

Their flexible approach ensures ongoing, trusted, quality healthcare that adapts to each patient’s needs and preferences.

If you are an health organisation already engaging patients or working to improve health outcomes and are looking to develop a solution to expand healthcare access using AI-enabled conversational technology like WhatsApp, then apply today.

The programme will support 10 organisations with top-tier mentorship, technology and expertise, as well as strategic support.

⏳ Deadline: July 31, 2025

🔗 Learn more and apply here: https://t.co/fvdd13gqJv
#AI #ConversationalTechnology #AIforHealth #Accelerator2025

[Turn.io @turn_io]

Our Co-Founder and CCO @pippayeats spoke at the @IndiaHealthexpo in New Delhi yesterday, this photograph says it all - Chat is here, AI is here, Patients are waiting.

The opportunity to reach exponentially more people with quality life-saving health resources and services using conversational technology supported by the power of AI is immense.

Hundreds of organisations around the world are using https://t.co/4SuDndyb70's conversational platform to provide quality, personalised health services to their patients and users.

Do you have a health service that's ready to scale?

We’re especially focused on solutions that harness chat and AI to radically improve health outcomes, particularly in primary and community healthcare settings.

❤️‍🩹 If your innovation addresses one or more of the following, we want to hear from you:

* Onboarding and Education - Helping patients understand services and care pathways.
* Appointment Management - Sending timely reminders, confirmations, and follow-ups to improve continuity of care.
* Chat-Based Telehealth or Triage - Offering immediate, accessible health advice and referrals through conversational interfaces.
* Medication Adherence - Supporting patients to start, continue, and complete treatment plans.
* Visit and Treatment Preparation - Equipping users with the information and confidence they need before health visits or procedures.
* Ongoing Engagement and Retention - Maintaining regular, relevant contact to support behaviour change and long-term health outcomes.

If you are a health organisation looking to grow your health service, apply for our Chat for Health & AI Accelerator via the link below ⏬

APPLY HERE - https://t.co/fvdd13fSTX

#Chatforimpact #AI #ChatForHealth #AIforHealth #AIforGood #IndiaHealth #IndiaHealth2025 #ChatForHealthandAI #LLM

[Turn.io @turn_io]

We're hiring a Product Designer to help shape the future of conversational commerce 🚀

At https://t.co/4SuDndyb70, we're building the tools that enable businesses to create meaningful chat experiences that genuinely impact people's lives. We're looking for a senior Product Designer who thrives on solving complex, never-before-tackled problems and wants to make their mark at a funded startup in its founding years.

What you'll be doing:

You'll own the design process from discovery to delivery, contributing to product strategy while conducting user research and evolving our design system. Working cross-functionally with engineers, you'll ensure your designs are both impactful and feasible. Since we don't have Product Managers, you'll have the agency to drive work autonomously and help establish our design culture.

We're looking for someone who is:

1| Experienced in leading design for complex interactive applications at small or early-stage companies
2| Mission-driven and cares more about collective impact than portfolio pieces
3| User-centric with a research-first mindset and strong advocacy for users
4| Product-minded and skilled at balancing great UX with technical feasibility and business impact
5| Autonomous and capable of self-management while working on high-priority initiatives
6| End-to-end strong, from user research to polished visual design
7| Collaborative and believes the best ideas come from working with others
8| Technical with understanding of front-end development and hands-on building experience
9| Someone who loves the craft and delivers excellence in visual, UI, and interaction design

What we offer:
100% remote work, flexible hours, "Calm Fridays" (half-day Fridays!), 4 weeks PTO plus local holidays, stock options, and yearly company retreats in beautiful locations worldwide.

Ready to design tools that enable others to build impactful chat services? We'd love to hear from you. https://t.co/Fkkgr7fNVM

#productdesign #productdesigner #opportunity #job #socialimpact #startup #product

[Turn.io @turn_io]

We are thrilled to announce that https://t.co/4SuDndyb70 has secured $3.15 million in funding from leading impact investors including @AgencyFund, @TheDeltaFund, @dovetailimpact Foundation, @JNJNews Impact Ventures by Johnson & Johnson Foundation, #MulagoFoundation, @p@pagerduty, and @UBS Optimus Foundation.

This investment comes at a pivotal moment for us, in 2024 we’ve supported over 200 social impact organizations, reaching more than 12 million people with life-improving services. With the funding, we'll accelerate our development of multi-modal AI conversational technologies and expand our presence in the Global South.

As our CTO Simon de Haan @smn notes: "We are witnessing a fundamental shift in how vital services are delivered across the Global South. Conversational technologies, enhanced through AI, will become a cornerstone of all healthcare delivery." Our goal? Supporting 100 million people per year with life-improving conversations 🚀

Read the full story here 📷 https://t.co/pu91iQoJBR

@gustavp @pippayeats
#ChatForImpact #SocialImpact #AI #GlobalSouth #Healthcare #DigitalHealth #HealthServices #GenAI
@WhatsApp @Meta @OpenAI

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Who would you recommend for an Engineering Manager position at https://t.co/aB3WT9XvXW? We've got an open position available https://t.co/aCuip5LIDd. Help drive social impact by helping an amazing team of
#elixirlang developers do their best work!

[Simon de Haan @smn]

@whiteafrican I think I owned half of these at some point!

[Simon de Haan @smn]

To put our money where our mouth is; we're hiring a product engineer. If you like #elixirlang and are wanting to use your skills to help @turn_io help organisations power life improving conversations then make sure to apply https://t.co/rwMV9bELWn

#myelixirstatus . RTs are ❤️

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Incredibly bullish on global south countries & emerging markets.

[Simon de Haan @smn]

@HealthcareAIGuy interested!

[Tom van der Lee @TomvanderLee]

Tja, @MinPres Schoof bleef in zijn persconferentie keer op keer zeggen: “Er was en is geen sprake van racisme”.

Bij mij kwam direct het beeld uit 2003 naar boven van Saddam Hussein’s woordvoerder; die de val van Bagdad keer op keer bleef ontkennen. 👇🏼

[Ben Coates @bencoates1]

Dutch cabinet in the process of collapsing over (allegedly) racist attitudes towards Islam and they discuss it over Indonesian takeout. The writers at Veep couldn’t script it better.

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Elect clowns, expect a circus.

https://t.co/2nUSvnmk1n

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Incredibly bullish on global south countries & emerging markets.

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Still holding out for an Elixir developer in Northern Africa! I’m convinced they exist. We’re here with the @turn_io team in beautiful Marrakech.

#myelixirstatus #elixirlang

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Me and the @turn_io team will be in Marrakech, Morocco coming month. Any #elixirlang developers keen to chat? #myelixirstatus

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Unimaginable bravery.

[Habib Khan @HabibKhanT]

When Iranian police attacked a girl at Tehran University for not following the hijab rule, she removed her clothing and sat in protest. She has since been arrested by IRGC intelligence and taken to an unknown location.

[Simon de Haan @smn]

@josevalim My daughter really enjoyed https://t.co/bdbdKjFEQT after scratch

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Shout out to everyone fixing off by 1 errors introduced in tests in the past 6 months due to daylight savings changes!

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Built a @turn_io maternal health demo. Here's the source application: https://t.co/hiXYiUZb2L + RAG doc.

UI generates the code & vice versa. One can break out of the visual env or go hybrid when it stops being useful.

#myelixirstatus is powering life improving conversations.

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Me and the @turn_io team will be in Marrakech, Morocco coming month. Any #elixirlang developers keen to chat? #myelixirstatus

[Simon de Haan @smn]

Airplane wifi. Not sketchy at all.

[Pippa Yeats @pippayeats]

We're looking for skilled Product Marketing Manager at https://t.co/ki9PMLHRIx!

Know someone who likes to shape market strategies, lead go-to-market plans, and work cross-functionally to improve lives at scale?

https://t.co/umEENoDlqG